Marisa's MindSay Blog

Homecoming

bugdozer — 2005-12-15T12:12:14-05:00

It's difficult to sum up how I feel right now as I spend my last day in Dublin. Bittersweet is the only adjective I can think of. I said goodbye to the city...

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Few more days

bugdozer — 2005-12-12T03:12:32-05:00

The other night I was talking to my host sister Ruth (she's almost six). She says, "Marisa, I don't want you to go home. But, we'll get another one...

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7 days!

bugdozer — 2005-12-09T09:12:33-05:00

The official countdown has begun. One week and I'll be home. A lot of the other students are saying that the last few months just flew by, but I actually...

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I will always have Paris

bugdozer — 2005-12-06T07:12:46-05:00

After a long transportation journey late last night (Paris metro to bus station, bus to airport, plane to taxi, taxi to home), I got back to "home" around...

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A brighter day

bugdozer — 2005-11-30T07:11:01-05:00

My mood has improved greatly since my last entry, so don't worry about me. Getting out of my neighborhood and campus back into the city has helped a lot. ...

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Getting through it

bugdozer — 2005-11-28T02:11:19-05:00

Tonight I am very angry. Why am I angry you may ask? It is because Dublin has deceived me once again by pretending to be a literary city, and then...

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Thanksgiving

bugdozer — 2005-11-24T06:11:59-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving! Last night I was very homesick. I was exhausted from doing school work and just wanted to be home very badly, but I got through it. Today, I've...

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Scotland

bugdozer — 2005-11-22T04:11:27-05:00

This last weekend was spent in Edinborough with my friend Bridget. She and I were great traveling buddies. This city was fabulous, because everything was so close...

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travelers, friends, shoes

bugdozer — 2005-11-15T03:11:54-05:00

This has been an interesting day. First of all, my good friend Lolly got the news that two of her friends died this weekend in a car accident. She was in Italy at the time, so no one could get ahold of her. It's been...

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City life

bugdozer — 2005-11-13T03:11:12-05:00

Home life has been crazy. My host sisters cry an unbelieveable amount. I think the twins cry as much as they talk - not an exaggeration. Aren't they too young to...

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