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tflaw · 1 year

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THE WAY I SPED THROUGH THE QUEST AFTER FINDING OUT THOMA WAS IN THE SECOND ROUND .. istg i ran for him im crying i missed him so baaad ugh AND HE IS SO DOTING THROUGHOUT THE QUEST I AM MELTINGG

+ i have more since i was spamming screenshots ngl he's just so 😭😭 and on the first round i chose ayaka hihi she is so cute i just wanna kiss her cheeks n hold her hand :((

+ oooh mona has a really good passive it's just like the katheryne support card that makes ur first switch a fast action !! it's very useful and she buffs ur card too <33 and PLEASE tcg is rlly addicting everyday i log in i check if there r new players on sumeru already sndnsm i just want to reach player lvl 7 na huhu i am 70 exp away 🥹

+ naur i kept getting the anemo set instead of fopl so i just decided to fuck it n just focus on his talents 😭 his shield still feels like cardboard ngl two hits from a ruin guard n it's down but andsn i mean he's still lvl 70 and i just focused on his em and er but i hope he gets 22k-25k hp once i ascend him at least :(( i will lvl him up to 90 bc only the faves get to lvl 90 in this house!! and hehe ty <33 the team still has some energy issues but i use them a lot lately !! for commissions n doing some domains .. even spiral abyss omg im surprised they survive til floor 11 🥹 they took quite a beating though lmaoao and i hope for AMAZING rngs for u too omg that circlet was just heartbreaking 💔

+ again congrats for the C1 wanderer im honestly so confused on how u do it youre so lucky fr !! but now u rlly have to change ur signature to C1 kuni haver !! instead HAHA and hu tao, xiao and yelan rerun omg ?!??? where is my girl shenhe though 😞 i hope they let him out of their basement but aaa i want all three too these banners r just crazy ... im a bit thankful that shenhe might not get a rerun yet bc im so sure i wouldnt stay strong 💔

OH YEAH gajsha i knew you’d dash once thoma appears and he did !! i chose him && he’s so sweet pls he brought homemade snacks i am so in LOVE he is the #househusband i’m telling u i will propose to him one day

+ WAIT i have mona na pala :o i’ll try a proper team comp w her later !! ive still got some npcs to fight in inazuma city <//3 tbh i think i need to strategize better w my cards bcos i HATE it when i have dead cards its like i always wanna win with my cards untouched 😭 pls these npcs are so strong too ??? what RIGHTS do they have i defeat characters easier than these npcs

+ i’m telling u hyv knows what we want i have a decent flower / circlet but it’s from another set <//3 yeah i told u i focus on talents these days too <//3 maybe i couldn’t do the abyss bcos of skill issue ahahaha <//3 i have lots of copium artifacts too and they work so i’m like fuck it and focus on talents na lang muna!! building faruzan + layla rn !! pls i need to c6 faruzan but i promised myself i’m gonna save for hu tao <//3 bought welkin yesterday too so i might lose the 50/50 im so scared ai hold my hand kinda eyeing thoma too for kuni avatar team comp !! but layla’s lvl 60 ascended to 70 and she boosts crit so yes bye thoma <//3

+ AGSJSH this is my luckiest banner thus far the sweat i produced when it turned gold pls i was so shocked i didn’t move for 3 whole minutes i was just staring at the screen !! bcos i fr thought i was gonna lose but his silhouette appeared god so that was the joy of getting c1 as low spender 😔🙏

#xoxo: ai.#✉️: hotmail.

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garoujo · 2 years

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omg omg hiiii emmie!! it’s the miko main who was frothing at the mouth for nilou!!! i got her at 50 pity after losing to mona <333 i’ve been saving for a hot minute so i had 60 wishes saved >:3 hehe anyway fank u for letting me ramble,,,, proud emmie supporter since your old page n always will be <333

omg hewooooo nonnie ! aaaa welcome back . i hope ur doing goood ^_^ pls nilous is soooo pretty i swear ! i want her soooo bad but i ended up pulling 4 albedo sob ૮₍ ˶‾᷄ ⁻̫ ‾᷅˵ ₎ა but that’s so good u got her early pity & got mona 2 yayyyy ! ofc ofc ;> u are always welcome 2 ramble in here < 3 i’m super happy 4 u honestly mwah & fank yew baby . u are just the sweetest ever omg i luv having u here ^3^ !

#ֹ ۪ ᥫ᭡ : [emmails]#ഒ : [nonnie]#giving u a huge smooch ur so sweet !#ur collecting all the pretty gorls in genshin n IM SO JEALOUS !

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kivorb · 2 years

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I’m at 60/90 pity rn and I have a 50/50 to win as well, hoping for itto?? If not then diluc then I’d call it a win bc I don’t have him yet. What I don’t want is a c3 Mona,, I will cry.

#genshin impact #I’m notorious at both losing the 50/50s #and getting c1’s of 5 stars I love early #so I hope that uh the second of those two is what ends up happening #Mona absolutely loves me and has come home 3 times already and I’m not looking to have her come home again #since I don’t main her but honestly I might have to build her after getting her second con #maybe it’d help my raiden team #but I already have kokomi for that :/#hu tao team 👀#maybe #arataki itto #gorou #genshin itto #genshin gorou

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solns · 3 years

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i honestly thought i’d lose 50/50 this time but now i’m a c2 zhongli haver omg. as much as having extra 3 lvls for dominus lapidus is awesome af, i rly dont want another con. i was hoping for mona/qiqi but i’ll just have to save lots til kazuha comes cuz i REALLY want him ;v;

#good to know #genshin impact #every time I roll for zl #I always ALWAYS win his 50/50 #this is the third time #wish every character was this kind

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starfall-genshin-ocs · 3 years

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Past me not planning to really pull for anyone other then Gorou.

Yeah that changed.

I was on the fence about Baal recently cause the cute bird idle, she likes dogs, and she might have cancelled exams for a kid for candy. I've been absolutely living on the idea off Soft!Baal and hoping it happens but I wasn't gonna confirm pulling untill it was proven or disproven.

But I sware to God I just had a dream I barely remember with Soft!Baal and I straight up woke up thinking "Well now I have to pull."

How the hell do I say no anymore. My subconscious says do it. Hopefully, manifest Soft!Baal, but honestly I don't care anymore, I can live off headcanons.

Let's just hope if I lose the 50/50 it's to Mona or Jean. I already got Qiqi on the standard banner and died inside. If I get Diluc next I will cry. And this is only if I get enough so I can actually get a 5 star.

Curse you Soft!Baal.

#genshin impact #starfall interacts

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letterboxd · 4 years

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Satisfied?

We examine what Letterboxd reviews of Hamilton reveal about the musical’s cultural currency in 2020.

In this absolutely insane year, when our love of movies feels helpless in the face of pandemic-induced economic collapse, some extremely good decisions are being made on behalf of audiences. Studio Ghibli on streaming platforms. Virtual screenings to support art house cinemas. Free streaming of many important films about Black experience. And: Disney+ releasing the filmed version of Hamilton: An American Musical—recorded at the Richard Rodgers Theater in 2016 with most of its original Broadway cast—a year ahead of schedule, on Independence Day weekend.

“Superlative pop art,” writes Wesley of the filmed musical. “Hamilton wears its influences and themes on its sleeve, and it’s all the better for it. Lin-Manuel Miranda and his team employ an unlikely cocktail of not only hip-hop and showtunes, but also jazz (‘What’d I Miss?’), British-Invasion pop-rock (‘You’ll Be Back’), folk music (‘Dear Theodosia’) and Shakespeare (‘Take a Break’) in service of developing an impressively vast array of themes. This is a testament to the power of writing, an immigrant narrative, a cautionary tale about ambition, a tragic family drama, and a reevaluation of who decides the narrative of history.”

2016 may only be a half-decade ago, but it feels like an eon in American political years. With theaters dark and America’s long record of racism under urgent scrutiny, the complex smash-hit lands back in the spotlight at an interesting time. Is Hamilton “the most offensive cultural artefact of the last decade”, as Lee writes? Or “timeless and wholly of the moment”, as Tom suggests? The answer, according to a deep read of your Letterboxd reviews, is “all of the above”.

First things first: why now?

Sophie has a theory:

“Disney executive: Hey we’re losing a lot of money because our parks are closed. How do we start making money again?

Other Disney executive: It might be nice, it might be nice… to get Hamilton on our side.”

Sure, business. Still, it’s historically unprecedented that a Broadway show of this caliber (a record-setting sixteen Tony nominations, eleven wins, plus a Grammy and a Pulitzer) would be filmed and released to the public while it’s still, in a Covid-free universe, capable of filling theaters every night. Will people stay away when Broadway reopens because they’re all Disney+’d out?

No chance, reckons Erika. “I’d still kill to see Hamilton live with any cast… I get why producers are afraid that these videos might hurt ticket sales, but I’m fucking ready to buy a ticket and fly to NY one day just to see as many shows as I can after watching this.”

Not every musical fan has the resources to travel, often waiting years for a touring version to come near their hometown. And even if you do live in a town with Hamilton, the ticket price is beyond many; a daily lottery the only way some of us get to go. So Holly-Beth speaks for many when she writes: “I entered the Hamilton lottery every day for almost two years but I never got to be in the room where it happens… however, this 4K recording of the original cast will do very nicely for now! Finally getting to see the context and performances after obsessing over the music for years was so, so satisfying.”

“Finally” is a common theme. Sydnie writes, “I love this musical with every fiber of my body and it was an extraordinary experience finally getting to watch it in Australia”. Flogic: “To finally be able to put the intended visuals to a soundtrack that I’ve had on repeat for such a long time: goosebumps for 160 minutes.” Newt Potter: “Now I fully understand people’s love for this masterpiece of a musical!”

I’ve got a small query for you.

Where’s the motherfucking swearing? Unsurprisingly, Disney+ comes with some limitations. For Hamilton, it’s the loss of a perfectly placed F-word.

“I know Disney is ‘too pure’ to let a couple of ‘fucks’ slip by,” writes Fernando, “but come on, it’s kind of distracting having the sound go out completely when they sing the very satisfying ‘Southern Motherfucking Democratic Republicans!’ line.”

Will agrees: “Disney cutting ‘motherfucking’ from ‘Washington on Your Side’ felt like sacrilege akin to Mickey Mouse taking an eyebrow pencil to the Mona Lisa.”

Nevertheless, sings Allison:

“Even tho Disney stripped the story of its f***s, Don’t think for a moment that it sucks.”

(Yes, she has a vegan alert for Hamilton.)

Does it throw away its shot?

The crew filmed two regular shows in front of live audiences, with additional audience-less sessions for a dolly, crane and Steadicam to capture specific numbers. The vast majority of you are satisfied. “It’s the most engaging and expertly crafted life filming I’ve seen since Stop Making Sense,” writes ArtPig. “The film does an incredible job of placing you right in the action. It feels like the best seat you could get in the theater. You can see the sweat and spit.”

“Translates perfectly onto the small screen,” agrees Ollie. “There’s a level of intimacy that feels hard to replicate in any other filmed production. We see those close ups, the passion and gusto behind every actor’s performance.”

“Shockingly cinematic for something filmed on such a small stage,” is Technerd’s succinct summary, while Paul praises director Thomas Kail: “He knows when to back away along with moving nearer when appropriate, and the choices always serve to govern the power and stamina of the performances.”

Though cast members’ voices were recorded on individual audio tracks, Noah had a few quibbles with the sound quality. “Some of the audio capture is off in the recording, sometimes voices being too soft or too loud. It’s not immersion breaking, but it is noticeable enough to irk me a little in pivotal moments. Some of the shot composition doesn’t fully work either. Of course nothing is going to be as good as seeing it in person.”

Robert, recalling another recent cinematic escapade of musical theater, lets his poetry do the talking:

“This will do for now until the true movie’s made, Though if Hooper directs, there’ll be an angry tirade.”

I think your pants look hot.

Hamilton fans have their cast favorites, but something about being able to see Jonathan Groff’s spittle and Leslie Odom Jr’s scowls in 4K has you losing it all over again. Several specific shout-outs we enjoyed:

“Daveed Diggs the Legend! Go watch Blindspotting (2018), it’s one of the best movies ever!” —Kyle

“It’s hard to believe anyone will ever top Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr. I already loved him from the original cast recording, but seeing his full performance in all its glory was just godly.” —Erika

“Thankful that it was made possible for me to view with such clarity the phenomenon that is Renée Elise Goldsberry and spectacular Phillipa Soo.” —Thea

“Daveed Diggs was electrifying and Jonathan Groff was absolutely hilarious. If they interacted together the stage would’ve combusted from the sheer will of their talent.” —Nick

This is not a game.

On one hand, the release of Hamilton is sweet relief for music theater nerds riding out the pandemic. A generation of kids knows every word by heart, rapping (this version of) American history like it’s no thing. On the other, the Obama-era musical already feels behind-the-times, even for many Hamilton lovers, and the filmed version has brought that into sharp focus.

“I listened to the OG cast album about 50 times when it came out, the production is about as good as I’d always hoped,” writes Josh. “Since then however there’s been a very important and broader reckoning with the failures of neoliberalism and the Obama years ([from] which this has to be the most emblematic piece of art) and for me personally a drifting further to the left that has resulted in a very different relationship with the material. So my feelings today are a bit more complicated.”

“Hamilton is extremely non-committal about its politics,” writes Sting. “It doesn’t examine much of what Hamilton dictated besides ‘he wants complete financial control of the country’ (which would sound like a fucking supervillain in any other context, including reality).”

That lack of political commitment, reckons Morgan, is what helped Hamilton as a musical become so popular: “It’s fun. It’s catchy. It interweaves trendy and socially relevant artistic tools to infer a subversive subtext, while simultaneously sanitizing and, at times, flat out fabricating the historical narrative and downplaying the brutality of the true origin story, for the sake of appeasing those in power. Classic Bill Shakespeare stuff.”

History has its eyes on you.

Much criticism lies with the fundamental storytelling decision to make a modern ruckus about America’s Founding Fathers, the men (including Alexander Hamilton) who in the late eighteenth century united the thirteen colonies and co-wrote the Constitution. Undisputed titans of history, they also have blood on their hands, and HoneyRose writes that the musical “glorifies these men, and paints them as self-sacrificing heroes, and honestly normalizes and validates slavery, as well as the behavior of slave owners.”

Stevie, who saw the Broadway production as well as the filmed version, confesses: “I’ve tried (I’ve really tried) to understand what makes people lose their minds over this but I’m still completely baffled by the hype… These were horrible men and a romanticism of them through song and dance just seems entirely misguided.”

Sean is not convinced that Hamilton is a hagiography. “I can’t imagine anyone watching all of this and thinking it paints a portrait of the Founding Fathers as anything other than childish, greedy, venal and self-aggrandizing.” Wesley agrees: “I don’t think Hamilton is trying to be a history lesson, so much as a lesson about how we think about history. It’s a compelling human story told in a revolutionary way.”

That “revolutionary way” is the musical’s central conceit: that of a cast-of-color playing the white founding fathers as they bumble towards independence. Journalist Jamelle Bouie, who regards the musical as “fun, exciting, innovative and, at points, genuinely moving,” wrestles with the “celebratory narrative in which the Framers are men to admire without reservation. Through its casting, it invites audiences of color to take ownership of that narrative, as if they should want to take ownership of a narrative that white-washes the history of the revolution under the guise of inclusion.”

It’s complicated for Matt, too: “It’s widely agreed upon that the show encapsulates the Obama era better than anything, how it coddles white liberals with a post-racial vision of history in a superficial sense, overlooking the insidious and oppressive systems that they benefit from (hearing the audience clap to ‘Immigrants, we get the job done’ unsettled me). Of course hopefully its legacy will be that it opened up more Broadway roles for POC. But I really think that the show doesn’t make Broadway more appealing and accessible to POC, it just makes hip hop more accessible to white people, a launching pad of course to listening to Watsky or something.

“No hate though to anyone that’s completely in love with this, it’s definitely worth seeing despite any hang ups.”

I wanna build something that’s gonna outlive me.

The story doesn’t end, just because the music does. Kai_Kenn has a suggestion: “I have been a part of discussions that dissect the culture that created Hamilton, as well as the culture that Hamilton created, and whether or not Hamilton appropriately addresses the modern issues [that] the cult following proposes it does.

“This is an ongoing discussion that I am trying to be an active listener in and, if you consider yourself to be a conscientious consumer of art, you should too.”

Noah is on board with that: “Reflecting on the past and focusing on the future are not two mutually exclusive actions. Both are a must, regardless of who you are or what you do. A five-star experience in a four-and-a-half-star film. I think that’s just fine.”

Related content

Want to see more of the key cast? Watch Daveed Diggs in ‘Blindspotting’; Renée Elise Goldsberry in ‘Waves’, Jonathan Groff repeat his role as Kristoff in ‘Frozen 2’, Lin-Manuel Miranda in ‘Mary Poppins Returns’, Leslie Odom Jr. in ‘Harriet’, Phillipa Soo in the forthcoming ‘Broken Hearts Gallery’, Christopher Jackson in the forthcoming ‘In The Heights’, Jasmine Cephas Jones in ‘The Photograph’, Okiereriete Onaodowan in ‘A Quiet Place II’ and Anthony Ramos in ‘Monsters and Men’ and ‘A Star is Born’.

Ways to support the Black Lives Matter movement

Official Black Lives Matter’s Resources

Teenagers that have ‘Hamilton’ stuff on their bedroom walls

Films where they mention ‘Hamilton’

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jayflrt · 2 years

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[1/2] right it's so cool that so many engenes are also genshin players! honestly i only joined in nov last year after the school term ended because i felt like i would grind genshin only and not do any school work 💀 (i did grind woops but luckily i held my ground)

so like i joined in nov 2021 during hutao's rerun and i got sad i didnt get hutao (i didnt get the gacha system back then so my expectations to get hutao was def unrealistic) BUTTT i saved up 13.8k primos and bc my (very lucky and blessed) friend joined my world i got zhongli on my first 10 pull! i was like ayooooo i won my 1st 50/50 and zhongli became my 1st 5 star! my friend encouraged c1 zhongli bc best friends help each other make terrible financial decisions 🥰🥰🥰

i was like nah and i pulled on ganyu banner and i lost the 50/50 on the very next pull and got keqing 😭😭😭 (was hoping to get mona bc morgana team comp is so beautiful yk) like i was so convinced i would get qiqi or mona (or maybe diluc but i think i would have started reacting violently) then i was like NOOO I CANT ACCEPT DEFEAT and i pulled ganyu early 😭 and my friend was complaining so hard JWJFWKG i was literally screaming bc i was so happy!! OH i know two of my other twt mutuals from another fandom who got the same 5 stars as me but in different no. of wishes lit erally written in the stars except i didnt get mona 😔😔

omg what made you start playing genshin ?? :o i started bc my friend was playing and i saw zhongli and was like Hmmm 😀 i also bullied childe back then and then i played the game and became a childe simp bye 🏃‍♂️ NOOO DO UR SCHOOLWORK im gonna be a mom rn 👹 but it’s okay bc i also neglected school work for genshin LMFAO

I WAS ALSO SAD I DIDNT GET HU TAO LMFAOO its bc i was going too hard for childe right before her banner and . got him and. didn't get hu tao <//3 omg you got zhongli on your first ten ??? PLS YOURE SO LUCKY but omg you're a zhongli haver now 🤩 no more dodging !! 💕 AHAHAH im considering c1 zhongli rn bc of the double pillars but also ...... kazuha 🙏

omg how do you pull early bc i have NEVER gotten a character early 😭 i always lose my 50/50s too ?!@?#?@ my genshin gacha luck down the drain <//3 also omg i just got the new skins and mona’s is sooo pretty <333 i rlly like amber’s too !! ♡ NOO ITS OKAY YOULL GET MONA NEXT TIME !! i have gotten mona .. too many times from losing 50/50s so ill give u my mona magnet

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loveguideme-blog · 6 years

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It’s been a time!!!

Part of me cannot fathom that I have 4 days left and the other part of me is screaming for it to come sooner. I honestly am at a loss for words when trying to sum up these past 134 days. I cannot thank my parents enough for allowing me to travel so far away from home for so long. Their trust in God to protect me and guide me is so inspiring. And God has done more than what my parents or even I could have prayed for. Life is full of crazy ups and downs and I feel like I have experienced them all these past few months. From crazy highs where I pinch myself because these things cannot be real, to lows that remind me that God is ever-present. However, I thought I would share with you all some of my favorite memories from my time abroad. I know I have left out many stories and trips I have taken on this blog. BUT since I’ve been writing papers and taking exams this past month, I haven’t really felt like sitting down and writing more.

BUT THE TIME HAS COME TO FINALLY SHARE:

As I sit in my room, listening to the cheers from the soccer game down the street, I ask myself, what will I miss most? And to be honest, it's all the little things. It’s the nights spent sitting in plazas drinking sangria and listening to street performers play or surrounding conversations in Spanish, it’s the crazy thunderstorms where the lighting illuminates the apartment and the smell of rain that somehow soothes my soul, it’s the days spent wandering down new streets with old friends, finding the beauty in every multicolored building, it’s the nights spent crying laughing with my roommates, and it’s Spain and all that world means to me that I will miss the most. It really is the little things.

I have experienced some crazy things that I hope to never forget and I’ve gained an appreciation for so much more. I recently had some friends from home come visit. The things that they would question, I realized I had grown so used to them I completely forget they weren't the norm back home. For starters, the smell of raw fish is still not pleasant but it somehow doesn’t bother me anymore and I don’t mean the smell from one fish, I mean an overwhelming, eyewatering raw fish smell. This lack in caring about the smell is most likely due to the fact that they always place the fruit and vegetables by the raw fish in our mercados. This seems completely illogical to me but who am I to say whats right from wrong when it comes to stocking grocery stores. In line with this is my super exciting news, my roommates and I’s favorite grocery store finally reopened after being closed for the past month which was extremely devastating. It’s the little things.

Another slightly annoying but healthy thing I’ve grown accustomed to is getting lost, running late, or plans falling through. Nothing is ever concrete. From getting on the wrong train after four months of taking the same one, to learning out your metro line decided to stop running, to hauling 50-pound suitcases up and down the never-ending metro stairs, and to finding out that many many many things are out of your control. My perfectionist temperament has been tested time in and time out but I love the freedom of being genuinely okay with whatever happens. I promise you this did not happen overnight. It was about trip three that taught me I cannot plan for everything and even if I try to, a hundred things will find a way to go wrong. From being scammed to losing valuable time in a day, I’ve learned to not stress over the big or little things because I have a higher power who orchestrates all that goes on in my life and I’ve started laughing. Laughing when the train doesn’t arrive on time, when classmates seem overwhelmingly annoying, when they randomly do passport checks with us, when a place swore it was free online but in person claims it costs money, when people never, I mean never, stop staring, and when there are so many people on the metro that its almost impossible to breathe. All these daily annoyances and struggles I will truly miss because it’s the little things.

BUT above all, I will miss my roommates. They saved me in more ways than one. They provided me with the strength to keep going. They are the reason why I can leave Spain with a smile on my face, knowing I saw and did it all. Almost all my crazy memories are with them and some sweet ones too. Chelsey pushed me to keep studying when I thought I would quit at hour 8 and Mona made me cry laughing when I thought it was impossible to even smile. Their endless love and support reminded me, in my loneliest hours, that I had them and others at home still cheering me on. I think many people believe that study abroad is just one long vacation. That could not be farther from the truth. It’s stressful, lonely, difficult, and amazing all at the same time. It’s almost impossible to explain the way it feels to live abroad for a long period of time to someone who has never experienced it. It took about 2 weeks for the vacation mindset to wear off and for me to realize this was real life adulting in a place where they spoke a different language and lived life by different customs. Going through the daily craziness, loneliness, and exhaustion with my two roommates gave me mutual and sincere support. A support that knew just how difficult it was to not just lay in bed all day wishing Spain away. We got each other out of bed and made the tiring trek either to school, the park, or the city and reminded each other of all Madrid has to offer. I can’t wait to incorporate them into my life back at Mason. They are the sweetest girls and I cannot thank God enough for blessing me with them. You know they are special when they still say awe after every photo I show them of my niece and nephew. They make the little things that much more meaningful. Somehow we survived together and I couldn’t be more proud of us.

Here’s to the next four days. May I pass my last exam, pack and survive this flight home. Thank you Mom and Dad. Thank you Mona and Chelsey. Thank you to everyone who visited from home. And Thanks you God this only lasted a semester ;) He knew I need my family, friends, and the beach too much to stay any longer.

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