“Just friends”
A couple of weeks ago, my best friend, Laura, shared with me a video about why men and women can’t be “just friends.” The guy in the video interviewed university-aged individuals, asking them...
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The Taizé community is an ecumenical monastic order with a strong devotion to peace and justice through prayer and meditation…. Prayer and silence are at the heart of the Taizé experience....
READ MOREA brief comment on The Hunger Games
Mr. Xunshine (Mr. X) and I went to see The Hunger Games last Sunday, and a couple of things stood out to us. 1. The seats at AMC weren’t cuddle-friendly at all, but that’s not important. ...
READ MORE“Local,” or “International”?
I never know what to say when people ask me if I’m “international,” and that often puts me in a weird position. I would tell them, define “international.” More often than not, they...
READ MOREWhat about me?
Why do people even write “About Me’s”? There is only so much you can say about a person in 9521 pages, and even less within a few paragraphs. So, why bother? A decade ago, I loved...
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