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Tuesday, March 06, 2007

OL just lost to AS Roma DAMMIT. I'm pissed. and missing lyon terribly. so im gonna do a stupid survey.

Siblings: 1 younger sister
Eye color: brown. boring
Shoe size: 6-6 1/2/36 european size
Height: 5’11”
What are you wearing right now? sweats that sarah lester left me and my white fleece that i bought with sarah lester. yay sarah lester
Righty or lefty: Righty
Can you make a pound in change right now? uh waht?

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FAVORITES

Kind of jeans: my random 'designers' from filenes. and american eagles.
Number: eh.....
Animal: not really an animal person?
Drink (non alcoholic): banana juice
Month: juuuuuuuuune
Juice: banana.

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Have You Ever...

Given anyone a bath? hmm..i don't think so
Bungee Jumped? nope. scared of heights
Made yourself throw-up? nope. i hate throwing up. i try to avoid it at all costs. even when i'm wasted.
Eaten a dog? nope
Played truth or dare? yes
Came close to dying? no
Been in a sauna? yes but only for a few seconds. i can't stand it.
Been in a hot tub? yes and i loovvvvve it
Swum in the ocean? yes
Run away? i don't think so
Broken someone's heart? how should i know? shouldn't you ask, had your heart broken?
Cried when someone died? on tv yes...
Fallen off your chair? hahahaha
Sat by the phone all night waiting for someone to call? no. but i play with my cell phone a lot, hoping for a text message...
Saved IM conversations? yea. who doesn't?
Saved e-mails? um..doesn't it just save automatically?
Made out with JUST a friend? why is JUST capitalized?
Ever used someone? ....i'd like to think no
Been cheated on? not that im aware of.

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Ever Had...

Chicken pox: yea i still have scars on my stomach...
Sore Throat: oh no never..
Stitches: yup. cuz i fell off my tricycle hahahaha
Broken a bone: i broke my wrist doing a handstand when i was little

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Do You...

Believe in love at first sight? i believe in lust at first sight
Like long distance relationships? yes. and i love being away from my boyfriend and never getting to see him. come on, people, let's make this survey somewhat smart?
Like school? stressful!!!
Who was the last person that called you? i think claire..
Do you like filling these out? clearly. as this is my activity of choice at 11 pm on a tuesday night after a glass of wine, a can of beer, and a terrible terrible football game
Do you wear contact lenses or glasses? contacts during the day, glasses at night
Do you like yourself? more than i like you
Do you get along with your family? yea.

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Are You...

Obsessive Compulsive? definitely
Suicidal? uh no, i like being alive, thank you

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More Questions:

What did you do yesterday? um. slept in. had kaisser and kraut for lunch. took the train back from lyon. moped. had dinner and watched greys with claudia. unpacked. and cleaned.
Hated someone in your family? yes
What car/truck do you wish to have? a motorcycle. or that hot orange lambourgini (sp?) that i took a picture with on the champs elysees...
Good driver? no license
Good singer? ha. hahaha. hahahahaha.
Have a lava lamp? this is so random. and no.
How many remote controls are in your house? what house.
What was your last dream about? i went to some sort of roman gladiator fight at the colosseum with philip and pierre. hahaha
When you last showered? this morning?
Scary or Funny Movies? funny
Chocolate or Vanilla? uh hello, chocolate
Root beer or Dr. Pepper? oh my god it's been so long since i had root beer!!
Water skiing or wake boarding? wake boarding was more fun but i could NOT move the next day haha
Summer or winter? summer all the way.
Silver or Gold? silver's classier but gold is fun.
Diamond or pearl? honestly? I'll take either
Sprite or 7up? sprite
Coffee or sweet tea? i don't drink coffee
Phone or in person? messenger? hahaha. in person
Are you oldest, middle or youngest? oldest

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Today did you...

Talk to someone you liked: yes i did
Buy something: lunch?
Get sick? no. but i might since it was FREEZING in the office and i thought it would be cute to wear a short sleeve shirt...
Talk to an ex? yes
Miss someone? yes...

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Last person who....

Slept in your bed? uh me.
Saw/heard you cry? hmm....it's been a while. but i think pierre.
Made you cry? probably some dying patient on greys anatomy haha
Went to the movies with? Solene and her brother Kevin

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Ever been in a fight with your pet? please tell me no one actually fights with their pet
Been to Mexico? no
Been to Canada? yea

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Random...

Do you have a crush on someone right now? god i wish
What book are you reading? Tout Ensemble or something along those lines that i bought at the gare de lyon, which ironically is NOT in lyon but in paris.
What’s under your bed? plastic bags?
Favorite sports to watch? soccer.
Favorite locations? right now, Lyon
Piercings/Tattoos? three holes in my ears. i had four but one is no longer there
What are you most scared of right now? death
Who do you really hate? no one really
Do you have a job? yes
Have you ever liked someone you didn't have a chance with? i'm sure i have
Are you lonely right now? yes. and thanks for reminding me.
Song that's stuck in your head right now? some arabic song that these girls are playing outside
Have you ever played strip poker? no
Have you ever been beaten up? no
Have you ever been on radio/TV?: I co-host a show on WPEA and was in the audience once for TRL
Have you ever been in a "mosh-pit"? no
Ever liked someone, but thought they never noticed you? define like. like as a crush? or like as in liiiiike?

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Random.

What color is your underwear right now? um...i don't usually keep track.
What’s the first things you notice about the opposite sex (visual)? face, duh
Are you too shy to ask someone out? i never ask anyone out. thats the boys job.
Butter, plain or salted popcorn? I don't like popcorn
Dogs or cats? cats
Favorite flower? i don't like flowers
Have you ever fired a gun? yea a rifle
Do you like to travel by plane as opposed to car? uh...not particularly. im a big fan of trains
How many pillows do you sleep with? 2. but 1 usually ends up on the floor. i don't share my bed very well haha.
Who are you missing right now? people i just talked to online. sarah lester, pierre, philip.

god that took waaaay too long. time for some grey's and then bed...

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Friday, February 02, 2007

update at the request of alee.

So two weeks in Paris. Paris. Paris. I should be excited out of my mind, right? I mean, I'm in paris, goddammit.

But not really. I just really really miss Lyon. Funny how i'd be homesick about a city that's only been home for a few months. I keep telling myself that my first few weeks in Lyon weren't that hot either, that I was lonely, that I felt like I didn't really have any close friends, but that's so long ago. And I just feel ...well lonely.

Not that I don't have friends. My program is pretty small and since 7 of us live in the same foyer, I've become pretty good friends with some of them. I love Claudia and there are a good number of girls that I really like. But somehow, at the end of the night, when I'm lying in bed, it's not enough.

Everyone is just so damn excited to be here, in Paris, in France. They get excited about crepes and the Louvre, the Eiffel tower and can't stop taking pictures...but me, I just miss my fucking kebabs at 3 am and rue de la republique. I miss my fucking razr (how appropriate that I lost it on my last night in Lyon) and my apartment, those terrible boat clubs, even the men harrassing me on the streets at night.

It's pretty ridiculous. I chose to leave Lyon, I thought I'd had enough of Lyon, I wanted to move on. So why can't I embrace this new experience? It's been two weeks for chrissakes.

I hung out with Solene today and Pierre will be here tomorrow. Maybe that'll help. Or maybe, when no one's visiting me next weekend, it'll be better and I'll finally just move on. I don't know.

It really doesn't help that I've been watching season 2 of grey's anatomy and it's just a depressing season. I keep watching the next episode hoping that things will resolve and make me feel better, but no, patients keep on dying and no one's love lives seem to be working out. And I just get depressed and listen to this sappy ass Christina Aguilera song. And then I wonder why I feel so lonely. God, I'm such a fucking girl sometimes.

Andrew, I apologize. You said my xanga was fun to read. I don't think that was a very fun update. Fun-ner ones to come in the near future i hope!!

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Tuesday, January 02, 2007

shit. it's already tuesday night and i have a paper due and a final exam on monday...i'm flying on saturday and i should probably send emilie my paper to correct so...that gives me 3 days to 1) write a paper, in french, about jean-marie le pen 2) study for my histoire du monde arabe final 3) buy (belated) christmas gifts 4) go see various doctors and 5) see some ppl i absolutely have to see while i'm in korea....
why didn't i start studying sooner? or. why didn't i do some work today instead of watching three episodes of csi and talking to my mom about how i'm never gonna find a decent (korean, in order for my dad to approve...) husband?

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Sunday, December 31, 2006

I love this survey. For the third year in a row! hahaha I'm SO cool. PS does anyone still DO xanga anymore? I totally forgot it even existed...Anyway..

1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
move to France!!!!!

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
last year's resolutions:
1. go to bed at a decent hour
2. GO TO CLASSES
3. work out

Um...I went to classes a LITTLE more than in 2005 which really isn't saying much. My resolutions for next year?

1. be healthy - sleep at reg hours, eat well, and work out. well, try.
2. be happy - by uh..staying in france for another year?
3. go to church?

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
nope

4. Did anyone close to you die?
nope. yay

5. What countries did you visit?
well i moved to france. i went to germany and italy. i SHOULD've gone to spain as well but never got to leave paris beauvais. sigh. oh and i went to jamaica for intersession!

6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
a ton of french friends.

7. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
err...so much happened in 2006 i don't even know.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
getting my summer internship
surviving a semester in france
finally getting up the courage to do what i had to do

9. What was your biggest failure?
giving up too much of what i wanted to do for someone else.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
i'm always sick aren't i?

11. What was the best thing you bought?
my d&g jacket that my mom stole and won't give back? haha

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
the germans...so much fun! oh and guillaume. i love guillaume.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
well. being blocked by a certain someone wasn't a very nice feeling i suppose although i wouldn't say depressing...
barbara's deal with my landlord was appalling.

14. Where did most of your money go?
travelling?

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
julia's 21st birthday party

16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
gnarls barkley crazy and justin timberlake sexy back. actually pretty much anything from the ayers rock playlist.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? oh so much happier
ii. thinner or fatter? possibly thinner. i walk soo much in france.
iii. richer or poorer? when am i ever richer?

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
speaking french, making more french friends, travelling, cultural stuff

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
facebook

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
it's already been spent. with the fam. as usual.

22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
mm. we'll leave that for 2007.

23. How many one-night stands?
ah....i haven't been that french-ified yet.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
i was obsessed with arrested development spring semester. then lost over the summer. now in france, my tv doesn't work...

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
i wouldn't use the word hate. mad at may be more appropriate.

26. What was the best book you read?
i read the devil wears prada in french...oh guns germs and steel was pretty damn good.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
you know, techno ain't so bad.

28. What did you want and get?
a fucking amazing fall semester abroad. in every possible way.

29. What did you want and not get?
a chic parisien fashion sense? haha. the lyonnais aren't so stylish unfortunately

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
little miss sunshine and cars

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
i turned 21!!! it was a pretty lame birthday though since I was flying the next day and practically everyone had gone home anyway. i went out to a really nice dinner and drank wine....so cool

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
a french boyfriend? hahaha. if my french had improved more.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
comfortable. walkable. scarves.

34. What kept you sane?
making lots of friends, having tons of fun, throwing lots of parties, and cheap cheese and wine.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
i'm in europe. i don't need to fancy celebrities.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
north korean nukes

37. Who did you miss?
sam

38. Who was the best new person you met?
my roommate sarah, and julia and friderike.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006.
i like people. they make me happy.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
Tonight Im gonna have myself a real good time
I feel alive and the world turning inside out yeah!
And floating around in ecstasy
So dont stop me now dont stop me
cause Im having a good time having a good time
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Dont stop me now Im having such a good time
Im having a ball dont stop me now
If you wanna have a good time just give me a call
Dont stop me now (cause Im havin a good time)
Dont stop me now (yes Im havin a good time)
I dont want to stop at all

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So...it's 12/31 and i have nothing to do. i should eat dinner soon then i'm out to watch casino royale but until then. i guess i can do a little reflection on 2006...can't believe it's almost 2007! I feel soo old.

it's always weird to do these end-of-the-year reflection things because i usually think in terms of academic year, not calendar year. i feel like my sophomore spring was a totally different time than my fall term in lyon. anyway.

soph spring i really learned to appreciate harvard for what it had to offer. networking and such to land my internship was an amazing learning experience and my tutorial def got me psyched to write a thesis. actually it was my tutorial that eventually got me to find my internship so i guess it was really a good class. on the other hand, it was during soph spring that i decided to take a year off from harvard which i think, at this point of my year off at least, was the best decision i made since i got to harvard.

being away from harvard really made me see things in a different perspective. since as long as i can remember, i've always been in this high-stress environment where everyone works so damn hard all the time. not that i never had fun at exeter or harvard, but everyone's always so stressed, myself included. france was just so...liberating on so many different levels. all of a sudden, i didn't have to worry about things like midterms and papers, finding the right internship, doing the right kinds of extracurriculars...i could do whatever i felt like doing, and it really didn't matter. of course, there's the stress of living in a foreign country where i don't really speak the language, and getting used to a different culture, and the 'i should speak less english and make more french friends' stress, but honestly, it's nothing like school. and there's also the korean factor. no korean gossip, no moms to worry about. for the first time in my life, i feel like i can really do whatever the fuck i feel like and no one will give a shit. not that i would do anything really scandalous, but the feeling, the idea of being completely free from the korean mom gossip network? honestly the most liberating feeling in the world.

and it really is a totally different culture. living in france and talking to my french/german friends made me realize to what extent i've become americanized and to what extent i'm still korean. and i'm really thankful for my somewhat dual identity because i think it's helped me a lot in making friends. if i were more korean, i think it'd've been harder to understand the french/european culture and to get along with them, while if i were more american, it might've been harder for my french/german friends to accept me. i worried that my study abroad experience might not be as amazing as everyone else said it would be because i actually already studied abroad, in the US, but i think it was actually better because of it.

living on my own for the first time, having to cook for myself (well...kind of), surviving without internet at home were all new experiences. as were just going out to a bar on a weeknight to chill with friends, inviting people over and throwing small dinner parties (pasta and wine!), randomly going to see ballets and OL games (OL is fucking amazing btw), and seeing all of Lyon party on during for the opening of the beaujolais nouveau and the fete des lumieres. sarah and i threw a lot of dinner parties and big soirees. the soirees really helped us meet a LOT of people and make lots of friends cuz they weren't like the college dorm parties where ppl get wasted and make out but more of a let's drink enough to be really happy and socialize.

i think i changed a lot more in the past three or four months than i thought i would. i'm not sure how i'm gonna go back to school in september. my mom says i can stay if i want to, and i do...but i really don't think i can go back to school after TWO years in france.

anyway....this is too much thinking for one night. i should probably write my paper and start studying for my final. ugh. so much for stress-less study abroad experience eh?

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