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Name: Amy
Country: United States
State: Pennsylvania
Metro: Harrisburg
Birthday: 7/9/1985
Gender: Female
Interests: Strawberry chapstick, graphic design, Chinese food, gel pens, ebaying, The Iron Giant, The Shawshank Redemption, Office Space, Nico, Nick Drake, Elliott Smith, Modest Mouse, Jeff Buckley and Luke.
I can knit a mean scarf.
Expertise: I am not so confident in any area of my interests to claim to be an "expert".
According to those with whom I've had a tete-a-tete, I give rather good advice.
Occupation: Student
Industry: Business
Message: message me
AIM:  Azaelia 9
ICQ:  168170028
Member Since:
1/25/2005
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| I will be posting from here from now on.
Enjoy!
Goodbye xanga.
http://azaelia9.livejournal.com/
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| The best purchases I've made since my arrival, in no particular order:
1. Incense holder and incense in the following aromas - cinnamon, strawberry, lily of the valley (which I don't think I will burn), cannabis and clove. I'm a little nervous about burning the cannabis incense, but the package smelled really good so I bought it.
2. A round trip plane ticket to Stockholm Sweeden for 5 days.
3. A Sufjan Stevens concert ticket.
This is incredible. The opportunity to go to Sweeden and see Sufjan Stevens play would not usually knock on my door, but now I can do neat things like everyone else. I'm super excited.
On another traveling note, I might go to Ireland with a good friend of mine whom I met on this trip. She has family in Ireland with whom we can stay, which means the rest of our money can be spent in pubs and on bus tickets to go see some castles. I can't believe this is my life right now, it's crazy.
I feel as though I'm attending a pretend school, with pretend classes and pretend assignments. I haven't done any actual real work and it's the start of the 3rd week of school. They said it would be easier than school at home and it's true. Which means more time for travel and sight seeing. Yay!
My classes are going alright, my favorite class is my Bible class, titled Intro to Theology. It transfers as Bible 300 and I'm so glad that I enjoy it here because I know at Geneva it would be a waste of my time. My least favorite class is Business Ethics. The professor is a tiny Tiwanese woman whose thoughts are all over the place. It would be endearing if her digression would connect in the end. They call professors by first name here, which is a little odd and I haven't addressed any of my professors by first name yet.
I created a Crafster Club the other day. I'm really looking forward to having a set time to get together with people from the dorm to knit, crochet, make little reindeer out of popsicle sticks or sew. I think it will be great to learn from other people and have a time to 'fellowship' (I'm not a fan of that word, but it works).
I am intrigued by how wonderfully sophisticated livejournal appears. I do believe I will sign up for one, and post there. I don't know if I'll get rid of this site quite yet, but I gather that only a handful of people read what I write here anyway.
My list of "To Dos" for today, Monday, September 18th 2006 :
[x] Sweep/shake my rug out
[x] Clean my desk
[ ] Study for MicroEcon quiz
[ ] E-mail grandma and PapPap
[x] Xanga
[ ] Read for Marketing
[ ] Read for HR
[ ] Visit knitting websites
[ ] Research prices to Poland/Ireland/anywhere else
[ ] Paint my nails
Well, here it goes. Time to knock off a few more from the list.
I hope the five of you have a lovely Monday.
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| I
won't lie. For a few days I haven't been feeling like myself. Before I
left for Lithuania, some serious issues came up and I was forced to
recognize the decision which lay in front of me. But now I have
surrendured to the use of outside help and I think I'm on the road to
an answer. At least I'm taking steps to be on that road. I only hope
that the right thing will present itself and all I have to do is follow
through. Today is Tuesday, September 5th. I'm sitting in my dorm in
Karklu 5, room 312. My three roommates are from the Ukraine. They are
actully from the same city and went to the same school, even though
they are not all freshmen here. They are nice, except they have very
different musical tastes than me. Not that that's a bad thing, but it
would be nice to live somewhere where death metal isn't constantly
playing at loud volumes.
When we first arrived we flew into
Vilnius, which is the capital of Lithuania. It was the most beautiful
city I have ever seen; just like how I would imagine any European city.
It was old and had old women selling their amber in booths on
cobblestoned streets, there were cafes everywhere and the general feel
of the city was comforting. I have posted pictures on my facebook:
http://geneva.facebook.com/profile.php?id=151100477
We
spent a few days in Vilnius, taking multiple tours of the city and
learning how to find our way around. Mostly the weather was good,
except for a rainy day here and there, but even when we were out in the
rain it was a lovely time.
Here is a summary of our activities thus
far: We visited the KGB prison-turned-museum, took a tour of Trakai
Castle, went to the Orvidu Absurdities Museum, Nida Beach on the Baltic
Sea, and we've had multiple tours of Vilnius and Klaipeda (where the
school is located). By now I can comfortably take a bus from one of the
mainstreets to the shopping mall and to the school. It's pretty easy to
get around, most people speak some broken english, so if they can't
understand my Lithuanian mumblings, it somehow works out.
Today I
woke up in a better mood and with a better feeling, which is
refreshing. Lately I've been going to bed quite distraught and thinking
hard, and waking up feeling empty. Today was different and I am
thankful. For those of you who are aware of my predicament, I would
appreicate your input.
But for now I'm going to try to focus on
things right around me so I don't miss anything. I want to get to know
some Europeans and my professors. I am glad that I'm here with 35 other
North Americans, but I don't want to limit myself to the familiar. Ever
since we arrived we have been going non-stop. It's nice now that school
has started to relax a little and be allowed to explore on my own time.
I need to start feeling and acting like myself, time to let go of
certain anxieties, because they will work out in their own way and in
the best way (even though I have my personal feelings of what I want to
happen), but we'll see. I only hope it will happen soon so that I don't
feel so all over the place. I think not being positive about something
contributes to me not feeling like myself. I hate not being sure.
Please pray for me.
Okay. Today I have two classes, they start at
1:15 and end at 4:30, however since this is the first Tuesday, I don't
think the classes will last that long. Perhaps I will have some free
time to purchase some sneakers and some form of a portable time-telling
device.
I think I'm going to get a shower, or eat some breakfast.
Just a few notes: I am 7 hours ahead of you, I have skype, my name is
Azaelia9, I'll be posting new pictures on facebook probably a few times
a week. Today it is windy and I hope it smells like fall outside. I
can't wait until my coats arrive! I can't wait to get some knitting
needles and yarn! I can't wait to talk to you again.
Have a nice day everyone, I know I will. :)
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| Nadine has come and gone. The next time I will see her smiling face will be in January. I got a little teary eyed when she left, but January is right around the corner. She will be a good RA.
Let's see. Today on our shopping trip I purchased:
- A light sweater, bright blue/teal in color, for 12.50 from H&M.
- Two Chillattes from Cinnabon, one caramel (mine) and the other tropical fruit flavor (Nadine's). They were delicious.
- Honey chicken for lunch.
- Red leather luggage from the Mount Joy Gift & Thrift for $39.42 (3 a piece set).
That's it, I think. There isn't anything exciting going on here lately. I am going to read more starting after this post. I realized that this past summer has been spent mostly on the computer/watching television, and I feel as though I have lost some intelligence. Cable is a curse. Today I also counted how many televisions we have in this humble townhouse. We have five. We don't have five bodies in this house, nay, not even four. Three of us live here, and during the school year only two live here. Who needs 5 televisions? Not me.
On the 16th I am going to spend the day in Philadelphia. I'm pretty excited because I have never been there before. I hope it's a nice day.
I am getting rather tired of work. For the next three days I have to get up at 6, and although this is a trivial thing, it greatly disrupts my sleeping habits. I'd rather either have to get up at 6 everday for five days a week, or never get up at 6 at all. If I ever were "HersheyPark Happy", I am certianly not now. All I want to do is sleep and read more. Read my Bible more, talk to Luke more, talk to friends more...
I am going to read now, then talk to Luke. Then it's to bed and up at 6!
Nighty night.
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| Today is the first of August. My mommy's birthday - Happy Birthday mommy!
My sister made me a gift! I am super excicted to receive and open it. I hope it is delightful.
Not too much going on this evening. I am up way past my bedtime, as the current time is 12:45 am. Work was a little slow tonight; thinking about going back tomorrow makes me feel even more sleepy.
It suddenly got quite chilly in here. I think the air conditioning is turned up a little too much for my comfort.
I'm going to go to sleep now I suppose. At least get a little more warm and comfy even if I don't fall asleep.
I'll be in Lithuania in 28 days.
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