linneaviktoria

Ukraine is fantastic,,,loving the Peace Corps!



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  1. 1. volunteer with the Peace Corps
    2 entries . 26 cheers
    7 people
  2. 2. finish reading all 100 of The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels
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    5 people
  3. 3. read all the works of Joseph Conrad
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    1 person
  4. 4. read all the works of Charles Dickens
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    2 people
  5. 5. keep a journal of random thoughts and observations
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    1 person
  6. 6. run a half marathon
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    1,914 people
  7. 7. BASE jump
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    365 people
  8. 8. clean for 30 mins when I get home from work every day for two weeks
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    1 person
  9. 9. visit every green sand beach
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    1 person
  10. 10. stay at the ice hotel
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    55 people
  11. 11. learn Xhosa
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    45 people
  12. 12. finally throw away my scale
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    1 person
  13. 13. come back from serving with the Peace Corps fluent in Ukrainian
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    1 person
  14. 14. run 6 miles at a time
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    1 person
  15. 15. drink 80 oz water a day
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    1 person
  16. 16. compile a 100-things-about-me list
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    666 people
  17. 17. Create a Road Trip Plan Like in Elizabethtown With Music and all
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    6 people
  18. 18. go bungee jumping
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    1,297 people
  19. 19. attend Stellenbosch
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    1 person
  20. 20. run a marathon
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    10,418 people
  21. 21. learn Swedish
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    638 people
  22. 22. blow my own piece of glass
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    1 person
  23. 23. step foot on every continent
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    19 people
  24. 24. meet my hero
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    12 people
  25. 25. help save the Galapagos islands
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    1 person
  26. 26. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
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    7,149 people
  27. 27. get certified for the wreck diving specialization in SCUBA
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    1 person
  28. 28. certify to teach Turbo Kick
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    1 person
  29. 29. Do the A-Z author challenge
    2 entries . 8 cheers
    145 people
  30. 30. break free from emotional eating
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    1 person
  31. 31. Smile at a stranger every day for a month
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    2 people
  32. 32. learn 2 new GRE caliber words a week
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    1 person
  33. 33. create my own original recipe
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    1 person
  34. 34. live in sweden for a time
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    12 people
  35. 35. learn Afrikaans
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    58 people
  36. 36. say "shut up and kiss me."
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    6 people

How I did it
How to read at least three chapters of anything every night for a month
It took me
1 month
It made me
find quiet time


How to intern at Glamour magazine
It took me
3 months
It made me
busy busy busy


How to get a tattoo
It took me
3 months
It made me
artistic


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compile a 100-things-about-me list (read all 4 entries…)
10 through 20 1 month ago

10. I highly value my alone time.

11. Those cheap Bic pens are the only ones I like using. They write so smoothly. The scratching of the finer tipped pens grates on my nerves and patience. Blue ink bothers me as well.

12. I write in the books I read for fun. We’re talking long, analytical sentences, sometimes paragraphs. Analyzing books is what makes reading so enjoyable for me. This is why I refuse to read any book I view as “fluff,” which includes but is not limited to—romance novels, “chick lit,” any novel having to do with sex or shopping for that matter, “cult fiction” like Twilight, and a majority of mysteries and science fiction.

13. I judge you, as well as myself, on grammar. Common mistakes that make me cringe:
—You are doing “well,” not “good.”
—We = Joe and I as in “Joe and I(/We) went to the store”, Us = me and Joe as in “Did you see me and Joe (/us) at the store?”
—Jealousy and envy are not the same thing. Believe me, you actually mean “envy.” Go look it up, please!

14. I will only use one kind of lotion because it’s primary ingredient is something other than water (which dries your skin out more), but every time I see a brightly colored lotion that smells delicious, I am tempted to buy it.

15. To this day, I still say “b-e-a-utiful” to myself when writing the word beautiful.

16. I will only eat green or purple Skittles.

17. I bake when I’m stressed. I believe this must have something to do with the need to feel in control—perhaps measuring and timing help me regain the control I feel as if I’m losing in other aspects of my life.

18. Rarely am I introduced to someone who does not comment on my last name being the same as the family in “Honey I Shrunk the Kids.”

19. Winter is, hands down, my favorite season.

20. I feel guilty whenever someone gives me a present, even on my birthday. I realize this is completely irrational, but that doesn’t alleviate the feeling.



compile a 100-things-about-me list (read all 4 entries…)
5 through 9 1 month ago

5. My favorite animal is the hammerhead shark, but I adore all sharks. Someday I’ll go cage diving with great whites.

6. Lately I’m happiest late at night when the house is silent and I can read, sip tea, and listen to acoustic music.

7. Frequently, I wish I could be a writer. Unfortunately, I believe that writers are people born with a voice in their writing and that no amount of training can teach this to you if you’re born without it; I am convinced I was born without it.

8. Getting my tattoo this past spring at the age of 21 is the first thing I have done against my parents’ wishes.

9. I love putting peppermint flavoring in my coffee. It sounds weird, but you’d be surprised how luscious and soothing it tastes.



Do the A-Z author challenge (read all 2 entries…)
D, F, G, H, O, R, and S 1 month ago

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D: Homer & Langely -E.L. Doctorow
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F: Everything is Illuminated -Jonathan Safran Foer
G: Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana -Stephanie Elizondo Griest
H: Les Miserables -Victor Hugo
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O: If I Die in a Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Send Me Home -Tim O’Brien
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R: Garlic and Sapphires -Ruth Reichl (currently reading)
S: 10 Moral Paradoxes -Saul Smilansky
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