December 2008
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When church became a baseball stadium
I spent Christmas in The Villages, feasting on seven courses of seafood for a traditional Italian dinner on Christmas Eve then a karaoke-Christmas Day party at my parents’ house. Indeed, terrible renditions of Carly Simon and Johnny Cash will remain in memory but I guess what is most striking to me about Christmas was its lack of luster.
Perhaps it is because I am older and Santa just...
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A breath of fresh air
It’s been a week now that I have been home from school. For now, home is The Villages, Florida where my parents reside. Strangely, it took me awhile to realize I was done with my first term. I spent 3 days post-finals, laying on the beach feeling like I still had something to study, that I should feel anxious for something. Up until the weekend, I had dreams of checking school email and...