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Music is my lifestyle
Without music, life would be a mistake. -Friedrich Nietzsche Welcome to my blog! For this blog, I wanted to write about something I love. It wasn’t, however, an easy choice: I love to write, to read,...
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Nighttiming
Let’s make this happen, girl You gotta show the world that something good can work And it can work for you And you know that it will -Two Door Cinema Club One of my favorite genres of music isn’t...
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Taking care
If you want to do your best, you have to lose a little sleep. -Jenny Morgan, student musician One of the hardest lessons to learn as a musician is how to take care of yourself. It’s a lesson I am...
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Protected: Musicians of Note: Richard Bourassa
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Musicians of Note: Jaimie McDonald
I’ll never major in music. -Jaimie McDonald, naive Since I’ve just started this series about musicians and their journeys, it seems appropriate to talk about the journey I know best: my own. When I...
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Protected: Musicians of Note: Anna Song
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Wrock and Roll
Voldemort, I think that you are really freakin’ awesome. -”Voldemort is Awesome” by Draco & the Malfoys One of the best things about music is its ability to discuss just about any subject. You can...
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Morning has broken
I’m walking on sunshine, woah-oh…and don’t it feel good! -Katrina & The Waves As you may remember from this post, I love I have a fondness for genres of music that aren’t really genres of music....
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PLACE: Music & War
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem. -Agnus Dei section of the Catholic...
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Spark Point: Nature
You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about...
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About My Mother.
“As mothers and daughters, we are connected with one another. My mother is the bones of my spine, keeping me straight and true. She is my blood, making sure it runs rich and strong. She is the beating...
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About Friendship.
“There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.” -Linda Grayson When I left for college, one of those snippets of advice that I received over and over again was this:...
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The Chain
“So glide away on soapy heels / and promise not to promise anymore.” -Ingrid Michaelson, from “The Chain” I love, love, love this song. I find it heart-wrenching and soulful, and I have wanted to...
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Cups
“I got my ticket for the long way round / the one with the prettiest of views / it’s got mountains it’s got rivers / it’s got sights to give you shivers / but it sure would be prettier with you” -Lulu...
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Dream A Little Dream of Me
“Sweet dreams ’til sunbeams find you / sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you / But in your dreams, whatever they be / dream a little dream of me.” -Ozzie Nelson, “Dream a Little Dream of Me”...
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ASCAP: Master Session with Ne-Yo & Stargate
“Stay humble.” -Ne-Yo at the “Take A Bow” Master Session I’m just now getting to process the experience of ASCAP. Being sick this past week meant posts about ASCAP were postponed a bit. But, here’s...
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New Music Mondays: Soca
Have you ever been to the Caribbean? I spent a month there for a music class in January of 2012. It was one of the most incredible months of my life. I was mainly in Trinidad, a small island that...
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Happy Friday.
This week was so busy, and not just because of info gathering. I’m ready for this weekend, and to get back on track with this blog. This weekend is busy too, but with all good things: Wildstock, a...
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A Playlist for Your Week
Have you heard of wavo? It’s a cool online tool for creating playlists and discovering new music. I highly recommend it if you’re looking for new-to-you music and love social media. The site connects...
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About Perfectionism.
“ Perfectionism is self abuse of the highest order.” -Anne Wilson Schaef I’m a type-A perfectionist. I admit it. And it sucks. The problem with perfectionists is that we are secretly the best...
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About Going Home.
“I let it go. It’s like swimming against the current. It exhausts you. After a while, whoever you are, you just have to let go, and the river brings you home.” -Joanne Harris, from Five Quarters of...
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A New Favorite App
Have you used the new photo app from A Beautiful Mess?! It has some of the cutest doodles, fonts, and borders. I am absolutely loving it. The styling may not be for everyone, but it is right up my...
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A Song for Your Week
Happy Monday! I absolutely adore Zooey Deschanel. I’ve even talked about her new album a little on this blog. I am absolutely in love with the video that her group, She & Him, released last week...
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About My Father.
My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person: he believed in me. -Jim Valvano My dad reads encyclopedias. For fun. When I was a kid, I would ask my dad about a history...
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Happy Friday.
Finals are over. School is done. My apartment is nearly empty. All of that means that new adventures await. Happy Friday! Here are some fun finds from around the web… A poem for your weekend (or...
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Welcome to Austria!
On August 12, I left for Austria with nine other Linfield students. The flights were long, the lack of sleep was nearly unbearable, but we eventually made it! We spent one long, restless, jet laggy...
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We’ve Been Here Awhile.
I’ll admit it: I’m not great at updating this blog when it isn’t an assignment. But we’ve been in Vienna for a while now and have had some lovely adventures, so here are some highlights from our past...
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A Weekend in Bratislava.
The first weekend in September was our first weekend where we had no commitments to school, so naturally our whole group decided to jet-set away for our first set of weekend trips. Hannah, Adri,...
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A Very Happy Birthday.
In Prague the day after my birthday. September 19th was my birthday. I turned 21 years old. I don’t feel any different. I’m still me. And the usual 21 milestone was a bit negated by the fact that A)...
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A Weekend in Prague.
On the 20th of September, our little group left for an entire weekend in Prague, Czech Republic! Our Ethnic Diversity professor, Dr. Heuberger, tagged along. When we arrived, our first order of...
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A Weekend in Munich.
Joleen, Gabe and I went to Munich the last weekend of September with one purpose in mind: Oktoberfest. I’m not sure if Oktoberfest is really a purpose, though. Maybe a goal. Or a plan. Or something....
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A Visit to the Austrian Parliament
One of the best parts of this study abroad program is that we get to go on lots of excursions. Vienna is a city that is fully accessible by public transportation, with the bonus of some of the major...
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A Week in London.
I’m not great at planning things in advance. For example, I planned my entire fall break trip about two weeks ahead of time. Not the best idea when you want to fly somewhere and find accommodations....
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Whoops.
Oh, this is terrible. It’s been months since I’ve updated my blog. Months! Why didn’t someone send me an email telling me that I should write or take some photos or do something with my blog?...
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A Day in Lower Austria.
Note: this post is part of the “catching up” I need to do for this blog. Our day trip to Klosterneuburg was on Oct. 18, 2013. We took an awesome day trip we took to Klosterneuburg, Kreuzenstein, and a...
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My Least Favorite Holiday.
Note: this post is part of the “catching up” I need to do for this blog. The Halloween Ball was, of course, on the 31st of October. Most people my age love Halloween. I am not one of those people....
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An Afternoon of Punsching.
Note: this post is part of the “catching up” I need to do for this blog. We went punsching pretty frequently during our last few weeks in Vienna. Punsching: verb. To stand outside in the cold drinking...
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A Weekend in Paris.
Note: this post is one of my last installments of “catching up” that I need to do for this blog. Hannah and I went to Paris November 22-24, 2013. One of my favorite series when I was a child was about...
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About Going Home (Part II).
My adventures in Austria ended in mid-December. Before I knew it, my bags were packed, my finals were written and my time in Austria was over. Suddenly I was chasing the sun. I never quite caught it,...
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ASCAP: Day One
“I don’t read music. I couldn’t even pick out F on a keyboard.” -Ne-Yo, at the ASCAP conference The main ballroom/conference space. The sessions with big name artists and producers are held here. This...
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A New Adventure.
“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” -Eleanor Roosevelt This semester, like many others told...
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A Week in Barcelona.
“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson Though I’ve spent the past several months in Aix, I’ve done a bit of...
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A Day in Arles & St. Remy.
“Be clearly aware of the stars and infinity on high. Then life seems almost enchanted after all.” -Vincent Van Gogh I took a painting and drawing class this term. For three hours every Friday morning,...
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Life Update & A Fresh Start
It’s been quite a while since I’ve written here. Last time I wrote, I was still studying abroad in Aix-en-Provence. I was in my fourth year of university, enjoying a year in Europe before returning to...
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