Petits pieds

Simplicity, karma and outer-space aliens.

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I miss Europe. I miss having another year of college to figure things out. I miss the freedom to take spontaneous trips to an unknown city and chill with unknown people in an unknown bar. I miss the excitement of embarking on a new adventure, the fear of being lost, the thrill of starting a new friendship, the zeal for fleeting summer flings, and the sadness of goodbyes. I miss being on the trains or up in the air. I miss dragging my carry-on luggage through crowded airports and train stations. I miss bragging about where I've been and complaining about how stressed travel can be...  

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Life feels best when you're Mika-ing with your bestest friend

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Altea, Spain (by Nené.)

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Nostalgia :( 

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I was waiting for the bus near Hotel Dieu today when a little kid walked by with his parents. He passed me, then suddenly pulled away from his mom, turned back and came to sit right next to me on the bench of the bus stop. I was too amazed to talk, just looked at him smiling at me. Little moments of happiness are simple like that - when a little kid wanted to be your friend, at a bus station during rush hour. 

Being happy - Day 4

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L'atelier de cuisine avec Mme Duportail et le salon du chocolat aujourd'hui apres l'ecole. 

Learned how to cook one of Nantes' specialties, fish served with white butter, finished with almonds candy from Aix, and tasted tons of good chocolate that comes from all over the country. Highlight of the day is when Manon comes over and we eat majitas while talking about life. Also, I got to see the Lion King sunset today at Beaujoire. It's too beautiful. 

Being happy day 3 - really can't complain about this life ~ 

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Nantes being sunny 7 days in a row? Am I day dreaming? Thank you sunshine for easing the hard transition from my hectic travel to foreign lands to mid-terms in dear Nantes and for making me smile despite my internship result today. Guess who will wake up early this weekend - just because the sun finally comes out!

Being happy day 2 

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Ending the day listening to Jubel and writing about my first trip through Europe, while procrastinating on exam revision. Hey didn't John Lennon once say "Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted?"

Stay happy day 1 - challenge begins. 

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Why Nothing Is Truly Alive

Our concept of life has pragmatic value, but it does not reflect the reality of the universe outside the mind.

How about coining new words to break the concept of "life" down into different sub-categories for more accuracy? Ideas become obsolete, so do words. This whole article reminds me of how thankful I am for my liberal arts education for teaching me to constantly say "Define" because words are, again, social construction. Therefore, if we redefine "alive," there are still chances for such claims as "something is alive." 

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Just decided to enter the 100happydays challenge. Guess the travel spirit has really awaken the spontaneous person in me. Time to throw away itinerary and be happy ~o~

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Despite all the violence and damages downtown today, Nantes is always beautiful like this! 

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R.I.P Phillip Seymour Hoffman, we’ll never forget you.

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(via ruwenn)

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Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, France (by franc/34)

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Here's to remind myself of my first time to Le Nid, the restaurant on the highest floor of Tour de Bretagne, the tallest building in Nantes. The view is magnificent. Photos to come soon, I am too lazy to put them on the Internet. This song is shared by some French guys that my friends at IES met at bar this weekend. 

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Spring 2014 Trend: Blues Traveler

Photo by George Chinsee

Otte’s silk top and head scarf, Trina Turk’s cotton mesh tank top and Surf Bazaar’s cotton pants. Tory Burch belt bag; The 2 Bandits rings and bangles; Kevia horn cuff; HB metal cuffs; Soludos shoes.

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Regina Spektor - You've Got Time [Official Audio] (by ReginaSpektor)

I should have watched this earlier. Such an amazing show! 

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They should produce a smell capturing machine. I would spend my entire savings on it.