Discipline + Enjoyment= Success

Here's to my motivation and productivity.

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Getting some sun for once.

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We did it kids

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A lazy day with a book I never read in school

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Look man, I deserve a break sometimes. *She says taking her seventh break in a row*

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This was from September but I only just took nice photos, so here we are!

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Finally back in school!

I’m taking a yoga/Kinesiology minimester so wish me luck!☘️

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Winter break is just what I needed

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So naturally I plan to throw myself into studying and then get super sick! Gotta love the wintertime! Today I’m at least going to try to finish some of my history essay. Wish em luck!

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First Book Started!

I will be beginning my trek through my reading list with Civilization: the West and the Rest Hopefully I’ll be able to post some notes later after we see how this goes. Wish me Luck!

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Reading List

So the Foreign Service Test has a “suggested” reading list that’s about ten miles long. Look at this nonsense:

https://careers.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Suggested-Reading-List-Aug2013.pdf

So, this is what I’m actually hopefully planning to read by October in order to prepare. Let me know if there’s any recommendations out there for books on world history, politics, or international relations!

1. American Diplomats: The Foreign Service at Work by William D. Morgan and Charles Stuart

2. American Foreign Relations: A History by Thomas G. Paterson

3. Woman and the American Experience by N. Woloch

4. Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson

5. International History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond by Antony Best

6. Civilization: The West and the Rest by Niall Ferguson

7. Modern South Asia: History, Culture, and Political Economy by Sugata Bose and Ayesha Jalal

8. Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA by Steven Coll

9. The Arab Uprisings by James L. Gelvin

10. Understanding Contemporary Africa by April and Donald Gordon

11. Russia since 1980: Wrestling with Westernization by Steven Rosefielde and Stefan hedlund

12. Afghanistan from the Cold War through the War on Terror by Rubin Barnett

13. Central Asia: The Challenges of Independence by B. Rumer and S. Zhukov

14. Immigration and the Right to Stay by Joseph H Carens

15. A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America by Ronald T. Takaki

16. The shaping of Grand Strategy: Policy, Diplomacy, and War by Murray, Williamson, and Richard Hart

17. Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands by T. Morrison and W. Connway

18. Employment Discrimination Law: A Manager’s Guide by D.P. Twomey

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Returning!

I’ve let this side blog go inactive for a long time but I’m going to start putting in an effort again! I am now studying for the FSOT (foreign service officer test) in October and hopefully this will keep me accountable!

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Notes on The Táin Bó Cuailnge

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my june 2018 spread!! I’ve recently started bullet journaling again after a long hiatus and I’m loving it

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journal excerpt ‪—‬ “god things” and tiny miracles

nature: her warm light, blue skies, soft breeze, the smell of blooming.

nature (again): her dark velvet skies, sparkling stars, the feeling of beautiful abandonment, when it feels like I’m the only person alive; like god, or nature herself, is going to lean in and tell me a secret.

music: being in a hot, excited crowd, feeling of belonging; listening to an old song and remembering where (and who) you were the last time you cried to it, or danced with it, or screamed it’s lyrics.

‪—‬ I choose to believe. I believe in what makes the nature good, in what makes the music good. I believe in the force of good and pray for its manifest in humans.