Rachel C.

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“Echoes of a Distant City”

Amidst the beauty of my homeland,

My heart resides elsewhere,

Left behind in a foreign land,

Yearning for the memories we share.

Though mountains and rivers grace this place,

My mind is consumed with thoughts of afar,

For the love that I seek cannot be replaced,

No matter how stunning the scenery and star.

The echoes of a distant city call,

Like a siren to the depths of my soul,

I cannot refute their song, their thrall,

That has me under its firm control.

So, though my physical form is tethered here,

My heart beats to the rhythms of the unknown,

Fleeing my thoughts to places far and near,

Leaving a part of me forever alone.

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That was my city and university 12 years ago.

“看看奥巴马，再看看睡王，美国这几年到底经历了什么🤣🤣🤣”

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Just another rainy day.

I remember years ago some migration agent told me that portugal has more sunny days in a year than the rest parts of the world. I was invited for an investigation with premium arrangement of accommodation and such.

Then I found myself too comfortable staying in a tranquil village near the forest, with the company of a well-read artsy French family, didn't make the business trip before my Schengen visa expired till the end.

That was folly but that was me. Life is a matter of personal choices.

Still have no idea how it feels to live in a place which is sunny all year long. Not sure if I want to / am able to find out.

Don't we all wonder about the path we didn't follow? YOLO LOL

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Gosh, I started with the episode expecting something lighthearted. It did gave me some good laughs at the beginnings. Then the sickness of mind became overwhelming... I watched it till the end and wondered if there's no escape for humans to consistent/full sanity. ╮(╯-╰")╭

P.S. Don't mean to be blunt but... Americans seriously need to pay more attention to their diets. Obesity is almost unavoidable if not...

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at Shanghai, China https://www.instagram.com/p/CagcRFKJzzPSo2qoRpr2AIy-sdcsaQvQD7lC6I0/?utm_medium=tumblr

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《胖虎下山》 by 不二马 Happy Chinese New Year. 🐅🐯 (at Shanghai, China) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZYwJhqpYrWEHhUtp9rASNokNNpbQDRjKD_qr80/?utm_medium=tumblr

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"From time to time in the years to come, I hope you will be treated unfairly, so that you will come to know the value of justice. I hope that you will suffer betrayal because that will teach you the importance of loyalty. Sorry to say, but I hope you will be lonely from time to time so that you don't take friends for granted. I wish you bad luck, again, from time to time so that you will be conscious of the role of chance in life and understand that your success is not completely deserved and that the failure of others is not completely deserved either."

- John Roberts, 2017

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at Shanghai, China https://www.instagram.com/p/CZQm_9epUoYxNF2XSYy0DhK9EU8NFvq-nr5QcA0/?utm_medium=tumblr

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