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glimpses from the new place instagram: zomtn

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recently moved to a new place. finally feeling safe and inspired again

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cold mornings. reading Greek Lessons by Han Kang.

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happy new year everyone 🫂

took myself on a little adventure yesterday. more pictures here 📸✨

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rearranging rearranging rearranging

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2021 - 2024

maybe next time I'll try to smile and look a lil' more friendly (i don't usually look this stuck-up; i'm literally always sending my friends silly pics of myself making faces)

life update: i'm officially no longer a student! i submitted my dissertation at the end of summer and defended it in september—everything went really well. i now have a master's degree in translation! i've left the big city for now and moved back in with my mom while i set up my freelance business and apply for the rare in-house translator jobs out there (i have a second interview on wednesday, fingers crossed). i'll likely be changing my username, as this blog will be shifting from study content (unless i start learning a new language soon). i'll still be posting bookish things and photos in general since i'm trying to take this hobby more seriously

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an afternoon in La Rochelle 📚 🌊🪼couldn't resist and bought an old copy of Twenty Years After. my Alexandre Dumas shrine is growing.

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a few summer reads 🧳🌞🗾

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finally reading the count of monte cristo.. will i love it more than the three musketeers and twenty years after?

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why are tattoos so addictive 🥲 got my first one in 3 years last week and now all i can think about is getting more. i'll try to hold off until the end of summer..

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kitties, a trip to the library and my most recent read 💫

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my tiny writing companion ✨

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It's Sunday 🐈🍃

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finding solace in solitude (and books)

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recently, in Paris

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i'm moving out soon, leaving this flat behind, saying goodbye to paris. that gives me a sense of relief: life here has been a struggle, to say the least. i'm returning to a city i know and love, until April 2024 at least (when my internship ends). my boyfriend is staying in paris, so we'll be long-distance. i'm not sure what to expect and i'm worried i might not have made the right choices but hopefully those doubts will subside soon enough.

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it happened again yesterday! 😭 i first saw this cat in December 2021 and he ends up in my lap every time! always makes my day.

meeting cats on my way to the supermarket and sitting at my desk on a quiet afternoon