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"When did you decide to be heterosexual?" Demonstration for Human Rights – found in Prenzlauer Berg

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I took a picture with Pinocchio in Carcassonne!

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Turrets and archways and heaven, oh my!

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Walking over the draw bridge into Carcassonne!

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I agreed to go with a new friend to Spain because he is afraid of flying and has trouble driving all the way there and back from London by himself. My role was basically to keep him awake, make sure he drove on the correct side of the road, and play translator when needed, and in exchange he paid for all of the housing, gas, and most of the food and I got to spend a week on the beach. I definitely got the best end of the deal, but on our way back today he told me that he had a "thank-you" surprise, so around 16:00 he told me to keep looking out the window. I quickly noticed a giant castle city. Turns out that knowing my love of castles and wanting to thank me he had decided to spend the night in Carcassonne.

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In honor of my last morning in Spain here's a selfie of me being too lazy to sit up and drink my beer.

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Dover!

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Who's that? Is that…? Oh my gods yes it is! Hannah @Harto ladies and gentlemen!

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There are some people who have no difficulty [in saying what they mean]; for myself I find there are a great many things I simply cannot say.

 Virginia Woolf, from The Voyage Out (via violentwavesofemotion)

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So all those photos I promised? Well Tumblr hates me and for some reason is keeping them all in escrow and won’t post them. (Sorry pops) Buuuut, I because I met one of the coolest people ever yesterday I wanted to try a temporary solution and downloaded the app, so now we’ll see how that works out!

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Updates?

I have been in a crapy mood for basically the last month and a half, and have also been entirely uncertain about every life choice/decision I have ever made/ever will make. There has been a lot of back and forth about what I am doing (no less than seven times have I changed the day I was due to go back to the US, thoroughly annoying my parents). But during that time I have met some wonderful people and gone on a few fantastic adventures that were much less about "soul searching" and much more about "surviving another day." I tend to make stupid, highly emotional decisions and then everything blows up on my face, life's a vicious circle, especially when you are me. But two things have happened recently: 1) I got some supposedly good news and 2) My phone ran out of memory. These things combined have made me decide to update a bit, but be warned, most of the pics to come are not the "super happy" the blog name implies, because, as mentioned, crappy mood. I'm Basically Laurie after Jo but before Amy when he escapes to Europe to be all depressed and moody. Also, props to anyone who actually understands that obscure literary reference to what is possibly my favorite book that doesn't end with like every one dying/being screwed over. That being said, have a great day and here come the photos! Thanks to those who have stuck around. (-:

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I dreamt last night that you had died. I found out because someone left a large, poorly scrawled note for me on a table full of notes. It was the note of a child, and I knew that it was because only a child would believe in fairy-tales enough to want me to know. I read the note and I cried, but I went off to find you so that I could say sorry one last time, but I woke before I could and there were tears on my face. Mornings are always the hardest, because that is when I have to admit that the nightmares are mostly true, and I might never get to say I'm sorry again.

Junior Hope

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There are so many German words that express things English just doesn't really cover, this is why I love German. Let us all use these words with wild abandon!

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So this isn't a selfie (my dad took it) but as I sit here listening to the best "mix-cd"/playlist ever, and crying while cuddle up with Gob, I decided I just had to post it. Maybe it's just the hormones, but what a wonderfully exciting day.

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Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say ‘My tooth is aching’ than to say ‘My heart is broken.’

C.S. Lewis (via winterkristall)

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I left my apartment at 9:10 Berlin time and so here I am about 6 hrs and 15 min later in Heathrow waiting for flight 2/3. BUt I have a few minutes until it boarding, and a few pounds at my disposal, soo uhh, I think I'll pop out for a snack and maybe a pint.

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Here is a photo of me and a Berlin Bear from last week to make up for my rant.