auckland & nelson.

my mom just called me to tell me that

Mo Yan won the nobel prize for literature!

over summer in China, i started reading his

Red Sorghum but could not finish it.
it was so poetically graphic,
beautiful.disturbing.
 too real and recent.
the way he describes what the
wine and blood of your family smells like.

it is one of those books that

rip your soul apart.

one day, when i emotionally ready,

i will finish the book.

the whole* world.

"embrace your world"

i can't be experiencing senioritis. i don't even know how i am a senior already. how is this possible? i thought i only applied to college the other day. how am i back from new zealand already? and singapore, malaysia, china. how is this all happening so fast?

my studio bathroom on willis street :)

after providing writing assistance

to some students at my office~*~,

i went to the library to work

for a few hours. then i came home and

decided to make myself a big meal:

quinoa, red capsicum, onions,
kale, tomatoes, fish, avocado!

nelson, new zealand.

“above all, be the heroine of your life,

not the victim” — nora ephron.

to socks

 "She was born a traveler, enduring several trips

up and down the coast,

sleeping in vans and crawling through hands.

she never bit a finger,

only pierced the souls of those she encountered.

she was sad she couldn't come to Europe,

but time apart only makes one stronger"

~photo & words by jack o.

i love it when people respond positively to my ideas

for research projects:

   "I totally love your topic and am equally interested in discovering different pedagogical approaches concerning multicultural education!"

"You guys have a really interesting topic.
Can I join in?
I would love to learn more about pedagogical approaches to the education system with diverse students."

this quarter is CRAY CRAY.

but i think i'm finally learning how to

balance things.

i miss this girl^^ so much.

she is one of the most real, honest,

warm & FUN people i know.

i associate her with

cold winter days in welly,

farmer's markets,

hot chocolate,

and te papa museum alarms.

i really miss being in new zealand.

 basically, i boarded a plane

to go live +7,000 miles away on an isolated

island in the south pacific.

the most adventurous, new, raw,

fresh, happy, and beautiful

7 months of my life.

~*~*~

taking KURA241 at victoria with joanna kidman

guided me to realize what i am most interested in/

might possibly pursue for grad school.

i didn't articulate into words until holly asked me today but basically...

i am getting more interested in looking at multi-cultural education and how the american ED system is responding/not responding to increasing diversity. and exploring how the curriculum can be improved in more creative and effective ways.

this is exciting :D

today was one of the best days of my life!

i...

*got an internship at an alternative elementary school

*hung out with 2 of my past ANTH TA grad students.

i chatted with them about:

marsh-landscapes, new zealand, mormonism,
tongan diasporas, epi-genetics, and
their constant hum of low-anxiety stress
and unhappiness, etc.

then when i told them i am
now an anthropology writing tutor they said:

"linda, i honestly can't imagine anyone
else who would be better at that than you"

and "i agree with heather,i can't think
of anyone else more perfect either."

then we talked about me going to
grad school for Education and they gave me
a tonnnn of ideas, suggestions
and trying to push me to do
Anthropology instead
but then they said
that if i cared about "happiness,
don't do it for anthropology,
definitely Education,
or combine them."

they also asked me for advice so i told
them my general philosophy for life:
that they had to try to be happy, healthy
and look at the overall picture.

*then at the backpacking club meeting,
i WON the rock-paper-scissors mega competition!
50 people were hysterically screaming and cheering my name~*~ 

cameron highlands; tanah rata

a walk through the woods