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• Grab Someone Sexy Tell 'Em, "HEY!"
  on Sep 27, 2011
  Friday I was antsy all day because it wasn't just any Friday - it was Game Day Friday - my first in almost three years. As soon as the clock struck 5:00pm, I left my desk and made my way to Catholic University. I spent the next two hours doing my ha...
• To Dance or Not To Dance?
  on Sep 19, 2011 in dancing best friends earthquakers the Benjamin School Sassy Dancers dance team Earlham College anxiety graduate school the Catholic University of America healthy life-style
  Dance has always played a large role in my life. In high school I was a member of the Sassy Dancers. It was a competitive dance team rife with egotistical, narcissistic attitudes and a coach who showed preferential treatment towards specific dancer...
• Who the Hell Let Me Into Grad School?!
  on Sep 13, 2011 in laughing Mearsheimer library Masters Degree mistake anxiety graduate school the Catholic University of America
  As I enter my fourth week of graduate school at Catholic University, I think it is important to reflect on a few experiences I've had that have caused me to wonder, "Who the hell let me into grad school?!"The first time I felt like I had been admitte...
• Good-Bye Free Time
  on Sep 8, 2011 in hard work world politics student foreign policy achieving goals graduate school the Catholic University of America international studies
  With all the changes that have happened in my life recently, I felt the need to post an update, which will also serve as an explanation as to why my posts are about to become sporadic, if at all.I've started my Masters at Catholic University. My two...
• If I Had a Million Dollars...
  on Aug 1, 2011 in United States South America If I had a million dollars Africa travel
  Because I love making lists, here's my travel "wish list" for the next five years, both domestic and international. International: 1.) Marrakech, Morocco 2.) Machu Picchu, Peru 3.) Angel Falls, Venezuela 4.) Galapagos, Ecuador 6.) Jerusalem, Israel...
• I'm a Mid-Western Girl at Heart
  on Jul 13, 2011 in Columbus Ohio delayed flights birthday family sisters roots engagement
  Twice a year I descend upon Columbus, Ohio to partake in a whirlwind of family visits. My flight Friday evening was delayed, so Mladen took me out to dinner after work before driving me slowly to the airport. What was supposed to be a 7:25pm departu...
• Barbara Streisand in Ocean City, Maryland
  on Jul 11, 2011 in Ocean City dancing travel beach sunshine friends Deep Creek Lake Maryland boyfriend
  I had only been back at work for two weeks and already the over abundance of concrete and business attire felt overwhelming. Friday after work, Mladen and I jumped in the car and rushed to Ocean City, Maryland, where our friends were waiting for us a...
• Back to Zagreb, Croatia
  on Jun 26, 2011 in local art Balkans travel Zagreb friends family approval Croatia boyfriend
  The night Mladen and I returned to Zagreb from Plitvice, Neven and Mira took us out for a fancy dinner, followed by dessert and a night tour of the Old City. Note to self - do not wear 5 inch heels when walking around a city with cobble stone street...
• Plitvice Jezera, Croatia
  on Jun 25, 2011 in national park World UNESCO sites; travel waterfalls Plitvice Jezera hiking Croatia boyfriend
  The alarm shrieked at 5:45am demanding we get up, despite the fact that it had been 3 hours since we left Carpe Diem. Today promised to be the roughest day of traveling on our Adriatic vacation to date and with no sleep, it was going to be brutal.Lu...
• Hvar, Croatia
  on Jun 24, 2011 in yachts Spaniola Balkans travel World UNESCO sites; travel incredible experiences dancing Hvar rich beach Split love Croatia boyfriend
  Watching the sun peak from behind the clouds, Mladen and I left Silba for Zadar on the 5:40am boat. After a week on the island, I was sad to be leaving a place that had come to feel like home. From Zadar, we jumped on a bus that would take us to...

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