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WHY is no one penpalling anymore hello i miss it So much !

#penpals wanted #penpal #letter writing #penpalwanted

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You could probably just ask us out idk it can't be that difficult

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Not all archeologists were wildly unethical. Explodes Hisarlik Georg, who destroyed nine levels of ancient Troy including the one he was looking for, is an outlier and should not be counted

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17.04.23

Night-essay-session!

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23.9.21 | Reading about animal vulnerability for my English literature class.

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ik had een 8 valt goed mee lol

ik ga zo ongelofelijk hard buizen voor wijsbegeerte vaarwel

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ik ga zo ongelofelijk hard buizen voor wijsbegeerte vaarwel

#ugent #wijsbegeerte

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wijsbegeerte gaat mij vermoorden

#blandinos know what's up

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HELLO i have not posted on here in so long but it is currently finals season in belgium and also in other places maybe i do not know but good luck to everyone !!

#study #studying #student tips #study tips #studying tips #studyblr #wildedingen #belgium #uh other tags #dark academia #light academia

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Sunday is for replying to my penpals ☺️

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― november 01, 2021

Hey y’all!! I haven’t posted in like two months, but once again, I have returned! Tbh, these past few months have been a whirlwind and I’ve been trying to get my life together and taking care of a lot of things. I truly can’t believe that this year is almost over; it has flown by so fast and the most overwhelming thing is that I’ll be turning 21 at the end of this month like, huh, what? Anywho, yeah, it has all been a lot but we’re making it through! As for some quick life updates, I’ve been keeping up with Duolingo and listening to Italian songs, trying to come up with a new routine that’s simple and feasible, developing some new healthy habits, and I’ve also been learning a lot through watching videos! 

As for other things, I’ve been reading quite a bit which has been great. I find that, when I’m reading a book and I have similar books to it, I like to read by themes! When I finished Circe last month, I ended up reading Ariadne (which was an utterly beautiful novel and I highly recommend it; yes, I cried a lot) and now I’m currently halfway through A Thousand Ships! It’s really good so far and I love learning about the women in the Trojan War and hearing their perspectives. I’ve been cleaning up my blog a bit too bcs there’s so much clutter! I’m also keeping up with the new season of Survivor and impatiently waiting for the Hawkeye show ever since What If? ended! So yeah, it has been quite busy, but all is well. 

With all that being said, I hope y’all had a wonderful October and that this new month will be a lovely one as well! Feel free to stop by anytime and tell me how y’all are doing and any exciting (or not so exciting) things going on! Sending you all my love!! ♡

🎧: un bacio all’improvviso - ana mena, rocco hunt

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9.28.21 Preparing for midterms by spending all morning in the physics building between lecture, lab, and discussion sessions then stocking up on comfort foods for the upcoming week of never leaving my dorm room!

🎼- Mariners Apartment Complex by Lana Del Rey

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nascondino was called pot pot vrij ! (at least where i live)

Italian children’s games  (part 1)

[Disclaimer: like most traditional games, these have many regional variations. This is just representative of how we called them and played them in my area in the early 2000s; if anyone wants to add more information, feel free to do it!]

Nascondino: Hide and seek. All players but a seeker hide, while the seeker at the “home base” (”la tana”, literally “the den”) counts to a pre-defined number with their eyes closed. Once they’re done, they start looking for the others; when they find someone, they have to rush back to the home base and touch it, shouting “tana per [name of the player that was found]” (”den for [name of the player]”). If a player gets to the home base before the seeker finds them (or manages to outrun the seeker), they can save themselves by touching the base and shouting “tana!” (”den!”). The last player in game can save all the others by getting to the home base before the seeker finds them, and screaming “tana libera/liberi tutti!” (”den, everyone’s free!”), in which case the seeker will have to keep their role for another round; otherwise, the first player found will become the seeker.

Lupo mangiafrutta: literally, fruit-eating wolf. One player is chosen to be the wolf, who will have to wait while the others think of a fruit each (and then share the fruit they’ve chosen with all but the wolf). The “fruit” have to keep to a confined space, usually called “casa” or “tana” (”home”, or “den”): this is their safe place. The following dialogue will then take place:

Wolf: Toc toc? (Knock-knock?) Fruits: Chi è? (Who’s there?) W: Sono il lupo mangiafrutta! (It’s the fruit-eating wolf!) F: E che frutta vuoi? (Which fruit do you want?) W: [Banana, fragola, mirtillo…] ([Banana, strawberry, blueberry and so on]

When the wolf names a fruit that was chosen by one of the players, said player has to leave the home and run: if they manage to get back to the home without getting caught by the wolf, they choose a new fruit and the game goes on until the wolf catches someone: when this happens, the player that was caught becomes the wolf, and all the players have to think of a new fruit each.

Morra cinese (or sasso-carta-forbici): basically, rock-paper-scissors. Sometimes people would add things to the game, though: I distinctly remember a well (”pozzo”), which I think could only lose to the paper.

Rubabandiera: literally, steal-the-flag. All players but one (who will only act as a flag-bearer) are split into two teams with an equal number of members. Two lines (real or imaginary) equidistant from the center of the field are traced, and each team has to stand behind one of the lines. The players align, and each member of both teams gets a number, depending on their position along the line (i.e., the first ones in both teams will be number 1, and so on). The flag-bearer then positions themselves at one side of the field, equidistant from both teams, appropriately bearing the flag (usually a handkerchief, a rug or a shirt). The flag-bearer will then call a number, and the corresponding members of the two teams will have to try and take the flag: if one manages to grab it and then make it home behind their team’s baseline without getting touched by the other one, their team gets the point. If, on the other hand, the other player manages to touch them, the point goes to their team.

Strega comanda colore: literally, “[the] witch demands [said] color”. One player is chosen as the witch, whose goal is to capture the other players. They have to utter the sentence “Strega comanda color [name of a color]” (”The witch demands the color [name of a color]”); the other players are only safe if they find an object of said color to touch. If the witch manages to catch them before they can do so, they become the witch.

Un, due, tre, stella!: literally, “one, two, three, star!”. All players but one position themselves behind a line, while the one player left has to stand facing a wall or a tree, turning their back on the other players. They will be leading the game: they have to say “un, due, tre, stella!”, loud and clearly, then suddenly turn to the others. The goal of the players is to touch the base (the wall or the tree where the other is counting); but they can only move while the game-leader has their back turned. If they are spotted moving by the game-leader, they have to go back to the baseline: whoever manages to get to the base first wins.

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24.10.2021

Sleepy, tired, and just pulling through by a nice drink. My first nationwide mock exam went less than ideal but I still did okay-ish, it was a good experience.

🎶enhypen, tamed-dashed

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a uni survival guide: tips from a phd

if there's one thing i know about, it's college. i've done it, i've taught it, i've lived and breathed it. these tips are for first years in particular, but honestly for everybody. i think it's so important for people to have balanced lives in these years -- academics are not everything. you know what didn't help me in the real world when i was afraid i wouldn't live through it? my fancy college note-taking format. you know what did help me? the friends i made there who i knew would get on a plane and fly across the country in a matter of hours if i told them i needed them.

academic

- figure out where class is held ahead of time: don't be that kid who's late on day one, i beg of you

- use the writing center: especially for basic grammatical editing, which a lot of professors don't have time to mark on papers

- speak up in class: talking through ideas helps you work through them, and asking questions about something you don't understand can open up great lines of conversation

- find a regular schedule that works for you and stick to it: my college schedule was morning free time, class, lunch, class, practice, homework. that consistency was a life-saver

- keep a planner: it's so important to have a central place to track deadlines, assignments, and engagements

- annotate your reading: when you're stressing about a paper topic, being able to go back to what you've highlighted and written in the margins is a life-saver

- color-code your coursework: i use the same color highlighter, pen, and notebook for any given class. it's super helpful

- if you can't focus while studying with friends, don't: i reserved group studying for days when i didn't have important work because i can't be in a room with other people without talking to them. if your school has one, the quiet floor of the library is your best friend

- treat yourself to a "fun" class: art was always my place to just sit back and chill, a way to end the night all zen in the darkroom instead of conjugating russian verbs in a fluorescent-lit cinderblock prison. for you, it could be gym, it could be pottery, it could be some random course about, like, the history of cooking or something -- explore!

- profs are people too: don't be too nervous around them. also, know that if you're struggling -- even b/c of something in your personal life -- you can admit it, and they'll almost always understand why you missed a deadline or bombed a test

- go to office hours: it's the only way to get to know professors in big courses, and it's so helpful for both your grades and learning how to navigate relationships with authority figures

social

- don't let academia keep you from your friends: it's a case-by-case basis, but sometimes it's okay to let the reading slide and spend time with friends. i graduated seven years ago and my college group text still talks every day. that's so much more important to me than the fact that i never finished brideshead revisited

- joining a club is one of the best ways to make friends: i played ultimate frisbee through college and it was the source of so many lasting relationships, as well as the way i met all my local friends when i was abroad

- say yes to things you don't know if you'll like: you'll surprise yourself. me? turns out i love drinking games. and theme parties. and skinny dipping. and rock climbing

- don't be that person who looks down on their peers for partying: honestly? that person kind of sucks. you don't have to party if you don't want to, but actually, a lot of those people are super nice and also good at school -- don't just write them off!

- show up for your friends: go to their games, their concerts, their art shows, their standup nights. show them that what matters to them matters to you, too

- set aside a night to do a group activity with others: whether your vibe is wednesday night trivia, a weekly "terrible movie" showing, or a get-high-and-watch-nature-documentaries-type thing, these are great ways to liven up the week and de-stress

- this is a great time to figure out who from high school really matters to you: you don't have to force relationships that were built mostly on convenience if there are friends at uni with whom you click more. people you became friends with purely based on the coincidence of where your parents lived do not have to be your forever friends. they can be! but they don't have to be

personal

- don't expect too much of yourself: a 4.0 is not the end-all, be-all. if your family or somebody tells you it is, tell them to call me, and i will personally talk some sense into them

- take advantage of university support services: mental health counseling, free yoga classes, multi-cultural societies, etc

- drink water: please, please don't get kidney stones in the middle of the semester, says the girl who got kidney stones in the middle of the semester

- let yourself take breaks: if you need to lie to a professor and say you're sick when really you're just feeling down and you need to sit in bed and watch a movie, that's totally valid

- don't freak about individual assignments: my students come to me freaking over a B+ and i tell them, honey, no job interviewer is ever going to ask you about your second paper from communications 101. i wish i'd known that

- go see speakers if there's someone interesting coming to campus: these talks are always cooler than you expect. i'll never get over the fact that i didn't go see anita hill when she came to my undergrad

- do your laundry on the same night every week: i can't explain why this is so helpful but it really is

- keep up on the news and the memes: read the school paper, the school blog, the memes page -- college politics and inside jokes are fun and convoluted and fascinating

- set the groundwork for long-term self-care: all of the above is really just to say -- university isn't just for learning about the french revolution, it's also about learning how to balance, how to handle failure, how to ask for help, how to make a salad that doesn't totally suck, etc

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august 22, 2021

the adjustment to college living has been a little rough, but thankfully i have little objects of familiarity that bring me comfort. good books, my reading and writing journal, and cups of coffee and tea. i feel autumn on the way, and it reminds me that everything will be okay. best of wishes this fall semester <3

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