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Going Home Again
There is no one credited for the statement ‘You can never go home again.’ I think the credit should be attributed to any young person who returns to their place of origin after any sort of adventure. What I mean is, be it from University, travels, or even just returning to what you considered home … Continue reading
Choices.
What is a choice? Is it something where there are two clear paths, and you must decide between them? Is it where you have the world in front of you, and you must find a way to navigate it in a meaningful way? Is a choice when there’s no where to turn, and you … Continue reading
Romancing and Friendship.
Falling in love happens not only in a romantic way. I propose that you romance all new relationships, in hopes of falling in mutual love. I am SO LUCKY to be one who falls in love easily. It doesn’t take much to charm this girl. It means I get to fall in love with SO … Continue reading
Head vs. Heart
Now those of you who know me, know I’m very HEART oriented. I love easily, and once you’re in my heart- you’re there forever. (There have been incredibly few exceptions to this…you have to be a pretty serious jerk-face to end up out of my life.) When I reason and make decisions, it has to … Continue reading
On Being a Consumer Commodity……
Being a woman is hard. (Being a man is hard too I’m sure, but I can’t say definitively…..I’ve never been a man.) + Being a foreigner in a country where you don’t speak the language is hard. = Being a female foreigner in a country where you don’t speak the language is EASY. Let me explain. … Continue reading
What are words?
So being a singer and whatnot….I very frequently get asked to sing at public events. A couple of months ago I agreed to sing at a wedding of a friend of a friend in September. The bride and I have been corresponding through email about her desires and whatnot….and came up with a good contemporary … Continue reading
All About Growing Up……
So I was watching one of my favorite shows…..yeah I’ll admit it, I still watch Boy Meets World….. The episode consuming my existence just now is ‘Everybody Loves Stuart.’ The contents of the episode I won’t include here, but the quote that got me thinking, and is resonating in the vast space that is my empty head … Continue reading
Teacher or Parent? The International Lifestyle…….
So this year has gone seemingly at the speed of light…… And I realized today, that my BABIES ARE GROWING UP?! Then I had this thought, “But Chris, they’re NOT your babies, they’re just the ones you tend….” Which lead me to think….. I spend 6-7 hours a day with these kids, how could I not be attached? … Continue reading
9 Months of Changes
This week I will have lived in Sweden for 9 months. I couldn’t make myself blog every day, as I had planned….because every day seemed to be an incredible battle within myself about my reasons for being here. Putting pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard made it incredibly present that things don’t always work … Continue reading
Christi Marie
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