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#Zurich Banhoffstrasse mornings. || #travel #americabound...

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#Zurich Banhoffstrasse mornings. || #travel #americabound #strugglecity @stephdore @cconstancetinople

cyberbullys: muslimmilf: rail me he got some stupid ass...

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:41:22 -0400

cyberbullys:

muslimmilf:

rail me

he got some stupid ass tattoos but lord he is fine

fucking christ Cara

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:00:52 -0400

fucking christ Cara

gettingahealthybody: Imagine waking up to this :)

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:56:41 -0400

gettingahealthybody:

Imagine waking up to this :)

future-hopefull: I want this as a huge poster on my wall

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:35:48 -0400

future-hopefull:

I want this as a huge poster on my wall

Marti you are great. Really really great. Just wanted you to know.

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:14:21 -0400

Well gee thanks!

Expat kids FTW

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:29:59 -0400

but actually though… lolz. miss eating tapas with you in marais :(

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fatwink: sext me in mla format

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:00:27 -0400

fatwink:

sext me in mla format

I only speak english, what language would you recomend i take at franklin?

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:26:34 -0400

Well it kind of depends on what you want to do. I mean, if you really have no preferance, I’d say italian because it’s what is spoken in Lugano and the closest country is Italy. But I mean, the only place you can really speak Italian is in Italy or Ticino… so maybe french? German? I However if you dont choose italian I would recommend knowing at least a few basic phrases, just out of respect of the Ticinese!

Theres this question on the Franklin housing request form that asks if I would like to have a roommates from other countries than my own? I think I might be more comfortable/have more in common with other people from America, but I cant help but think i would be passing something up by saying that I wouldn't want a roommate from another country. I don't know what to say! any advise? what did you say about that?

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:25:04 -0400

Trust me, if you don’t live with an non- american you will still have an incredibly international experience at Franklin. A huge number of my friends are non- american, I don’t speak english often on camps, and my room mates are all from the states, so if you want to list living with an american thats totally fine. But it could also be fun to live with a non american! Who knows

would you say Franklin has good teachers?

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:23:14 -0400

Incredible. No joke. The head of the math department was one of the last student of John Nash and the number one game theorist in Germany, another math/ business professor teaches a class that is only taught at 3 universities in the world: Harvard, University of Singapore, and Franklin College. The head of the art history department helps conduct part of the Venice Bianale. I could go on. Long story short, you get an extremely personalized education from top notch professors. And most of them are non- american, which is always cool

hey girl. absolutely lovin FCS. just wondering though, what's the hook up scene like? existent or non existent drug culture? any ragers?

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:19:27 -0400

Hook up scene? I mean… just like any other college i would presume. Probably a bit more challenging just due to the fact that there are more girls than guys, but If you go out and are into the locas and dont mind a language barrier (if there is one) then damn there is definitely no problem. There are drugs. You are talking about a condensed group of 18-25 year olds of course there are drugs. There are ragers on campus until 10 pm (lol) and then you hit up the bars and clubs! and I mean the clubs are bananaaaaas

I can't attend Franklin in the fall because of money issues, but i'm thinking of coming in the spring semester. Will the transition still be easy? Do you think I can still make friends heh

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:17:14 -0400

Oh you definitely can. This school’s student body changes so drastically every semester that coming in the spring isnt a big deal at all!

Late night thoughts

Sun, 12 May 2013 19:46:00 -0400

- I literally have not been able to sleep. There have been a couple nights in the past week where I have honestly just not gone to bed. I don’t know why. I mean, I do- I’m just anxious about exams and saying goodbye and packing everything up but this is just ridiculous.

- I can’t really come to terms with the fact that I have almost completed my first year of college. This is another thing that can probably be added to the list called “Reasons why I can’t fall asleep at night.”

- How can this damn institution expect me to excel on my final exams when I have to deal with putting my entire life in boxes, purchasing train tickets to get to the airport, sorting out insurance and residency and phone bills!?

- I haven’t even left yet and I dread how I’m going to feel a week, two weeks, a month into summer. I’m going to miss it here so much. Not only this city, but my friends, this lifestyle. As anxious and excited as I am to get home I am already dreading leaving this one.

- The social dynamic at this school is literally so insane that I can’t even comprehend it. I could write a freaking book on it. I feel lucky enough to come from a really unique perspective to see it all with as well- being an Italian citizen holds a lot of standing here socially. But I mean let’s be real I am an American. So it creates quite the combination, and quite the reaction from my fellow classmates.

- I literally have not cried in so long and it’s really starting to freak me out.

- As of two weeks ago I quit smoking. I slipped up only once, this past Tuesday when I was really drunk. The past 14 days have been such a mental test of stamina and self control. Remember in high school when you took the SAT early on a Saturday morning and you walked out of there with your brain feeling like mush? Imagine feeling like that everyday, just in result of telling yourself “no” over and over.

- I feel like when I’m back for part of the summer I’m just going to be bitter. The first three weeks will be joyous but then I am going to want to leave. My family, my life in America, everything. Everything there makes me so anxious.

- If I could I would skip summer all together and start Fall semester. I am living with one of my best friends, traveling the world (going to a new continent!) I am taking French, and in the spring I am studying abroad in either Rome or Paris, and my best friend will be in Europe as well! It is going to be a stimulating and blissful year.

- One of the most valuable things I have learned this year (there are many) is that I really have started the process of loving myself. From the people I’ve met, the stories I’ve heard, and the things I’ve seen I’ve had such a change in the way I view myself. In general as well, I just see beauty in things in life so much more now.

- I hate to be that girl, but my english really has gone to shit this year, and even more so this semester. I really only speak english to my room mates and in a couple of my classes. The rest of the time I am either speaking Italian with my friends who speak it, or, even worse, a mixture of Italian, french, Swiss- German, Arabic and broken english mannerisms in a Mexican accent. (We have a friend from Mexico, it’s a long story…) Anyways, I can already feel the harsh rays of judgment due to the way I speak, but like, we all picked up mannerisms from our new friends in college am I right? Mine just happen to be from people who literally use Rosetta Stone for english.

- I’m going to Canada- that should be fun. New country to visit and explore. It will also be nice to break up my ridiculously long flight and to spend time with the people I love.

- Nothing explains how excited I am to be home so soon. The view from my kitchen, my mom’s warm voice, my dog, my sister, my dad. I miss it all so much. I love the world, I love to travel, I love Lugano- but there really is nothing that beats that California sunshine.