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Linnea Ashley on February 25th, 2006

Despite Mardi Gras, New Orleans Struggling By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI, Associated Press Writer 16 minutes ago NEW ORLEANS – They’re throwing Mardi Gras beads again — so many strands, they’re landing in tree branches and getting snagged on the trellised balconies of the French Quarter. You’ll find them adorning the arms of Spanish statues. Tourists are […]

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Linnea Ashley on February 25th, 2006

so friday night i decided to go to this concert. i met this english sista in the park on thursday and she was teaching me to poi (long chains with balls -sometimes on fire- on the ends that you swing and dance with) when we were approached about this concert. the flier grabbed my interest […]

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Linnea Ashley on February 24th, 2006

look what one of my friends discovered…you rock man! 2 entries found for Nauruan. Na·u·ru   Audio pronunciation of “Nauruan” ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (nä-r) Formerly Pleasant Island.     An island country of the central Pacific Ocean just south of the equator and west of Kiribati. Inhabited by a population of mainly Polynesian ancestry, Nauru […]

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Linnea Ashley on February 24th, 2006

NWA…it was walking past me at a clip and I couldn’t resist but to reach out so I could get a better look. The guy wasn’t European…maybe pacific islander – I’m not clued in yet on who looks like what except that apparently I look Fijian.   Anyway, below the bold letters, white against a […]

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Linnea Ashley on February 23rd, 2006

*lets begin with some definitions shall we. boob in the first context refers to my ample boosom. bras in this case refers to the shopping excursion for, shall we say corrals for said ample boosom, that i shopped for before i departed for nz. boob in this context is an idiot. that straight let me […]

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Linnea Ashley on February 20th, 2006

Today was a lounging kind of day. Different from the last few in that I’ve actually been in my room for a few hours – in that I plan to cook dinner for myself. Even so, it has been event filled.   I rode my first bus. I don’t know why that is a big […]

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Linnea Ashley on February 19th, 2006

so, today my adventure was with a papau new guinean, kenyan, and a french by way of portugal and cape verde. it started with a useless orientation, but i made friends and hung out all day and had good food (and the cheapest sushi EVER). ulitmately i am still smiling for no good reason. to […]

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Linnea Ashley on February 18th, 2006

there are few things as comforting to me as a big steaming hot pot filled with rice, raw egg, vegetables and bits of beef. a korean dish, i thank my friend kathy for introducing me to a world of flavors that insist on partying on every taste bud. i’ve been not quite under the weather […]

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Linnea Ashley on February 16th, 2006

never try out a new bra when you will be in it for two days. otherwise you will discover that it pokes you right in the fleshy part of your boob and the tender part of your underarm when you can’t do anything but suffer through it. in other news…today was eventful…i spoke to professors, […]

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Linnea Ashley on February 16th, 2006

so…as i suspected, 12 hours is not too rough a patch on a plane. i made it here with minimal issues (except you will get ticketed at LAX if you don’t move along like the signs say!). folks have been friendly. i’ve been at the university all day long trying to sort out classes and […]

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