july twentieth.

I leave for the airport in four hours, and I haven't slept is SO long. I'm at that weird plateau though where my body's kind of numb and is running on... something. I'm officially done with my first year of med school, it's such a weird feeling. I thought I was coherent enough to put some sentences together, but judging by my confused brain and heavy fingers, I was wrong. I'd really like to blog every day from Paris though. I'll have my laptop, but who knows if there'll be wi-fi. If not, I'll just type up my blog entries, save them in text edit, and publish when I get home. This is too exciting of an opportunity not to document. 

xox,

loveacrosstheocean ♥

july eighteenth.

About to go out, I have an exam an 9AM. : )

Today was hellishly hot, I don't think I've been this grimy in a long time. 

Guys here treat women like shit, and the women accept it. I shall expand on this topic at a later time when I don't have wine waiting for me. 

xox,

loveacrosstheocean. 

PS. TWO DAYS UNTIL PARIS!

♥

july seventeenth.(2)

Tonight we didn't end up going to see Jay Sean, because Yolie's grandpa was feeling sick so she went to his place to take care of him. After my crying bout, my roommate came and knocked on my door and asked me if I would have dinner with her and her boyfriend, our other roommate for the summer. I agreed and it was nice to catch up. I try to avoid third-wheel situations but this didn't feel awkward at all. We had wine and ate sunflower seeds and just talked with the window open while a nice breeze danced in and out. I'm going to miss them when I go home. 

xox,

loveacrosstheocean.

july seventeenth.

It's Friday night here in Bucharest and I just finished watching the season finale of 16 and Pregnant. Honestly, I can't remember the last time I cried so earnestly. The couple on there was actually from Michigan, from pretty bad homes. NEITHER of their parents supported their decision to give the baby up, even though realistically the child would have such a shittier life staying with them. These two sixteen year olds were more mature than both of their parents combined, and they were honestly different than any other couple featured on the show. I have no idea why I'm affected so much. It was just so heart-warming/breaking at the same time. The adoptive parents were like Barbie and Ken, just so perfect. She was a private school teacher at a Christian school and wore J-Crew sweaters artfully tied around her shoulders, and her husband was a financial planner and looked like a wholesome American dad. They met at church, have a huge house, this kid is going to be so blessed. At the same time, I kept thinking about Marisa, and how much I love her, how different my life would be without her. What if my parents had given her up? She brings so much joy to my life, she's one of the freaking coolest people I know. Okay I need my eyes to deflate, I need to stop thinking about this. 

xox,

loveacrosstheocean. 

july sixteenth.(3)

I can sadly join the unfortunate masses on this site:

http://myparentsjoinedfacebook.com/

I signed onto facebook today for the first time in over a month... to find a friend request from my mom along with a message asking me to change her profile picture.

Le sigh.

xox,

loveacrosstheocean.

july sixteenth.(2)

Real e-mail from my mother--- (translated)

Hey sweetie, 

Here is your flight confirmation, PRINT IT OUT. Extra copies are a good idea, if you lose the original. Please be careful in Paris, YOU SAW THAT MOVIE, TAKEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There are many thieves, WATCH OUT! Only speak English, not ROMANIAN. Don't ignore this advice (all of it)

Good luck on exams tomorrow, 

Mom, Dad, and the girls.

---I know she means WELL, but THE random CAPS kills me. 

I like MY mom sometimes. 

xox,

loveACROSStheocean. 

july sixteenth.

Tomorrow is my last real exam, biochemistry first semester. Sunday I have marketing, which is a total joke. I have so much to look forward to this coming week, I'm really excited. 

Tomorrow night Yolie and I are going to see Jay Sean perform. This is a pretty big deal for us. "Ride It" is like our dance song. I can't even accurately guess how many times I've played it on repeat. It's going to be good. Saturday night is going to be chill, I'm making Yolie watch Madagascar for the first time. We were clubbing Tuesday and she showed me an outline of the tattoo she wants to get while we're in Paris. I said I'd go with her, then immediately decided I want a King Julian tattoo. I know some may say that deciding to get a tattoo of a fictional lemur from a children's movie after doing whisky shots is a poor life choice, but I would disagree. I have been infatuated with anything King Julian for five years now. I have no words that would do my love for him justice. We'll see if I end up doing it, because I haven't found a good spot yet. Sigh.

Right, so Sunday is my LAST exam, at 10 I think then we're DONE! A good portion of my entire group is meeting up in the afternoon at a really gorgeous rooftop terrace and drinking into the night. I can't wait!! THEN Monday is fantastic because I leave for Paris at 3 : D

Yolie and I are going for the week, I'm so insanely excited. I've been before, but it was chaperoned and we only spent two days there. It'll be nice to get to know the city more thoroughly. I'm sad that it's not for longer, but I need to focus on the time I do have. I want to live up every minute. I fly back Friday the 25th, And then Saturday at 6 AM my flight towards Michigan takes off. After an unnecessarily long layover in Amsterdam I get to fly to Detroit, finally! 

I'm really excited and grateful for the amazing opportunities I have. Off to be harassed by biochemistry, byeeeee!

xox,

loveacrosstheocean.

june fifteenth.

numbers are fun!

- I spent 8 hours on a train today.

- So that I could sign a paper, and be done in 15 minutes.

- In the past 48 hours I've slept 6 hours.

- In 5 days I'm headed off to Paris!

- I have 2 exams left.

- I've drank more whisky than I can quantify in the past 2 days. 

- It's 11.45 PM and I'm going to bed at a  hour for the first time in a while...

- Hours I plan on sleeping when in Paris... 10. There's so much logic behind this, mwhahaha.

xox, 

loveacrosstheocean.

july twelfth.

today gum disintegrated in my mouth, and I had a horrible look on my face to prevent it from going everywhere, which was unfortunate because the cashier at starbucks took kind of long, and probably thought it was directed at him. Sigh. 

I also witnessed a gypsy fight. INTENSE.

I'm in my bed, with too many pillows, cramps, The Holiday, my macbook, and an exorbitant amount of tissues. I hate feeling like I have no control over my emotions, and also when I fuel my hormones with the fire they need to make me blah. 

I love this movie SO much though. I remember when my heart was in a real bad place, how I felt that Iris Simpkins and I were one. How she was the ONLY one who could possibly understand me. This is most likely due to Kate Winslet's obscenely brilliant performance, the same one that encourages me to stick it out through Cameron Diaz's butchering of the beginning. 

Even now, when my heart is relatively mended, this movie finds ways to relate to other aspects, making me feel completely enthralled once again. Even if its main times are when I'm hormonally unbalanced. 

xox, 

loveacrosstheocean.

july eleventh.

keep keep keep keep keep keep rocking 

and keep knockin'

whether you Louboutin-ing or Reebok-ing.

♥ kanye.

xox,

loveacrosstheocean.

july eighth.

I have my second semester anatomy exam in seven hours, and I'm terrified. 

It's oral, and if I get subjects I don't know and can't babble about, which is a HIGHLY plausible scenario, everyone gets to watch my demise. I

I hate this feeling. I want to pass SO badly. ahh.

xox,

loveacrosstheocean

july fourth.

rawr rawr rawr. I wanted to blog every day this month, but being in the mountains with uncertain internet ruined that. I think I'll double post some days to make up for it...
Still in the mountains, still blah. Tonight is the last night I'm here, tomorrow at noon I'm leavinggggg : )
It wasn't as bad as I made it seem, really, but I don't have a lot of time on here so I guess the bad parts that stand out fly out of my fingertips faster (harry potter ♥)

xox,

loveacrosstheocean

july second.

this is the one where I sound spoiled.
I hate not having internet, I hate not being able to use my macbook, I hate that nature insists on flying, crawling, and sneaking onto me.
I want my apartment back, with my old routine, blahhh.
My friend just informed me that she gets scared at night and that she wants me to sleep in the same room as her.
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I want my own bed.
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xox,
loveacrosstheocean.