abby vanduker, 20, oklahoma

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invisible children
charity: water
liberty in north korea

et soudain, j’ai besoin d’eau. peut-être j’irai nager après mon examen demain.

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Squeaking swings and tall grass. The longest shadows ever cast. The water’s warm, and children swim. and we frolicked about in our summer skin.

Summer Skin by Death Cab for Cutie

Twenty-eight hours. TWENTY-FUCKING-EIGHT HOURS AND THIS SEMESTER IS OVER.
Twenty-eight hours, ten or eleven of which will consist of studying, about four of which will consist of taking two finals, and maybe five or six of sleeping- stand between me and the only season of four that holds me just where I like to be.

Late, late nights spent at the pool with my lovely co-workers, spontaneous road-trips, having slightly more than five dollars in my wallet at any given moment, summer hair, soccer, fresh strawberries, bare feet, awful tan-lines, new homes, novels, minimal clothing, and staying single for once- it’s all so close.

So, keeping all of this in heart and mind, I’m off to study for hour after hour after hour.
It will all be worth it. It will.
and hell, you and I, we’re so very, very blessed to have access to such an excellent education (even if it leaves us with vicious headaches, sleepless, and constantly stressed beyond belief).

Day 26: 26/1/10

My finger, immediately after I had held it above my head for a good ten minutes or so. Shortly after this I had to return to wrapping it up tight in my towel and holding it up to keep blood off the floor. Icky.
I am happy to be back in a pool, though. I need the water, it keeps me sane.