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In My Four Years Away

Posted: July 22nd, 2008 | Filed under: Lists, My Life |

I had seizures on planes.
I lost my luggage.
I said goodbye to my parents.
I met weird Americans.
I met fun Americans.
I made a Kuwaiti friend.
I took photographs.
I was diagnosed with epilepsy.
I payed bills.
I accidentally ate pork.
I rode the bus.
I overdosed (my medication).
I chatted with cab drivers.
I petted a seeing-eye dog.
I caught fire flies.
I made mistakes.
I was the designated driver.
I danced in the rain.
I road-tripped.
I donated blood.
I was put on probation.
I woke up to sounds of trains.
I rode an ambulance.
I did laundry.
I defrosted the fridge.
I flew over 200 hours.
I made the bed.
I made best friends.
I went to concerts.
I fought with a professor.
I missed family events and funerals.
I turned 19, 20, 21, and 22.
I cried.
I laughed.
I learned.
I lived.

9 Comments on “In My Four Years Away”

  1. 1 Delicately Realitsic said at 1:10 pm on July 22nd, 2008:

    great post ;>

  2. 2 NoNoWa said at 2:38 pm on July 22nd, 2008:

    Very nice post!

    Life brings u ups and downs…but experiences that can never be forgotten!

  3. 3 shurouq said at 4:18 pm on July 22nd, 2008:

    And most importantly, you blogged ;)
    May you never cry again :*

    (Your word verification thing says “zbeidi”.. it got me drooling)

  4. 4 Intlxpatr said at 5:07 pm on July 22nd, 2008:

    I love this post. I laughed out loud at “defrosted the refrigerator.” The first letter I got from my mom said “Oh no! I just remembered, I never taught you to do laundry! First, you separate the light clothes from the dark. (It was already too late. :-( )

  5. 5 Laialy_q8 said at 8:53 pm on July 22nd, 2008:

    and many mooooore experience that are only bigger and better to come inshallaa

    yalla we garra meet now :)

  6. 6 snookie said at 4:48 am on July 23rd, 2008:

    Delicately Realistic, thanks :]

    NoNoWa, thanks.. and also no regrets

    shurouq, thanks.. i’m drooling with u!

    Intlxpatr, i can’t tell you how many simple things i had to ask my mom about.. haha.. some of them were even stupid. p.s. i do all my laundry together (colors, darks, lights, whites, jeans) and put them in the colors cycle.. everyone comes out ok! :D

    Laialy, it’s only a matter of time :) u’ll know when i’m back home!

  7. 7 MacaholiQ8 said at 4:46 pm on July 27th, 2008:

    Does that mean you finished school? If so then congrats and good luck!

  8. 8 snookie said at 7:33 am on July 31st, 2008:

    just ONE week left and inshalla it will be forever :D thanks!

  9. 9 miraGe said at 4:23 pm on August 15th, 2008:

    ”I turned 19, 20, 21, and 22.
    I cried.
    I laughed.
    I learned.
    I lived”

    I am soo relating to this, loved the post! im still stuck at the turning 21 part, i hate my brithday without family! glad to hear your done thou! ;)

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