Author: Emily Sara Smucker
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MOP April 9: Switching Colleges (Again)
There’s something that I’ve been avoiding writing about on my blog: I quit going to the University of Oregon and started going to Oregon State instead. It’s not a big deal, but I don’t like to talk about it because when I tell someone I switched, their first question is, “why?” And I never quite…
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MOP April 3: A Rant about Culture and Humanity
Blast, the evening is running out and there is a continuous rant about culture that is buzzing through my brain. It’s difficult to turn brain rants into coherent blog posts. But I shall try. This term I’m taking a class on African anthropology. The teacher has a great grasp on culture, and I enjoy the…
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MOP April 1: Meeting the Princess
Although last year I pulled off one of my best April Fools Day pranks ever, this year was kind of a dud in that department. My physics professor told us that Hillary Clinton was breaking up with Bill. That’s about as exciting as things got. Honestly, I didn’t have time to think up a great…
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The Month of Posting (MOP)
For the month of April, a few of the Smucker ladies are embarking on a blogging project. Nothing too fancy, but I plan to post every other week day, with Mom and Jenny filling in on the other week days. Today Mom said, “so, like, are you going to write a post introducing the blogging…
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Fame, and idolatry, and Zayn Malik, and God, and me.
Today when I got on twitter I saw that the BIG NEWS of the moment was that Zayn Malik, one of the members of the popular boy band One Direction, was quitting the band. Big deal, right? I’ve often wondered how someone with any musical integrity at all could be in a band that is…
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Failures and Triumphs for All
Some days I am just SO THANKFUL to find an inch of tea left in my travel mug. I’m not sure if I can play the “I’m so busy!” card because I’m really not THAT busy, just stuck in a body that tends to crash into a fatigue puddle after 2:00 pm. Which is, unfortunately,…
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Christmas and Holiday Happenings
Merry Christmas! Christmas Day began at 1:00 am, with someone banging frantically on the balcony door. And it wasn’t Santa Clause. My family went to the beach for Christmas this year. Amy, Jenny, and I got the master bedroom of our rental, the idea being that we could all sleep in the giant Queen-sized bed.…
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The Best Stories are Held in the Eyes of the People Who Ride the Bus
I was exhausted when I climbed onto the bus Tuesday afternoon. I sat down next to a young sophisticated college student and zoned out, lost in my own tired thoughts. “I like your hair style.” I looked across the college student to the woman with yellow hair on the other side of her. “Thank you,”…
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Short Bites of Thailand Life
The Bathroom I love Thai food, but unfortunately Thai food does not always love me. At a restaurant the other day, while sampling a delicious concoction of liver, cilantro, and mint, my insides began protesting, and I knew that I had to find a bathroom. Now. Making hasty excuses to my dinner companions, I dashed…
The Girl in the Red Rubber Boots 