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Many people ask me “how did you get into running?” This is a question I still ask myself. Until the 10th grade, I was an avid horseback rider. I would ride my ponies, Ruby and Lulu, everyday after school and bring them to horse shows on the weekends. I would even go down to Wellington, … Continue reading How did I start running? Continue reading →

My family has instilled some superstitions to live by. These may seem a little crazy and out there, but I promise you, my family and many other Russians swear by them 1. Spitting or touching wood Russians believe in the evil eye and fear it. If someone compliments someone else’s child, health, future, or vacations; … Continue reading Top 10 Superstitions Russians Live By → Continue reading →

I have written in multiple posts about how much I love playing squash. Yea, I might have to take back that statement. My friends and I played a few games this past week and I have now realized, I. Hate. Squash. I lost handedly to two of my best friends and I am not happy […] Continue reading →

After having slept well, I get out of the bed to charge my phone that is completely dead. The adapter for my charger must be in my backpack. No, it isn’t. What about my luggage? No, the adapter to charge my phone is not here. Did I bring the adapter? NO, I didn’t. Marie gives… Continue reading IT IS, ACTUALLY. Continue reading →

You’ve probably heard a lot of people say how our modern works of fiction are heavily influenced by ancient Greek myths, but has anyone ever actually sat you down and shown  you the parallels? Unless you’ve studied the topic, you… Continue Reading → Continue reading →

Color To some who participate in the discussion of race and how to draw its boundaries, color is shrugged off as only surface tension. By surface tension I don’t mean relation to density, but more literally that color is a concept whose tension only permeates through an outer “surface” layer of racial issues. In my… Continue reading →

This week is going to be a bit of a spin-off from the theme of small game groups, as I take a look at a large Dickinson community game event. On Sunday I played a few games of Scrabble in… Continue Reading → Continue reading →

So my brother decided to blackmail me in the most malicious way imaginable. Some may call it funny, I call it evil. We are heavily involved in a fantasy football league and he threatened to read my blog posts to our grandparents if I did not complete a trade. I love my grandparents, but I… More Grandparents Read the Blog Continue reading →