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At a crossroads

So here I am, sitting on the couch in my parents’ living room wondering how the hell I got here. Now that I’m out of college, I feel like that one shot in The Matrix where Neo tries to follow his mentor by jumping across the roof: moving forward but in slow motion. I just jumped from a ledge desperately trying to figure out whether or not I gave myself enough momentum to reach the other end. 

I’m taking a year between undergrad and grad, but now I’m starting to wish I had just sucked it up and applied during the fall semester of my senior year. I’ve got a good support system (thank goodness) and a job lined up for the summer but I am just so nervous. 

I feel like Evee, so many ways to evolve. Am I scared? probably. Am I gonna study for the GRE’s and take them anyway? hell yeah! Will I listen to a lot of kpop while I do it? Undoubtedly. 

I am so grateful to be where I am right now, but I don’t know how to leap into the unknown. And I don’t think anyone really does. I think that’s why I’m here, in slo-mo between two rooftops, one too far behind, and one almost too far ahead. 

Sorry for the rant, y’all! I love you, keep working hard, and rest when you can. 

And don’t worry, I’ll be okay 

Peace,

Lisa 

(ps. this is an accurate depiction of Kim Namjoon pulling me out of my own fear)

Boost your Spanish with more complex synonyms for words you already know

Here you have some words/expressions (in bold) that you can use to show off while speaking Spanish. A native will know them, but if you use these you will impress them. Also, in your writings these words will look quite good. NOTE: Some of them are quite formal and not used in conversations.

similar - semejante, afín, cercano, aproximado, símil, parecido (adj.) (similar)

parecerse - asemejarse, semejar, darse un aire, recordar a (to resemble)

divertido - ameno, entretenido (adj.) (fun)

difícil - peliagudo, arduo, espinoso (adj.) (difficult)

fácil - sencillo, factible (adj.) (easy)

empezar - emprender (to begin)

terminar - concluir, ultimar, finiquitar (to finish)

la misión -  la empresa, el cometido, la tarea, la labor, el quehacer  (mission, duty)

caro - costoso, prohibitivo (adj.) (expensive)

barato - asequible, económico (adj.) (cheap)

distraer, desentender, simular - hacerse el sueco (expression, lit.

to do the Swedish. To avoid doing something that you must do)

enfermo - aquejado, indispuesto, alicaído (adj.) (sick, ill)

la historia - el cuento, la leyenda, la fábula (story, tale)

el cotilleo - chisme, chismorreo, enredo (gossip)

aprender - cultivarse, formarse, educarse, empollar (to learn)

gustar - cautivar, embelesar (to like)

saber - estar al corriente, estar al tanto (to know about something)

siempre - perpetuamente, constantemente, continuamente (always)

malo - diabólico, maléfico, maldito, ruin, infame, sinvergüenza, insolente, maligno, malicioso, depravado, inmoral, pérfido (adj.) (bad, as in “a bad person”)

malo - nocivo, dañino, perjudicial, nefasto (adj.) (bad)

comprar - adquirir, obtener (to buy)

la tienda -el comercio, el establecimiento, el negocio, la botica (shop)

continuar -prorrogar, prolongar, preservar, aguantar, proseguir (to continue)

buscar - indagar, rebuscar, escudriñar, revolver (to search)

contestar - objetar, contradecir, rebatir, refutar, rechazar, disputar, discutir, argüir (to reply, as in refute)

abandonar - marcharse, desaparecer, largarse, ausentarse (to abandon, as in “to leave a place”)

feliz - radiante, contento, risueño, campante (adj.) (happy)

triste - afligido, apenado, desconsolado, abatido, entristecido, apesumbrado, desolado, deshecho, desamparado, mustio, taciturno, tristón (adj.) - sad

antipático - desagradable, enojoso, aguafiestas, pesado (adj.) (obnoxious)

la ciudad - la urbe, la localidad, el municipio, la población

 (city)

el país - la nación, la patria, el pueblo, el estado (country)

la familia - la estirpe, el linaje (family)

los padres - los progenitores, los ascendientes, los antecesores (parents)

la casa - el domicilio, la vivienda, la residencia, la morada, el inmueble, la edificación (house)

im acting like a bad bitch with resting bitch face whilst walking to uni but really im listening to chewing gum

Qué tal amigos de tumblr, hace poco aproveche las ofertas de Amazon y compré una lapicera nueva, además de unos plumones punta pincel.

Les dejo el link para que vayan a ver qué llevo en mi lapicera y cuáles son mis materiales favoritos hasta ahora.

https://youtu.be/kDr7U-OKyQg

it doesn’t matter how long it takes, just keep going, you’re doing great

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Today I discovered this writer’s tactic to face her fear of rejection and failure, and it’s honestly very inspiring?! This kinda rewired my brain and I feel everyone should read and think about it.

Read her short article here

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Lesson Twenty: Telling Time

Masterlist

Previous Lesson

안녕하세요 여러분! Today we are going to learn how to tell time in Korean! ⏰

시작합시다!

Hours

When telling time, you are going to be using both Native Korean numbers and Sino-Korean numbers. In the case of saying the HOUR, you would you Native Korean.

When you say the hour, four numbers are going to change their form a little bit and those numbers are 1, 2, 3, and 4.

하나 ~ 한

둘 ~ 두

셋 ~ 세

넷 ~ 네

To say the hour, you are going to be using this conjugation (시 = Hour):

Number + 시

Examples:

다섯 시 (5시) = 5 o’clock

여섯 시 (6시) = 6 o’clock

일곱 시 (7시) = 7 o’clock

여덜 시 (8시) = 8 o’clock

Minutes

In the case of saying MINUTES, you would use Sino-Korean numbers.

To say minutes, you are going to be using this conjugation (분 = Minute):

Number + 분

Examples:

구 분 (9분) = 9 minutes

십 분 (10분) = 10 minutes

십일 분 (11분) = 11 minutes

십이 분 (12분) = 12 minutes

Then, you just put the hours and minutes together! (Ex: 아홉 시 십삼 분 = 9시 13분 = 9:13)

Sample Sentences

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“공원은 오전 열시 반분*부터 오후 다섯시까지 개방된다.”

The Gardens are open from 10:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

열 (10) + 시 = 10 o’clock

반 (half) + 분 = 30 minutes

오전 = Morning, a.m.

오후 = Night, p.m.

다섯 (5) + 시 = 5 o’clock

*Instead of saying 삼십 분 for 30 minutes you can say 반 which means ‘half’.

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“그 열차는 두시 사십오분에 부산에 도착할 예정이다.”

The train is timed to reach Busan at 2:45.

두 (2) + 시 = 2 o’clock

사십오 (45) + 분 = 45 minutes

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“나는 보통 늦어도 일곱시까지는 기상하는 것을 규칙으로 하고 있어요.”

I generally make it a rule to be up by 7.

일곱 (7) + 시 = 7 o’clock