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  • Love My Three Tattoos

    I already have three tattoos. Two are on my lower back and one is on my left arm. They are meaningful to me and very nice. I always think carefully about what I want before getting them. I think that since they are permanent, you really need to be responsible about what you get and…

  • Loving Activities

    What activities do you lose yourself in? I lose myself in listening to music, travelling, taking pictures of nature, reading, writing poetry or personal essays, sleeping, watching YouTube videos, dancing, self-reflecting, baking, cooking, forest bathing and daydreaming. I am very much into these activities in various points in time and I enjoy them so much.…

  • Story of My Middle Name

    What is your middle name? Does it carry any special meaning/significance? Actually, Maria is my middle name. I was given this name because my father said he liked Latin names. In a past ESL center here in Shanghai, I was known as Teacher Maria for more than three years. When I changed to another center,…

  • Post Traumatic Memories

    Dreaded nightmarish reality police tape encircling home barricading any normality insane dreaded footsteps STOMP STOMP STOMP BANG BANG BANG BARK BARK BARK Pounding on each residency As if it housed inmates It commenced upon us. This ice shivering terror Remains swimming in me As I decontaminate its bruise Upon my delicate psyche. Blood still pumps…

  • My Opening Sentence

    You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence? My life didn’t follow a traditional, cookie cutter trajectory. Maria Mocha

  • 3 Things Necessary to Me

    What are three objects you couldn’t live without? I could not live without clean water, clean healthy food and music. Maria Mocha

  • Step Outside of Comfort Zone

    What experiences in life helped you grow the most? Stepping outside my comfort zone to do different, unique things are the experiences that have helped me grow the most in life. Going overseas, living and working overseas in a new career, trying to learn and speak a new language, somewhat, all of these challenges continue…

  • Yes, I Do, Mostly

    Do you enjoy your job? I do enjoy aspects of my job. I am a kid’s ESL teacher in Shanghai, China and have been teaching here almost a decade now. It is always challenging, kids never cease to bring something new to deal with each day, and I like seeing them grow. These are the…

  • Saying Goodbye to Parting Friend

    Describe the last difficult “goodbye” you said. A good friend of mine moved back to the US. We said goodbye in January. We parted ways before both of our tears could flow heavily out. That was very difficult, and my heart felt so sad. Those are poignant moments in life when we know how much…

  • What do you enjoy doing most in your leisure time?…

    Sleeping is what I enjoy doing most in my leisure time. Our human bodies need rest and some of us need more rest than others. I have been a person who has loved sleep all my life. I am just wired that way. So, this is my favorite thing to do in my leisure time.…