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Continue reading →: Love My Three TattoosI 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…
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Continue reading →: Loving ActivitiesWhat 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…
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Continue reading →: Story of My Middle NameWhat 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…
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Continue reading →: Post Traumatic MemoriesDreaded 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…
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Continue reading →: My Opening SentenceYou’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence? My life didn’t follow a traditional, cookie cutter trajectory. Maria Mocha
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Continue reading →: 3 Things Necessary to MeWhat are three objects you couldn’t live without? I could not live without clean water, clean healthy food and music. Maria Mocha
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Continue reading →: Step Outside of Comfort ZoneWhat 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,…
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Continue reading →: Yes, I Do, MostlyDo 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…
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Continue reading →: Saying Goodbye to Parting FriendDescribe 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…
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Continue reading →: 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…
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