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Connect Africa

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Visit Connect Africa's webpage to learn more about them My family sponsors a child in Uganda, he goes by Balex. He writes us letters and we write pack, we've sent a picture of our family to him and he's sent some of him and his aunt. It's really great to see him grow through his writing. We met the director of this program through our church and she spends most of her time in Uganda and she keeps us up to date on how he's doing, as well as everyone else in the community. It's truly amazing. Recently, Lynn taught the women how to bake, and they have made some wonderful cookies and other breads. A few months ago she brought back some peanut butter than they had made and it was amazing, my favorite peanut butter i've ever tried. Connect Africa is an amazing program who cares about the long term benefits of the community.

Today.....

Today is my last day as a sophomore at UMass Amherst & I am just overwhelmed with emotions, I am freaking out about my physics final that is later on today, I am already packed & I just have so much stuff. Also, this is my last year in a dorm while at UMass because I decided to rent a house off campus next year. Besides having a horrible roommate, I absolutely loved the dynamic of my dorm this year, it was calm & friendly. They had events in the basement, and we would all watch movies together, we would eat meals together, sit in the hallways talking until 2 am. It was really really peaceful & it warmed my heart. But at the same time, I am so ready to go home. I miss my family so much & I just don't want to be doing finals anymore, this was the toughest semester so far so I struggled which is more of the reason I want to leave so badly. But I made a lot of friends & also got a lot closer to the friends that I already had & that means a great deal to me

Favorite Series (that are on Netflix)

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Skins (UK) Dexter One Tree Hill Gossip Girl How To Get Away With Murder The Office Sense 8 The Carrie Diaries

Movies I Want To See/Rewatch

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The Spectacular Now The Lovely Bones Hanna Winter On Fire Stuck in Love Saving Private Ryan The Butterfly Effect Dead Poets Society The Shawshank Redemption

Spotify Playlists for Finals Week

xyzzzzz by Andrea Somoza: https://open.spotify.com/user/andreaso4/playlist/0PEBaUeEVmtTux8tc7mXIS Roots Revival by Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/0cpjMVagpkRrxLBhobs3uo Coffeehouse Blend by Filtr US: https://open.spotify.com/user/myplay.com/playlist/3MuEJg3XOTV0q8E48qCcLc these are the playlists I have been listening to while I try not to rip all my hair out while studying for finals, hopefully you enjoy them & they help you during the miserable experience of finals week

Top 7 Songs of the Week

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Close : Nick Jonas & Tove Lo Trouble-Stripped : Halsey Cry Baby : the Neighborhood Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time: Panic! At The Disco Unsteady : X Ambassador Oblivion : Bastille Buzzcut Season : Lorde

CHECK IT OUT

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My friend Alisina created a book out of a collection of his poetry, he is an amazing person, with a beautiful heart and mind. He deserves the world. He is so genuine, and I'm sure this collection is amazing. http://www.butterflycrossing.us/?product=butterflycrossing-book ....and we all know how I feel about butterflies.

Happiness

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I love laying on the grass & staring at the clouds, I love flowers, I love cats, walks, taking photos, I love drawing, I love singing, I love family get togethers, I love milk, I limes, I burgers, playing soccer, running, I love making people laugh, I love foreign films. I love learning how things work, I love car shows, I love taking things apart, the color yellow, "good night"s, looking at the moon, making knots, I love to sing in the car like a psycho, a weird love for cleaning, being wrapped like a caccoon (no idea how to spell this), I love cranberry tea, lemon tea, I genuinely do like making friends, i like road trips, I love red grapes, I love banana bread, I love Thai green curry, donuts, I love will smith, i like x-men, I like musicals a lot, I like wandering cities, I love bowling, I love pigs, I love riding my bike, i love sneakers, I pillows, I love the color black, I love bed & breakfasts, chocolate chip pancakes, I like rollercoasters, I like eating s