Jar of Paper Hearts: Archive

Feb 15th

Jan 12th

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The 25th year.

So I’m finally 25, probably the latest of all my friends to be, which secretly makes me happy as we grow older and mourn the days of our youth. I can now finally say that all my quarter-life worrying paid off, as this year started off with a bang—failed relationships, family drama, an ailing relative—and it hasn’t even been a month yet! This seriously has me worried for how...

Dec 8th

Nov 27th

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Nov 20th

“Expectation is the root of all heartache.”

– William Shakespeare

Nov 15th

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Nov 9th

One Day at a Time

So far October has proven to be a pretty trying month. What I thought would be a month filled with fun weekends and celebration were instead filled with tension-filled car rides and multiple therapy sessions with friends. It’s gotten so depressing that the swipe of a credit card can’t even erase the black cloud hovering over me. As if I wasn’t in a life rut already career-wise,...

Oct 25th

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Oct 24th

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Oct 22nd

Oct 17th

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Oct 15th

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“Sometimes the darkest nights give rise to the brightest mornings.”

Sep 28th

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London Calling, Day 9 3/4

So London really was just about a day and 3/4 long. But obviously I’m making a pun on Harry Potter because it was also our 9th day of the trip. When we were initially planning this trip, I didn’t care too much about London since it was an easy city to visit any other time. But, we had to fly out of there or Paris so London it was. We only stayed one night but surprisingly,...

Sep 23rd

Sep 22nd

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Roma! Days 7 & 8

Day 7 was packed. We hit both the Colosseum and Vatican City and ended up walking back from the Vatican all the way back to our hotel near the Colosseum. It was probably about 2-3 miles but in the hot sun, it felt more like 5. First on our list was the Colosseum. Though I’ve seen the historic site before, and wasn’t quite impressed by it—probably because it was sweltering hot...

Sep 21st

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Roma! Day 6

Rome. Probably one of the more hectic cities I’ve visited. I swear people here just throw caution to the wind when they drive, although it’s NOTHING like China. Now they are just nuts. We arrived in Rome in the afternoon and after settling into our hotel, followed a walk suggested by the ever-popular Rick Steves. It was a nice walk, starting at Piazza del Popolo, down Via del Corso...

Sep 15th

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Ciao Italia! Venezia, Days 4 & 5

Gosh I’m so far behind on these travel posts. I’ve already been to Hawaii since my last one. Anyways, Venice. It was the perfect in-betweener locale during this Europe trip. A little break of a city where we didn’t have to constantly worry about being run over by crazy drivers or getting lost on public transporation in the middle of nowhere. Oh but don’t get me wrong, you...

Sep 14th

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Sep 11th

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Sep 8th

Aug 31st

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Je t'aime Paris, Day 3

Last and final day in the city of blinding lights. We had a few more landmarks to see and left the rest of the day for leisure, meaning that was the only time we had to frantically shop for souvenirs. The last few days spent in Paris, we hadn’t really had a Parisian-type meal. This was mainly due to the exhorbitant prices and thinking that that money could be better spent elsewhere. None of...

Aug 30th

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Je t'aime Paris, Day 2

No Paris trip is complete without making a trek out to the Palace of Versailles. I personally think seeing it once is enough but since this was the family’s first Parisian excursion, it was now their turn. This palatial estate was notably home to King Louis XIV and later Marie Antoinette, and is most well-known for it’s gilded gates and expansive gardens. As much as I love strolling...

Aug 29th

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Aug 26th

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Je t'aime Paris, Day 1

Ahh, Paris. My love affair with this city began three years ago in ‘08 when I first had the chance to visit. Ever since then, anyone who knows me knows I’m obsessed with the darned place. When I see anything decorated with the Eiffel Tower or hear anything French, I sigh that contented little sigh that brings me back to that beautiful place. Not only was the city itself...

Aug 26th

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Taipei for a day

So my mom works for this airline based out of Taiwan. Before anyone gets too excited about the endless possibility of free flights, there is a catch. All flights go through Taipei. To get to Paris, I took a 12 hour flight from SFO to Taipei, had a 16 hour layover, and then another 12 hour flight to reach my final destination. This is what it felt like. Just kidding. But those two girlies were...

Aug 25th

Vacation, schmacation!

Let me first preface this and the following travel posts by warning everyone that I am not in the right “after-vacation mindset” that I should be in. You recognize the kind—the overly happy, satisfied, ‘I’ve-just-been-doing-nothing-but-having-fun’ types that literally have just been back from doing nothing but having fun. Blah, I wish that was me. Our trip to...

Aug 25th