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...become “profoundly anti-intellectual.” “The idea of not being successful terrifies them, disorients them, defeats them,” Deresiewicz claimed. And in many ways, he’s right. As amazing as my summer at home has been, I can??t shake the gnawing anxiety that I might be compromising my education and my future...
...Wasn’t summer when I was supposed to ignore these things? I keep waiting for a spasm of homesickness, when the violins trill, the clarinets wail, and I suddenly remember how much I miss home. But it never comes. And the most frustrating fact is that I can??t pinpoint what I like about the city. Maybe that’s part of the appeal...
...really do me much good. I have no choice here but to live, not by minutes but by moments. In the States, time feels like it’s bearing down on me: I’m always running late, I should be eating lunch already, and I can??t possibly get it all done. But in Barcelona, every second is an opportunity. It’s noticing the one cracked tile on a mosaicked café tabletop. Or the crooked-toothed smile of that 20-something-pierced-lip chica on the Metro. Or the sickly-sweet...
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — Full from a monstrous and ridiculously inexpensive plate of omurice—which is, more or less, an omelet stuffed with rice—I can??t help but smile as T-Pain’s “Get Low” blasts from the Western-themed sports bar across the street from my apartment. Sitting in a sticky, hot room listening to music a few months past its prime, I might as well be at a Harvard dorm party...
...These small rebellions are pleasant reminders that people are still people. For all the differences I’ve seen between Korean culture and my own, I’ve also noticed that some traits are universal: Kids still hate getting homework, old folks still can??t stand loud teenagers, and cars will still honk after almost killing you in an ill-advised jaywalking attempt...