Word: souvenir
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...genuinely happier and more relaxed in warm, sunny climates. But then I think of the first days after spring break, and it's finally nice outside, and everyone is so happy. What's more, as a friend remarked to me last spring, "everyone is so hot," with their souvenir tans and the sunshine on their short-sleeved arms. Would we appreciate these days so much if we had them all year round? It seems unlikely that a sunny, 80-degree day inspires quite the same euphoria at the University of Florida...
...child from a prominent family has a beer-and-booze party in the backyard while Mom and Dad are not home. There is the boy who dived into drugs and death threats and knives last year after his good friend died, the boy's soft, slashed wrist a souvenir of his journey through grief. He keeps in his planner the business cards of the hospitals that have treated...
...your next vacation, think about taking a trip that will provide you with a lasting souvenir--knowledge and expertise...
...Souvenir French astronaut Jean-Pierre Haignere took when abandoning...
...first time I saw the snow globe collection after it was unpacked was Thanksgiving break. I went down the stairs to retrieve something for my mother. Turning a corner, I found myself presented with an elaborate configuration of plastic domes. My mother had unpacked them. Look, I thought, a souvenir of every place I've ever visited--every amusement park rollercoaster I've ever been on. What is it doing here? It belongs on the second shelf of my bookcase, in my bedroom...