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@5 days ago with 469 notes

So I went to the park today and played with my camera. I’m not freakishly obsessed with myself, I just…. had no other model…. right. anyway.

So I realized AFTER I took most of my posed selfcams that my camera was on manual focus -____-; so they turned out not focused. And my biggest lesson of the day is that I need to invest in a polarizing filter…. :( Needless to say, my photos did not turn out great at all, but I learned stuff about my camera! And I took timed continuous photos, which means nothing except that I get to make cool GIFs. Next time, I must bring a friend. And use a filter when it’s sunny out T_T

@2 weeks ago with 7 notes
doctorswithoutborders: Haiti Unprepared in the Face of Resurgent Cholera Cholera cases are on the rise in Haiti following the onset of the rainy season, and the country is not adequately prepared to combat the deadly disease, the international medical humanitarian organization MSF said today. “Too little has been done in terms of prevention to think that cholera would not surge again in 2012,” said Gaëtan Drossart, MSF head of mission in Haiti. “It is concerning that the health authorities are not better prepared and that they cling to reassuring messages that bear no resemblance to reality. There are many meetings going on between the government, the United Nations and their humanitarian partners, but there are few concrete solutions,” he said.Photo: Patients affected by cholera receive treatment at an MSF cholera treatment center in Port-au-Prince. Haiti 2011 © Frederik Matte/MSF

doctorswithoutborders:

Haiti Unprepared in the Face of Resurgent Cholera

Cholera cases are on the rise in Haiti following the onset of the rainy season, and the country is not adequately prepared to combat the deadly disease, the international medical humanitarian organization MSF said today.

“Too little has been done in terms of prevention to think that cholera would not surge again in 2012,” said Gaëtan Drossart, MSF head of mission in Haiti. “It is concerning that the health authorities are not better prepared and that they cling to reassuring messages that bear no resemblance to reality. There are many meetings going on between the government, the United Nations and their humanitarian partners, but there are few concrete solutions,” he said.

Photo: Patients affected by cholera receive treatment at an MSF cholera treatment center in Port-au-Prince. Haiti 2011 © Frederik Matte/MSF

@3 weeks ago with 82 notes

lol funny and true video

@1 month ago

Oh MY GOODNESS!

His name is Gabriel Angelo. I just saw a video of this 12 year old boy on Ellen. Except he’s not really a boy, he’s an old man from the 50’s inside a 12 year old’s body in 2012. He plays trumpet (cornet) and tap dances at the same time on the streets of San Fransisco.

He’s incredibly bright, well-spoken, extremely well dressed (always in a classy suit), and so passionate! Even if he plays/dances the same things over and over again, there’s so much joy and passion in what he’s doing.

http://youtu.be/iftVS0Mlh4A
(Watch the Ellen interview, too. His personality is really addicting.)

His courage to play in front of people and not care about they say, his love for interacting with others, the pure enjoyment of doing what he loves…. it’s all so evident. In many ways, he’s found something that adults struggle to find all their lives.

What a special little guy.

:)

@1 month ago with 8 notes
doctorswithoutborders: Malian Refugees Urgently Need International Aid Refugees from the West African country of Mali face insufficient levels of assistance in camps rife with disease and malnutrition where the looming rainy season will further complicate the deployment of aid, the international medical humanitarian organization MSF said today. One-hundred sixty thousand Malian refugees living in camps in neighboring Burkina Faso, Mauritania, and Niger are in urgent need of international assistance, particularly food distributions, MSF said. MSF teams working in the camps are treating children suffering from malnutrition. “Food insecurity is a threat both for the Malian refugees and for the host communities, which are already suffering from poor harvests,” said Malik Allaouna, MSF director of operations. “Only food distributions in sufficient quantity and quality will prevent children’s nutritional condition from further deteriorating.” Photo:Young Malian refugees in one of Burkina Faso’s refugee camps. Burkina Faso 2012 © Aurelie Baumel/MSF

doctorswithoutborders:

Malian Refugees Urgently Need International Aid

Refugees from the West African country of Mali face insufficient levels of assistance in camps rife with disease and malnutrition where the looming rainy season will further complicate the deployment of aid, the international medical humanitarian organization MSF said today.

One-hundred sixty thousand Malian refugees living in camps in neighboring Burkina Faso, Mauritania, and Niger are in urgent need of international assistance, particularly food distributions, MSF said. MSF teams working in the camps are treating children suffering from malnutrition.

“Food insecurity is a threat both for the Malian refugees and for the host communities, which are already suffering from poor harvests,” said Malik Allaouna, MSF director of operations. “Only food distributions in sufficient quantity and quality will prevent children’s nutritional condition from further deteriorating.”

Photo:Young Malian refugees in one of Burkina Faso’s refugee camps. Burkina Faso 2012 © Aurelie Baumel/MSF

@2 weeks ago with 100 notes

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@3 weeks ago

Phrases I wish people would stop using…

3. “That awkward moment when…”

Okay, it doesn’t bother me all the time. Some people are really funny and the sentences are actually pretty funny. It’s just that it’s so flipping overused. Most of the time, when people use this phrase, the situation they’re describing isn’t even awkward at all. Seriously, you can just tell your story without adding that line. If you can’t justify the moment as being awkward without using that phrase, then most likely, it’s not actually awkward.

2. “Cool story bro.”

I get when it’s used and why people use it. It’s a funny way of saying “…. you’re not funny” or “okay nobody cares” but it annoys me so much more when people say “cool story bro”. Actually, the word “bro” bothers me when it’s over used. You’re not cool because you call your homie a bro. You don’t sound hip and with it when you refer to all your little pals as bro. And it’s ESPECIALLY annoying when guys overuse it so much that they start referring to girls as “bro”. I’m not your FREAKIN’ bro, got it?

1. “Like for a tbh”

Wtf?! Doesn’t tbh stand for “to be honest”?  So “like for a to be honest”? What… I’m either not understanding this internet-lingo-joke… or…. something. It just needs to stop being used. “Like for a tbh I lovez de Justin Bieberzzzz”. Shut up.

Lol I’m so mean.

@4 weeks ago

Crazy

I’m going crazy.

I miss mom’s food, my grandma’s food, and food in general from Korea so much. I miss all of it so much I’m actually going crazy. I’ve been thinking about how much I want my moms food/food from Korea all flipping day. I keep eating to try to get rid of this craving, but it’s not working. (I’ve only filled myself with healthy food today so at least I’m not getting fat/clogged arteries)

But gah. It’s more than just a food craving. It’s a mix of food cravings, nostalgia, and missing my mother and grandmother.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SOMEBODY TAKE ME TO KOREA. RIGHT. NOW.

@1 month ago with 1 note

Exam Break

I am extremely unprepared for my exam tommorrow. But I need to sleep! When I was in first year and 3rd and 4th years told me they couldn’t pull all nighters anymore, I thought they were weak. But now I understand… I can’t stay up for days like I used to in first year. D: signs of aging…

Nyway, on my way home from the library today, I finished the last few pages of An Imperfect Offering - the book I’ve been talking about for the past semester. And oh man, the book was amazing. The best non-fiction I’ve read, and one of the best books I’ve read in general… not to mention the only class text I’ve read in full so far in university. I have so many thoughts swarming in my head that I’ll save for my written journal after my exams, but I’ll post a few words here for now.

This past semester, hrough the classes I’ve taken, the people I’ve met, and the struggles I’ve learned to face, I feel like I experienced a whole lot. I’m clearly not finished learning and I’m not sure if I found an answer to a single question I’ve been asking. Instead, I’ve come to a new set of questions. My biggest question currently being how I’m to balance my faith, my growing interest in global health and human rights, and the necessity of being a good student -_-;. Maybe my future career will involve finding a common ground in those things, and maybe my future will have nothing to do with those.

I don’t know if I’ve matured the past year, or what it means to become mature. I do think, though, that I’m definitely growing.

I think I’m just being repetetive now and I don’t know how to exress my thoughts through words… as always.

I think that’s a sign for me to sleep now to organize my thoughts and rest before my exam.

Wish me luck!!

@1 month ago with 2 notes