20歲出頭的你是那麽年輕和充滿朝氣。從小跟著家裏信摩門教的緣故,到了上大學的年紀,你自然的進了BYU。這是一所有著較為嚴格的宗教氛圍的私立學校。在校橄欖球隊,你認識了啦啦隊的她,一個如花似玉的女孩子…她有著長長的烏黑的頭發,細白的皮膚,健康勻稱的身材,還有,夢幻般的笑顏。那時的你笑容裏總充滿了陽光和自信,你們開始約會了。按照摩門教的規定,[
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JustcamebackfrommyfirstEuropeantrip,havetowritesomethingaboutit…Spent12days–myfirstvacationinthepastfiveyears–inParis,StockholmandOslo.WhyStockholmandOslo?Well,becauseofLars–Iliketravelingwithlocalpeople,soeasyandalotmorefun.LarsandImetatParisairport,IcamefromSFOhecamefromSweden,ourtripstartedwithanicehug.Parisisacitythatissounforgettable.Buildingsareallwhite,restaurants,stores,fashion,women,m...[
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Whataday.Notmanydayslikethis,sointimate,sorich,somuchgoingon.Inthemorning,Jennifer’sassistantemailedmeblamingusfortheconfusingcommunicationinsteadofthinkingabouttheirowninternalmanagementmess.Iemailedback,notahappystart.FollowedbyVikki’s2emailssayingtwoworkstheysenttousonMondayhadtobecancelledandsenttosomebodyelse.Why?Don’tknow.Iresponded.Irespondedinawayofshowingmyunderstandingandstilltryingto...[
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My10-dayeastcoasttripfinallyended.Pleasedon'ttakemewrong.Ienjoyedeveryminuteofit.Butsomehow,Iwisheditwasendedbeforeitstarted-maybetiredoftraveling.WenttoNYstate-Middletown,AlbanyandGeorgeLakefirst.TheNYSBA2006fallannualmeeting.Hadgreattimelisteningtospeaches,lookingatthecolorofNYaswellasgettingtoknownewpeople.Onehourwanderingonthelake,neversawanythinglikethat.Sunday,drove5hourstoNJ,thecolorkeptcha...[
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Iwanttorecordthis'unusual'experience-anexperienceyouonlycanimaginefromamovieoranovel,butithappenedtome.
LastFridaywasthelastdayIwasstayinginPortland.Aftertakingcareofmynewtenants(AlanandJulie),Iheadedtowardshuttlebus.IarrivedSunsetTransitCenterat9:30am.IgotontothetrainknowingthatIhadenoughtimetocatch11:48amflighttoSJ.Shortly,IrealizedIlostmycellphoneandwasprettysureitwasleftontheshuttlebus.Igo...[
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ItalkedwithLondatoday.Totallyamazed.
Londacalledmeat10:30ameven.Verypunctuate.Impressed!Sheasked“whatcanIdoforyou?”Ihaveonly15minutes,soIsaidhowaboutwesplitthetimeintoworkandpersonallife.Sowestarted.Shesaid“IseesomethingcominginOctober,bigchange.Youwillbemoreindependent.Useyournaturalsenseandcreativity.Workoutthingscasually.Shesensedworldwidestuff.Shealsomentionedthatthechangeis...[
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即使在美國生活了10年,每天也大量的收/發EMAIL,但對英文的投入總比不上中文.以往的經驗是,買回來的英文書往往得不到"善終"-沒有看完就放在一旁.而對中文書,即使是再垃圾也看得津津有味.每每慚愧.
有過幾次這樣的經驗後,決定改變看英文書的方法-去書店.我喜歡Barnes&Noble.去書架隨便流覽,取一本想讀的書和雜誌,買一杯咖啡,看上幾章.一本書一般一次看不完,就留著[
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BelowisanemailfromafriendWinnie-livinginVancouverBC.Blakeisherhusband:
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Nowthebearstory.ItwasonFriday,July28.BlakeandIwereoutsideourplaceinWhistlergettingreadytogoforabikeride.Allofasuddenthedogfromthehousenextdoorwasbarkingfuriously.Welookedandsawabigbeareatingouto...[
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都說一個人的世界是不完整的,所以人會願意有個伴,不論是為了心還是為了性。找“伴”的方法通常是自己找或別人介紹。在美國,各個年齡層中,都有不少單身族,尤以30-45歲居多.有沒結過婚的,有離婚的,也有分居的.除了親戚朋友的熱心介紹,他們也會去單身俱樂部“singleclub”找意中人。和美國的其他business一樣,singleclub的”businessmodel”也多種多樣.
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