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After a few weeks of crazy, these are some shows I'm re-watching now:

Breaking Bad Six Feet Under The Sopranos Cowboy Bebop Community Arrested Development

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Hi there, how's it going?

Something I learned in London and found pretty interesting: there has been some speculation recently that William Shakespeare didn't actually write his plays. Historical evidence indicates that William Shakespeare was either an alias or a simple actor given the rights to the plays by 6th Earl of Derby, William Stanley.

To sum up the second theory-- playwriting and acting were discouraged and sometimes condemned during the 16th/17th centuries, especially by government officials. Thus, it could be possible that high-standing Earls or Dukes at the time would use alternative aliases when publishing their works to save their reputations. Some literary professionals are questioning Shakespeare's authenticity because the scope of language and themes throughout his plays exhibit high literacy skills that Shakespeare may not have actually acquired due to his simple upbringing. Common themes across the works concern government procedure, tragedy as a consequence for ultimate power, questions against the royal family, and many more matters that a simpleton may not be as involved with as an earl, such as the Earl of Derby, would be.

Ha, sorry for a bit of a depressing note-- here are a few comical things that happened to me last week.

During my stay in London, I became really good friends with this girl who invited me to join her and another friend on a trip to Berlin. We went last week and it was so nice! Weather was amazing and the city is just beautiful, hands down. There was a bit of a depressing note when we visited a concentration camp-- but another day for another entry.

Anyway, we were walking around the Brandenburg Tor-- pulling out our iPhones, taking pictures, etc. when we noticed these two guys in uniform approaching people with German and American flags. One of them saw that we were three Asian girls and approached us super excitedly. The three of us were walking away, but we looked because we were curious to see what he'd do next... lo and behold, he yells, "OPPA GANGNAM STYLE!" gets into straddle position and continues to do the dance. Smooth.

I can't believe I'm already going home.

Study abroad was definitely a fun, much-needed experience. As the day when my flight ascends looms closer, I spend a lot of time now reflecting my past few months here.

I have a collection now of all the souvenirs, photos, and transportation tickets I purchased or used. As I stash it all away, I think of all the days I've come home drenched from hard rain and walked out of my dorm at 5 AM to catch an appointment. I also think about the brightest day with new friends and the many sights that I will probably never see again.

This experience has been a little more than that though. Ever since I left high school, I have constantly wished for a better tomorrow. That I would be better than who I was yesterday, last week, or last year. But many of the conversations I have had were reality shocks: the person I am now is not the person I would like to be. When will tomorrow come if all I am today is who I was yesterday, last week, and last year? Even if I changed my name or where I lived, it wouldn't make me better. Even if I did all that, I'd still be me, just lost in London.