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Hello world!

[wow, realizing that the entire world could potentially read this is filtering much of my thoughts].

Just finished my second year of college and am going to study abroad in Australia in three weeks! I hope this will be a place where I can document my thoughts and experiences, as well as share my adventures with loved ones back home (without resorting to social media). Looking forward to posting often! Until then...

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