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Lila D.

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About Me

Hej Hej
Just returned from a year studying abroad in Uppsala Sweden. I'm still a bit of a nomad on the move at the moment, yet a student at Humboldt State University. Experiencing and learning as much as I can while I'm here and hoping to stay humble while I do it. I strive to be open and flexible, especially to adventure and change. Just riding the waves of life, working hard, and loving the water.

My Interests

Life, culture, geography, controversy, diversity, kayaking, health, running, river guiding, intellect, language, Swedish, snowboarding, math, philosophy, outdoors, photography, music, reading, cooking, water sports, anthropology, backpacking, climbing, traveling, swimming, experience is knowledge -all things in which I wish to master or spend more of my time on

"Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately I hate them!" -Albert Einstein

New Zealand:

The Venus Project, Jacque Fresco:

www.futurebydesign.org

I'd like to meet:

Anyone new, interesting, different, and crazy. Colorful personalities and individuality are essential. Meeting new and different people is one of my main drives, they interest me and keep me on my toes. I believe one figures out who they are, what they want, and who they want to be only through comparison of those surrounding them.

We must learn to understand each other and our differences; To master tolerance. "I want to see what you see"

Hell Ya Man

PIRATE SHIP!!! Need I say more

Television:

Sucking America dry by numbing us slowly

Books:

The Count of Monte Cristo, Black boy, Hemingway, The middle of Everywhere, the Jungle, Fast Food Nation, Bagdad diaries, Sophie's World

Heroes:

All the amazingly strong and self reliant women who are currently in my life, especially the river rats and muses

My Blog

My Newsletter

It's about that time and as I plan for graduation in May, wrapping my life up as a student, and preparing for the future I am naturally excited and overwhelmed. This is another new chapter to add to ...
Posted by Lila D. on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:03:00 PST

distaste turned to fire

How does one avoid bitter distaste after long periods of constant shock mixed with disappointment? If another’s actions have bewildered you so intensely and caused heart ache that never seems t...
Posted by Lila D. on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 08:48:00 PST

lacking purpose or passion?

Thinking through the frustrations of finding a lack of purpose is like pin pointing physical composition of moving wind and it's almighty master. Over the past few years, and especially this last summ...
Posted by Lila D. on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:40:00 PST

Ending the stay

This was my most recent group e-mail sent home: Dear readers,Well my time is ending soon. In less than 2 weeks (on Monday May 21st to be exact) I leave to fly into Good ol' San Fran. and return home f...
Posted by Lila D. on Thu, 10 May 2007 12:43:00 PST

The photos have arrived!

If you're interested in seeing pics from this weekends competition in Uppsala Sweden, and me in a yellow flirt boat playing during the competition in the very middle of the set of photos, go here: htt...
Posted by Lila D. on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:29:00 PST

Freshwater use in toilets!... För Helvet

Life is good In 30 minutes I leave to the pool near my house where I will roll around and around in a kayak in different manners till I feel I could adequately address being smashed with a huge river ...
Posted by Lila D. on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 08:37:00 PST

On the brink of the earth

The seasons are changing and it is well welcomed. But, as time passes I feel more and more disconnect with home. My contacts are vague and I fear I've lost connection with many people I didn't wish to...
Posted by Lila D. on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 03:08:00 PST

Joel's Cafe: My Swedish Getaway

There is a small quaint cafe which sits on a busy street corner along the river and a commuting bridge which crosses it. It is here that I can calmly look out upon this world of living they call Swede...
Posted by Lila D. on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 10:47:00 PST

There's No Snow!

I'm told by my Swedish roommates and everyone I have ever asked "When will the snow come?" that the snow to stay begins in the beginning of December. Well guess what... it is cold, it is dark, but it...
Posted by Lila D. on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 12:49:00 PST

Invisible Children

If there is anything I have learned from living in a socialist community for the last 4 months, it is that humans were meant to help one another survive, thrive, and build. We don't get any where nea...
Posted by Lila D. on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 12:19:00 PST