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~*Alyssa*~

About Me

I proudly call North Carolina my home. Durham raised me with tolerance and love. Raleigh has allowed me to see the world. Emerald Isle slows the chaos and keeps me sane.

Alaska made me humble. Her people taught me how to live fully. The mountains taught me how to be quiet. And listen.

Antarctica has shown me how fragile our planet really is. The people, the journey, the lessons have changed me forever.

Exploring the ends of the earth and the depths of the ocean is what i'm convinced I was born to do. And I will do what ever it takes to pursue this path every day of my life.

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My Blog

Pachuca Sunrise

Midnight on a beach in the Mediterranean And I miss you Even here, taking it all in The sand, silvered, carries the moon on its shoulders Is it possible to put this night to tune, and move it to you? ...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:49:00 GMT

That little obsession I have..

..with ultimate.. is at an all time high!I had reached an unacceptable minimum in my playing of this glorious sport from May/June/Julyish, but now that I am in Raleigh for longer than 2 consecutive da...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:03:00 GMT

Bonnaroooo

WAS AMAZING.20 total hours of driving... 4 days of no showering.. 14 hours of music every day.. Hippies.. HEAVENSo after taking us 4 HOURS to get IN to the freakin' festival the music mania began.&nbs...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:17:00 GMT

My Team

So I just spent the last two hours doing this because I can't do school work anymore.  I sorted through the pictures of all of them and found my favorites for each person, including some group pi...
Posted by on Fri, 04 May 2007 20:40:00 GMT

Regionals

I will begin with the end.. by saying that we finished fourth. I'm sad.. bummed.. disappointed.. but I can not say that I am upset or angry.  My teamates played amazing.  Two in particular,...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 22:11:00 GMT

Look at this big eyed fish

Just got Rhapsody.  It's cool.. you buy a subscription and have access to all the songs in the library (as long as you're connected) and if you decide you want to burn it, etc., they you buy it f...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:00:00 GMT

Recurring Life theme #57

Today I accepted Dr. Thomas's offer.  I'll be doing field work in Antarctica.Which means I also had to tell Dr. He that I will not be working with him.  He was upset and confused by my decis...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:12:00 GMT

Got the Drake Passage Blues

Just when I thought things were settling down in my life.. it seems I have been thrown yet another curve ball.Yesterday I received an email from Dr. Carrie Thomas here at State... and wouldn't you kno...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:44:00 GMT

Decisions

Yesterday I was offered a fully funded graduate assistanship by Dr. Roying He here at State (check out his website.)  Tuition = paid.  Research = paid.  His projects would give me the o...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 15:27:00 GMT

Southerns

CAUTION: REALLY LONGOur favorite tournament of the year lived up to all expectations once again.  We camped out.. played hard.. danced like crazy.. owned the party.. and came out 2nd out of 30 te...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 22:31:00 GMT