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MAGPIE
A lifestyle blog that's kind of a mess from a broad just doing her best
The magpie is a mouthy bird who hoards sentimentality, lives unabashedly, and will eat almost everything. That is me. I’m the magpie. Also my name is Maggie. See what I did there?
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When the familiarity-sickness and the ache of missing my family passes, sometimes being an out-of-state student is really like being a...
maggiemac
Sep 24, 20141 min read
5 Songs For Any Mood
Here’s the current songs I’m really into that are good for any mood- with a little kick to liven you up. 1. Naive by The Kooks 2. Heart...
maggiemac
Sep 16, 20141 min read
Reverse Culture Shock as told by Disney
I recently found a list of “How to Cope With Reverse Culture Shock” that we had discussed in one of my classes in France. It has proven...
maggiemac
Aug 29, 20143 min read
How Lucky I Am To Have Something That Makes Saying Goodbye So Hard. -AA Milne
Alternative Title: The Ramblings of a Traveller on the Eve of her Departure As people begin to leave, and of the 30-some long-term and...
maggiemac
Aug 9, 20144 min read
Some Graduation Pictures
Extended Title: Some Pictures from Graduation Because I Can’t Emotionally Handle The Fact That It’s All Over Emmanuel, my godson, and I....
maggiemac
Aug 1, 20141 min read
Church in Chambrun
I don’t really have much to say about Week Three of camp. I felt like I was just really doing a good job on Monday and Tuesday, like I...
maggiemac
Jul 27, 20143 min read
Week Two
Week Two This week went much better in general. We have quicker mornings and get class started well. Breakfast and lunch have become...
maggiemac
Jul 19, 20142 min read
First Week of Camp!
Alternatively Titled: Adventures in ESL Beginnings On Monday, armed with a team of 30ish eager teenagers from Grace Church in Carmel, we...
maggiemac
Jul 12, 20144 min read
July the Fourth, Registration, and Other Fun Times
Alternative Title: Adventures in Ex-pat Patriotism We had some really incredible last few days on campus! On Friday, we finally had our...
maggiemac
Jul 6, 20143 min read
Pic Dump #3
Some lush beauty from Fond Cheval The inside of the school in its classic Nehemiah blue. We’ll have it decorated and all ready to go by...
maggiemac
Jul 1, 20141 min read
Two Weeks in Haiti
Alternative Title: Adventures in the Two Week Marker As of today, I’ve officially been in Haiti for two weeks and away from home for 19...
maggiemac
Jun 30, 20143 min read
Being a Jo March in a Jane Bennett World
Alternative Title: Being an Elizabeth Bennett in a Meg March World Author’s note: Yeah, I know this one isn’t about Haiti but I’ve been...
maggiemac
Jun 26, 20144 min read
The Big One-Nine
Alternative Title: Adventures in Haitian Birthdays One of my favorite experiences yet in Haiti coincidentally occurred on my birthday. So...
maggiemac
Jun 25, 20142 min read
Pic Dump #2
Me and Widbelline (5 years old) with some of our staff in the background Fellow intern Madeline and Estande (Widbelline’s 3 year old...
maggiemac
Jun 23, 20141 min read
A Field Trip of Sorts
So we started our Sunday off with church, which is a big concrete building with some fans and windows right on campus. It technically...
maggiemac
Jun 23, 20142 min read
maggiemac
Jun 19, 20140 min read
NVM, Chambrun, and Fun Times
Welcome to my first official post from Chambrun, Haiti! It’ll probably be a little frazzled, like my hair right now. The weather here is...
maggiemac
Jun 18, 20142 min read
4 Days, Y’all
Alternative Title: Adventures in Training So I’m in Pennsylvania for training which consists of learning what the heck ESL is and...
maggiemac
Jun 12, 20141 min read
Maggie En Haiti
Alternative Title: Adventures in Anticipation In 23 days, I will fly out to Haiti to stay for two full months. What?! Wow! I can’t even...
maggiemac
May 24, 20142 min read
Finals: Round 2
Alternative Title: Adventures in the Bluth Family Guys, I just can’t. I have so much to do yet no motivation. But blogging counts as...
maggiemac
May 8, 20141 min read
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