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diego: do you know any spanish?

me: i know the one song, about the elephant.

diego: with that, my friend, you will conquer spain.

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I haven't had a job or a haircut in months. I don't own a cell phone or a television. I have no idea how much I weigh. There are no calories here, only energie. I may have completely forgotten how to drive. And how to show up for things on time.
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I wear pretty much the same thing every day since there are about twelve items of clothing in my closet, counting socks. I have had exactly two fast food meals since September. My time is my own when I get out of class.
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I'm not sure how much is in my bank account, and I don't have to balance my checkbook because it's on the other side of the Atlantic. The $20 bill I still had in my wallet when we arrived currently serves as an object of curiousity to show friends and acquaintances.
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I might never leave.