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mo thoughts
If you're looking for a good read, might I suggest "This is Water" by David Foster Wallace, anything that starts with "Harry Potter" by J.K. Rowling, or perchance "The Color of Law" by Richard Rothstein? Not that I don't have faith in my writing ability, but I just want to prepare you that what you are about to experience is nothing like any of the aforementioned pieces. That being said, read on.
keep moving forward
It has been three months since I last stepped foot on Albanian soil. Somehow it feels like eons and seconds simultaneously. So, as I...
Mohri Exline
Jun 16, 20207 min read
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when reality sets in
I've been home a little over a week. It seems I've aged years in the months since I was last home. It seems the world around me has done...
Mohri Exline
Mar 28, 20204 min read
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life without warning
I began this post mere hours before our worst fears were confirmed, we were being evacuated. Because of that, what you're about to read...
Mohri Exline
Mar 19, 20206 min read
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mid-service overthinking
Today the volunteers that came before me are saying goodbye to Albania. I spent the weekend saying my own goodbyes and realizing some...
Mohri Exline
Mar 4, 20204 min read
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this Albanian life
I was talking with a friend of mine yesterday, spewing out all of the thoughts and feelings I have had as of late in response to his...
Mohri Exline
Feb 25, 20206 min read
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my favorite things
I want to preface this post with a couple of things. This past week has perhaps been the most draining week of my service thus far. I...
Mohri Exline
Feb 13, 20207 min read
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livin' la vida
I have this bracelet that I've been wearing for about 6 solid years now. It's one of those little rubber Lokai ones that are supposed to...
Mohri Exline
Jan 30, 20203 min read
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back in the thick of it
I woke up this morning and realized it was Tuesday, so I was due for some writing. This year, I am trying to be a little more...
Mohri Exline
Jan 14, 20203 min read
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wear sunscreen
This post is weeks in the writing, months in the making, so please bear with me as I reminisce over what just happened and all the...
Mohri Exline
Jan 7, 20208 min read
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thankful
There are some moments that bring the reality of my life crashing down on me. Most days I can go about my life happily, just feeling...
Mohri Exline
Dec 3, 20194 min read
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all things big and small
My time here has been marked with many revelations. Revelations about life, love, happiness, God, myself. Most recently though, my...
Mohri Exline
Nov 20, 20193 min read
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i said hey, what's going on
I was wondering if I would have time to get some writing done today. It has been a long few days, weeks, nearly a year really, but at...
Mohri Exline
Nov 13, 20194 min read
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it's the little things
I saw a quote the other day that said something to the effect of, if you don't change your direction, you might end up where you are...
Mohri Exline
Oct 22, 20195 min read
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home sweet home
It has finally arrived, my moment of freedom, and let me tell you, freedom is sweet. I have been living on my own for just 1 week, and I...
Mohri Exline
Oct 8, 20195 min read
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channeling my inner linn and curt
One of the best things about my job is that I am just literally here to say yes. I am here to nurture ideas that just need someone to...
Mohri Exline
Oct 2, 20193 min read
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pillows, pepper, and pretty stuff
As was probably abundantly clear if you keep up with my blog posts, I am not-so-patiently awaiting my moving date. In the last week, I...
Mohri Exline
Sep 17, 20195 min read
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the tales of sweet summer sweat
I want to start this post by telling you that I had a beautifully written introduction when I wrote this original post yesterday. ...
Mohri Exline
Sep 3, 20196 min read
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my midwestern roots
I am an American. This is a fact about my life that has always been apparent. It has been so much more apparent in the past months of...
Mohri Exline
Aug 19, 20197 min read
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poppies
The other day I got a care package from some of the sweetest of humans back home. Among the things in this care package were two Carmex...
Mohri Exline
Jul 31, 20195 min read
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culture shock
While I was in Athens last week, it became abundantly clear to me how much Albania has impacted me in the past six months. I stepped off...
Mohri Exline
Jul 24, 20193 min read
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beers by the river, and so so much joy
I heard somewhere that a home is not about a place, but rather the people you share it with. I've been existing here in Çorovodë for a...
Mohri Exline
Jul 16, 20195 min read
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dancing at sunset
Last night I went out for my nightly xhiro, and I ended up at the Kasabashi Bridge with a friend of mine. As the sun set over the bridge...
Mohri Exline
Jul 9, 20194 min read
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talk
I woke up this morning to a text from my father, "So, people are wondering if you are ok because you aren't blogging...." It was one of...
Mohri Exline
Jul 3, 20195 min read
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the things i know to be true
I have always had a sort of obsession with the idea of time. The idea that, in the end, all we really have is time, and what we choose...
Mohri Exline
Jun 19, 20193 min read
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me marr malli
I can't lie to you, there is very little that I miss about home. Of course, my heart aches with every swim meet or basketball game I...
Mohri Exline
Jun 11, 20195 min read
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say yes
I recently realized how strict my routine has become, or perhaps how strict some part of myself feels that it should be. It is easy to...
Mohri Exline
May 28, 20195 min read
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defense
One of the first conversations I had when I joined the rest of my A22 Peace Corps friends in Washington D.C. the night before we kissed...
Mohri Exline
May 22, 20194 min read
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when the going gets rough
I really can't remember how it started, but it became a bit of a mantra for all of us going through training that, "if we can just make...
Mohri Exline
May 14, 20194 min read
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lollipops
One month. I have been at my site for one month. One month of countless sneezes and endless wheezes. One month of kanionet hiking and...
Mohri Exline
May 8, 20194 min read
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living life in shqip
The other day it occurred to me how very different my life looks now. Of course the scenery has shifted, my schedule is largely centered...
Mohri Exline
Apr 23, 20196 min read
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struggle bussing it
I have always said that I love to be busy. This last week of my life has been just that: busy. However, amidst this business, the other...
Mohri Exline
Apr 16, 20194 min read
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looks like we made it
While walking home tonight, I started thinking about all the things that I wanted to write about in today's blog post. I thought about...
Mohri Exline
Apr 9, 20193 min read
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pst, for everything you've done, thank you
As I boarded the bus with a big group of guys headed to our PST site someone stopped me and told me, "soon you won't know how you ever...
Mohri Exline
Mar 26, 20195 min read
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positivity is not in my top 5
The other day, someone told me something that caught me off guard. They said, "You're positivity is contagious", to which I had no...
Mohri Exline
Mar 19, 20195 min read
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hard truths and random asides
I'm not going to lie to you, life in Albania has been good to me. I rarely want for things that I can't have. I am in love with the...
Mohri Exline
Mar 12, 20196 min read
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whispers of faith
During our time in our training site, my sitemates and I have been working with a youth group of some of the coolest, most generous,...
Mohri Exline
Mar 5, 20194 min read
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up a creek, without a shoe
A while back, I came to the realization that life is always better when I challenge my normal. I promised myself that I would never shy...
Mohri Exline
Feb 26, 20194 min read
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life these days
Hello, my name is Mori, and it has been one month since I've sat on a toilet seat. So, you're welcome for that little tidbit and partial...
Mohri Exline
Feb 19, 20197 min read
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the power of pebbles
About a year ago, this random app showed up on my phone. I think my sister bought it and it automatically loaded onto all of the phones...
Mohri Exline
Feb 12, 20193 min read
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in my shoes
So I joined the Peace Corps. Obviously there were a few expectations, like boarding a plane and moving to Albania for two years, but...
Mohri Exline
Feb 5, 20197 min read
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get lost
This afternoon I was on my way home from training and told myself I needed to go for a run. So naturally, I found a reason to run by the...
Mohri Exline
Jan 29, 20193 min read
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running on empty
Përshëndetje from Albania! I want to start off by saying that I've been blogging for 37 seconds, and I have already been prompted to...
Mohri Exline
Jan 25, 20193 min read
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