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Creating a Space for Yourself: An Introduction
Today was my first day of teaching for the 2021-2022 school year, + once again we are teaching online. This is going on 3 school years...
Mallory Bjork
Aug 16, 20214 min read
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Waking Up in Subic
the jungle is my backyard--I watch the monkeys walk my fence like a tightrope the sunlight-filled windows warm my soul, chilled by an...
Mallory Bjork
Mar 12, 20211 min read
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Journeying Back to The Philippines
It's a sunny Thursday afternoon + I have just finished teaching my classes for the day. I sit here with a gorgeous sunflower from my love...
Mallory Bjork
Mar 5, 20213 min read
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My Winter Rose
We lived in paradise, you + I where tropical birds sang sweet melodies in fruit trees, freshly painted sunsets hung nightly over the...
Mallory Bjork
Feb 24, 20211 min read
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Winter's Rose
Today, in the Philippines, it's my boyfriend Enric's birthday + gosh it just pains me not to be there! Not only am I not there, but the...
Mallory Bjork
Feb 21, 20213 min read
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February 14, 2021
Ang Valentine ko, I'm writing to say, "Happy Valentine's Day" I bought a plane ticket--I'm coming home to you--to the beautiful islands...
Mallory Bjork
Feb 13, 20212 min read
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Puppy Therapy: How My Family's COVID Puppy Brings Joy to My Daily Life
With the isolated quarantine life over the past year, I'm sure you've heard of people getting pets to keep them company, + my family is...
Mallory Bjork
Feb 5, 20213 min read
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What My Boyfriend & I Have Learned From Our COVID Long-Distance Relationship
The last time I was with my boyfriend, Enric, was on March 14, 2020. He had come to visit me because there was talk that the city of...
Mallory Bjork
Jan 8, 20217 min read
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Starting 2021: Where I'm At
I took a hiatus from blogging for over a month (depression during the holidays + when you're trying to finish your online semester of...
Mallory Bjork
Jan 1, 20212 min read
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To My Quarter-of-a-Century Self
You probably gathered from the title that it's my 25th birthday today! In light of this new milestone and the fact that we're on the cusp...
Mallory Bjork
Nov 24, 20205 min read
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The Anxiety of Living in Limbo
2020 has been a year of waiting. I know everyone reading this can relate in their own ways. When COVID first hit in the Philippines, I...
Mallory Bjork
Nov 21, 20204 min read
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