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A Little Surface Scratching

My name is Julianne, but please do not call me that. Instead call by one of my nicknames according to countries. In America, people call me Julie or Jules. While the Japanese pronounce it like Jurie or Judy. In France, friends and family call my Julie, but it is pronounced very elegantly. (If you are an English speaker, don't even try it.) I'm a Yo-yo, which oddly enough is not a crazy person. Instead a Yo-yo is the name of Rotary Youth Exchange Student that has gone on exchange TWICE. Maybe I am a little bit crazy.

I will post the whole story on my website soon

Traveling, Japanese, Learning, Long Distance Running, Koto, Friends, Laughing, Staying in Touch, Making a fool of myself in 3 languages, School, Japan, Argentina, (Countries with suns in their flags), History, Skiing, Teaching English, Exploring, Dancing, Summertime, Tea, My 4 families: the Garners, Masaki's, Osaki's, and the Katou's, Cooking, Finding a new path while running, Talking, Tae Boe, excersise, Karaoke, Jersey Shore, Gaijin Spotting, Eating, Music, Biking, Hiking, Bungee Jumping, Roller Coasters, Making A Difference in The World, Writing, Not Having Regrets, Blankets, Filled Up Notebooks, Dreaming, Okonomiyaki, Loving and being loved, Bullet Trains, Cookie Dough, Orange Juice, Trident Blueberry Gum, sandy feet, Peanut Butter, sneakers, patches, pins, taking and being in pictures, maps, peace signs, tie dyed shirts, Australia, Yukata's, Hello Kitty Keychains, Snow days, Plum Blossoms, Thunder and Lightening on a summer night, freedom, Purikura, little kids, dollar stores, books, Bi-planes, Japanese castles, boats, feeling small when standing beside the ocean, the wake up I get from Morning Coffee, a little sunburn, dreaming in another language, swimming with dolphins, cruises, school uniforms, looking at old pictures, trampolines, White Water Rafting, Parasailing, having close friends on 5 continents, Life in Japan, Show tunes, trying to seek out the meaning of life, being a sister to an American a Japanese and an Argentinian

Julie Garner (add me! I love new friends!)

"Wherever you go, go with all your heart." -COnfucious

Pop a movie in and I'll watch it, it could be anyting and I'd probably enjoy it. The movies that I can watch over and over and over and over again are What a Girl Wants, Star Wars, Where the Heart Is, Pride and Prejudice, Jaws, Twister, Lion King, Finding Nemo, Legally Blonde...

It's difficult to distinguish who my favorite people are. I think everyone I have ever met has given me something to take from and learn about. From someone I meet for 2 minutes on a ski lift, to someone who has watched me grow and loved me in all the bad times and good times. I think my favorite people in this world are those that have taught me something about the world. My family, friends, teachers, host families, and anyone I have ever passed in a fleeting glance.

Future Florida State Seminole, Clemson Tiger, or Virginia Tech Hookie! International Relations and Japanese double major... future resident of the world. Hey, ya never know... I may end up staying in one country for more than a few years.

www.dreamerabroad.piczo.com

For exchange students: www.cultures-shocked.org :::: For NJ Rotary youth exchange: www.youthexchangenj.org