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More Than You Ever Wanted To Know About Me

It's been awhile since I last introduced myself round these parts, so I thought, 'hey, let's give it a go and show them what being perpetually Caroline is all about!' You're going to want to bash your own ears (or eyes) in after hearing my whole life history, so... have fun! Toodles!

I'm Caroline. I'm from North Carolina originally, but I'm not named after the state. I'm named after the state university's basketball team - UNC Tarheels. A week before I was born, the Tarheels won the '93 NCAA Championships. Thus began a lifetime of being a nervous wreck throughout March.

And yet, I don't have an athletic bone in my body.

SOMEHOW, I still became team manager of the varsity softball team here at my university. I didn't know the first thing about softball, but all my best friends were on the team and I went to every game anyway, so we just went ahead and made it official.

My family now lives in Texas. Houston, to be more specific. So I feel sorry for NO ONE who complains about humidity and heat and whatever, because you're not allowed to until you've lived survived a Houstonian summer.

I'm now a senior at Stanford. Northern California is a dream. Stanford's a dream. A really, really crazy, amazing, wild dream that I cannot believe for the life of me has come true. And I'm scared - really, really scared that my alarm clock's set to wake me up June of 2015, and I'm going to have to up and have a go at the real world. 

I'm a psychology major. It's made me neurotic. There's a whole post waiting to be written about what being a psych major does to a person. I also study communication. This isn't officially written anywhere, but my studies revolve around media, society, and culture. Really, how things like entertainment and social media and technology and all that good stuff affect our society - our education, politics, everyday lives, and vice versa as well. It's fascinating. I could write essays about it. Oh wait. I do.

Last year, I studied abroad at Oxford for a quarter. To this day, it remains the scariest and most rewarding academic experience I've ever had. Every day, I woke up to scenes straight out of Harry Potter and I was the happiest girl alive.

Then, this past summer I interned for NBC in New York, and let my inner Liz Lemon shine. 

I miss New York every day. I miss Europe every day. Needless to say, 2014 has been all about dreams coming true for this girl.

I am an ABC. As in, an American Born Chinese (although I do have to say, I'm quite the ABC network fan as well, do not tell the folks over at NBC!) - I go back to China quite often to visit my family.

It's somehow sparked within me an intense interest in Chinese history - specifically, the Qing dynasty. I read fanfiction about emperors and princesses and whatnot as my bedtime stories. 

I pretty much won the family lottery. My sister's my best friend. As are my parents.

But I also won the friendship lottery. I can count on one hand the people I consider to be my very closest friends, but I won't ever let them go. Ever ever. Especially because my love language(s) are: quality time, affirmation (of love), and gifts. 

Writing is my one true passion, I think. Primarily creative nonfiction. That's most likely why I love blogging so much.

But the two loves of my life are traveling and food. Which is why, if you asked me about my dream job, I'd have to say a food travel writer. 

Except the thing is, I'd be morbidly obese because I despise exercise with a passion. I like staying in bed watching Gilmore Girls way too much, which is exactly what I've been doing with all my free time in this past couple of weeks.

If you asked me what I could never give up ever ever ever, I'd say carbs and sweets. Emphasis on the carbs.

In fact, I went on a "diet"/"detox" that started on Monday, and had three pieces of chocolate cake by Monday night. I don't do well with limitations, you see.

My celebricrushes? Easy. Jennifer Lawrence. Kate Middleton. Jennifer Aniston. Mindy Kaling. Chrissy Teigen's quickly making it up there, too. Boy celebrities? Overrated. But Robert Downey Jr. is a beautiful human being. As is Captain Hook from Once Upon A Time.

I'm seriously one of the most laidback people you'll ever meet. I'll be the first to say that I have more flaws than strengths, but I will say that I do think I have a great perspective on life, which leads to me being stressed just about never. I do get deeply anxious about really stupid things, like crossing busy intersections and punctuation in e-mails.

The very last thing I do every day before I fall asleep is go through my Instagram feed. I avoid it all day, and get about ten minutes to go through an entire day's worth of other people's highlights & it's the perfect amount for me. (Although I get mad when Instagram cuts off the feed past 20 hours.)

Return the favor. Tell me all about yourself!!

19 comments

  1. I love this post! You are such a sweet writer! I love getting a little more insight behind the blogs I read. It sounds like 2014 has been one hell of a year with so many wonderful experiences (especially the NBC internship, although I think it should be a life lesson of everyone to be a little more Liz Lemon). I also graduate this summer and as much as I'm dreaming about evenings free of homework and being payed a real salary, it's also the scariest prospect I've ever had in my life...

    The What's In Between

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  2. i don't think i realized that you studied psych and comm. that's a really interesting combo. and i LURVE get to know you posts. i didn't know that's why you were named caroline! Carbs and sweets forever.

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  3. I love everything about this post except for the title, you see you called it "More than you ever wanted to know about me" which is simply not true as I love reading all about you my dear. I love Northern California as well, my family lives in Napa area and I look for every excuse to visit. I also have to confess I've never watched Gilmore Girls before but I know I would simply fall in love considering Alexis Bledel has always been a huge girl crush of mine. Yay I loved learning more about you beautiful!

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  4. I enjoyed this post very much! I followed you sometime this summer but I don't think I've gotten to known (except for the little facts I've picked up from post to post) you this well!

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  5. I visited Oxford when I studied in Wales. Did you ever go to an Evensong? Absolutely beautiful,

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  6. My parents studied abroad in Oxford and that is where they met! I loved this getting to know you post! After an afternoon of brunch and the museum half of this still came as a surprise!

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  7. Psych Major right here too. Currently pursuing my masters in counseling psychology. Sexual Disorders and human growth all in one term sends this girls head into a tizzy. Keep up the hard but super rewarding work!

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  8. Thanks for sharing, I love reading more about other bloggers and their backgrounds/careers. I love England and New York as well, and would love to live in either place. I am from Canada but currently live in LA.

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  9. this is a great post! we share so much in common! i was also a psych major and also a communications major, food and travel are the two loves of my life (well actually and reading hehe) and i have won the family lottery as well! great list, thanks for sharing!

    been reading your blog for a long time, (way from the beginning!) we just restarted our blog recently woudl love it if you check it out :)

    www.footnotesandfinds.com

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  10. Love the photo, and all the facts about yourself. Thanks for sharing!

    God bless,
    XO, Claire
    Http://www.littlemissfashionqueen.blogspot.com

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  11. I love that you're named after the team!

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  12. Well hey girl hey! I am from North Carolina too. I am in Charlotte. I love this post and your blog is awesome!!!

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  13. I enjoyed reading this post. Nice to meet you!
    I am a SAHM of 2 teen boys from Malaysia.

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  14. Just found your blog and I'm SO glad you wrote an intro post so recently haha.

    You sound FUN :D I can't wait to read more of your stuff!

    Little Miss Katy | UK Lifestyle & Fashion

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  15. My best friend was a psychology major, too. She jokingly calls it her "B.S. in B.S." although she really does love it.

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  16. Oh I hate when Insta cuts off pictures and leaves me hanging. I want to see EVERYTHING

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  17. This is one of the best and most honest about me sections I have read so far. I just moved to the UK for school from Canada so I feel you on the whole living a life full of dreams thing. You seem like an amazing person to talk to, and you seem like you would enjoy my world famous vanilla cupcakes haha.

    http://mademoiselleaventure.blogspot.ca

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  18. What a lovely post! When I read "I pretty much won the family lottery. My sister's my best friend. As are my parents" my heart just melted! That is so sweet! - jenn erin x

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  19. we share the same celebrity crushes!
    miss ny every day too!

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thank you!

xx Caroline