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I'm Joshua, a Hapa (half-Asian) student from Dallas exploring the world and all it has to offer one picture and one post at a time.

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I took these a few weeks ago but I went to London yesterday so I decided it’s now acceptable for me to post these 😉 The last picture is how I feel about my tutorial

Oxford has been truly magical so far

As my rapid-fire travels through Europe come to a close, I’ve returned to Paris for the weekend to rest before starting the term at Oxford on Monday. But while I rest, Paris does not: The #yellowvest movement had their first protests of 2019 earlier this afternoon, what they’re calling “Act VIII” of the movement against Emmanuel Macron. Two of the train stations surrounding Place de la Concorde (on Champs-Elysées) were closed today for the demonstrations. And while the protests finished hours before I went to Champs-Elysées for an evening stroll, many still have their yellow jackets on as they go about their evenings. Over the holidays, when I was last here, the protests stopped, but over half of the French public wanted them to continue—and this weekend, they got their wish. What a unique weekend to be here! #giletsjaunes

Speak it into existence. Artwork from the Berlin Wall.

Saying “tschüß” to Berlin… for now! Truly my favorite city in Europe—so glad I got to ring in the new year here!

My heart is so warm. Left of me is Yvonne, my brother’s bone marrow donor. Today, we did a walking tour together in Berlin, and she and her husband added stories of them growing up in East Berlin behind the Berlin Wall, which included an unsuccessful attempt to escape out of the GDR. On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall fell. Twenty-five years later, on November 9, 2014, Yvonne signed up for the marrow registry with @dkms_de at the site of the former Berlin Wall to see if she’d be a match with a child in Potsdam. While she didn’t match, she ended up matching with Jude—and two other children found matches from that same marrow drive where she registered. This is why I believe in miracles, in fate, in something beyond ourselves. What happened was truly a miracle, and even us getting to meet today was truly miracle. All my love to Yvonne and her family ❤️ Ich liebe dich!

I ate so well in Geneva 😛🇨🇭 Swipe to the end to see me devour (surprisingly inexpensive) Swiss chocolates on the train Next stop: Berlin 🇩🇪

I’ve officially decided I want to move to Geneva. Does anyone know of any job openings at the UN?

These bears keep appearing all over Les Gobelins in Paris and I have no idea why 🐻

Gotta get in those iconic Parisian buildings at dawn and dusk 🇫🇷

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