lin·gua·phile

lifelike81:

createyourmind:

Glass Beach is a unique beach, not because nature made it that way, but because time and the pounding surf have corrected one of man’s mistakes.

Beginning in 1949, the area around Glass Beach became a public dump. It is hard to imagine this happening today, but back then people dumped all kinds of refuse straight into the ocean, including old cars, and their household garbage, which of course included lots of glass.

By the early sixties, some attempts were made to control what was dumped, and dumping of any toxic items was banned. Finally in 1967, the North Coast Water Quality Board realized what a mistake it was and plans were begun for a new dump away from the ocean…

Now, over 30 years later, Mother Nature has reclaimed this beach. Years of pounding wave action have deposited tons of polished glass onto the beach. You’ll still see the occasional reminder of it earlier life, such as a rusted spark plug, but for the most part what you’ll see is millions of pieces of glass sparkling in the sun. (As part of MacKerricher State Park, collecting is no longer allowed).

Wait, I lived in this state for twenty-one years and no one ever TOLD me about this?!

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mainroute:

Lofoten Islands, Norway by swissfotopia on Flickr.

I’m just gonna focus on the fact that I’ll be here in under two months, instead of the fact that I have two papers due between now and then…one of them in fifteen hours.

visitheworld:

Climbing on Svolvaergeita, Lofoten Islands, Norway (by henrikj).

I keep seeing pictures like this one and thinking, “I am going to BE THERE in June!” and smiling like an idiot.

Now, if only I knew how to climb tall things without falling to my doom…

luxheroica asked: Yellow, Lilac, Blue

Yellow: When you get older, where would you want to live?

Right now I’d have to say Berkeley, CA. New York is amazing, and London is magical, but Berkeley is both of those things and it also feels like home. Plus, I don’t think I’d want to raise kids in either London or NYC, whereas growing up in Berkeley sounds like a pretty awesome childhood.

Lilac: What is your dream vacation?

Uhm, I am bad at “vacationing” because I far prefer exploring, and actually living places or at least being there long enough to get a real feel for them! So the short answer is, I WANT TO GO EVERYWHERE (like seriously no joke, provided I am going with at least one person I know and love). The slightly more serious answer at present is probably that I would like to go on a walking/hiking-oriented trip to north Wales or Yorkshire.

Blue: Are you still friends with the people you met in elementary school?

Not with a lot of them, but two guys were in at least one class with me EVERY YEAR from kindergarten until we all went off to college, and I still sort of keep in touch! My oldest friends are all people I met during my first weeks of middle school (and the reason why I survived it relatively unscathed!). 

Neuschwanstein Castle, Schwangau, Germany

(Source: hannahclark20, via soulsuckingisaacnewton)

(via Mayfair Steamer Secretary Trunk Vintage Cigar Leather | Desks | Restoration Hardware)

Adding to the list of “things I want but cannot have,” it’s a desk/office that folds up into a steamer trunk. So, you know, I could take it with me on adventures and stuff.

Dear universe, please stop making me want things I can’t have.

But don’t actually, because wanting things I can’t have, though frustrating, ultimately sets me along the path to achieving those things I can.

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Eggum, Lofoten Islands, Norway by i.prinke on Flickr.

North of the Arctic Circle, just in time for some midnight sun…

blulilly:

Artic summer by steinliland on Flickr.

Reminder to self: places like this exist in the world and someday you will see all of them, but we’ll start with this one, how does June sound?

english-dreamer:

quietlywelldressed:

Australian National Library

Ugh. Reason number one for me to go to Australia…

I am 99.5% sure this is actually the Austrian national library. Because I have been there and this is what it looks like, which is to say, HEAVEN.

(Source: psychrophile, via the-eyre-affair)