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8 Million Random Strangers
http://missjillnewyork.blogspot.com
This is the story of a Spanish teacher for Turks in New York City, and all the crazy random strangers that I meet.
Recent Posts
In Which Miss Jill Gives Thanks That Her Relatives Are As Eccentric As She Is
Let’s be honest with ourselves-if you hate football, Thanksgiving is kind of boring. One of my beautiful memories is of the time that one of the missionaries gave my brother a black eye during the annual church football game. However, this is my ...
In Which Miss Jill Spends a Delightful Evening Viewing Alacakaranlık*
I’m pretty sure that most BYU coeds have had a conversation along these lines:Coed One: Oh my gosh, The Backstreet Boys are so fine.**Coed Two: Let’s send them Books of Mormon so we can marry them.Coed One: That idea rules.One of my roommates a...
In Which Miss Jill Falls Victim To a Treacherous Gossip Monger And a Glutton
November 2009, New York CityLast night I was coming out of a temple session (this post is making me look like a Molly Mormon, sorry about that) and I checked my phone in the dressing room. I had seven texts. EMERGENCYFrom: Jr (My sister, who is 8 m...
New York Neighborhoods Giveaway #1: HARLEM
Subway Platform, 125th Street, HarlemOne day as I was waiting for the train, two law enforcement officers approached me and queried, “Ma’am, are you at the right stop? We couldn’t help but notice that you look a little out of place and we were...
Taking Out the Middleman at Harvard
Someone set up this personless book sale in Harvard. If I were dishonest, I probably wouldn't take a book because I would worry that I was being video taped for someone's psych project....
In Which Miss Jill\'s Hips Don\'t Lie
Burrito or hamburger, Shakira or Taylor Swift, having rhythm or clumsily dancing like a buffoon -bicultural life has its challenges and at times I feel divided between the gringo and Mexican sides of my character. Sometimes when I’m throwing a win...

