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Today, at the thought of this awful virus killing more and more people.
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My last dance with Jowita, my dance partner. It’s been an emotional rollercoaster; she’s taught me so much about myself and I grew as a result. I’m more confident, more understanding, more respectful, more attuned with myself and others, more mentally strong.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 September 2023 source ↗
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When I spilled hot fat on my hand a couple of weeks ago.
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Yesterday. Love.
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I cry about 10 times a week. I’m a real softy.
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Not being honest.
Heights, and not getting along with people.
Being about nine metres away from a polar bear. In northern Canada, a young polar bear was very intrigued by our food. I was flying the drone at the time and the polar bear looked up and started paying attention, so then we flew the drone further away and he followed it while we got into our vehicles.
Stress, love, people not understanding me, me not understanding people.
Lack of confidence in speaking to the opposite sex.
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