I deeply regret not having learned a musical instrument. And I regret not having focused more on Spanish when I was studying it in school. I would love to be able to speak Spanish fluently and play an instrument.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
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I would be a better correspondent. I’m hopeless by e-mail, by phone, by text.
I would like to be more accepting of the faults of others.
That I would have focused more on languages.
I'm trying to be more organized.
I would love to have a good memory. I’m at an age when remembering something right away is as good as an orgasm.
How my PTSD manifests—it feels like being the only ballerina in the company saddled with a 100-pound backpack and told to go out onstage and still be graceful.
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