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Grab your things, I’ve come to take you home
I have this slight inkling of what you’re going through. All you want to do is run off the plane–you’ve been cramped in that space for hours (Thank God it was a direct flight)–but you know that the process of … Continue reading
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Melissa only liked them green
In Belgium there are about 4 different types of garbage cans. After we had to get rid of our backyard chickens due to the looming bird flu, the house actually had to start using the small green-ish garbage bag for … Continue reading
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Poland, place of rest
I’ve been asked to comment on my travels abroad. So here it is. Sorry for the delay Mr. Parkinson. First of all, why Poland? Well, my friend Elizabeth had been suggesting I come visit her in Paris for a number … Continue reading
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Vodka anyone?
As it turns out, I’m leaving the country in a week. I didn’t really realize it until…yesterday? I’m going to Poland for 7 days. The trip looks like this so far: Meet Liz in Warsaw. After a few days go … Continue reading
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Here’s to you
I knew he was coming. I’d never actually met him. Dan had told me he’d show up at my door while Dan was in Spain for the weekend. Sure enough, in the middle of the week Dave (LargeDave, actually. We … Continue reading
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Food for Less, Twice the Experience
I have discovered a new grocery store, thanks to my friend Tracy. Although Caputo’s is a good 20 minutes away, it is so worth the drive. Today I bought 1 1/5 weeks worth of produce for $20. It was nearly … Continue reading
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The Trapeze Swinger
This song–the words you so sweetly sang to me each night–got me through a lot. Admittedly I was miserable and I knew it. But there was something about lying there on that foam matress, curtains tightly closed, curled up in … Continue reading
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“If you look for it, I’ve got a sneaking suspision love actually is all around”
I actually knew the day it was over. I just fought it until the bitter end, though you’d given up long before I had understood. I stepped off the plane hoping for you to be there. But you were not. … Continue reading
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downing without drowning
Once when we were in Rome and about to climb the many many stairs to the top of the Vatican I had much prefer the idea of napping to stair climbing. Knowing me all to well, Stephanie asked if I’d … Continue reading
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Pick me up. I’ve landed.
I’ve been going through the box from the “London Semester” program in the archives. It has been around since 1971 and has allowed 8-25 students a semester abroad focusing on British Culture, visiting sites from famous books, and a research … Continue reading
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