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Monster, Eh?

It was a dark and stormy night…so the expression goes, but that was my first thought upon pulling up past this sign in pitch dark, with the wind howling outside the car: Monster, eh? Seemed fitting enough (and yes, I took that photo the next day when the storm clouds blew over), but a few meters later it’s Ter Heijde …

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Happy Turkey Feasting

This time last year my Belgian host family celebrated an American Thanksgiving by going to bed at 9pm so that we could be out the door by 3:30am for Black Friday shopping. After that experience I grumbled to myself that my favorite holiday had become too commercialized and that perhaps real traditions were going the way of dinosaurs. Fast forward …

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Humanity’s Common Denominator

My trip to Europe is dwindling down to the final 3 weeks, and while I haven’t done nearly as much sightseeing this time due to work, I’ve had a chance to experience a lot more unusual food than I’ve done in the past on the road. In fact, I feel like I’ve just been lapsing from one food coma to …

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I Got Help

As a mentor once told me, it’s always free to ask. What’s not always free is the answer. Luckily for me, from my last SOS post I got help, directly from Paris. Or maybe I should get help, once you see the rest of my photos. But let’s face it, where there’s a kitschy Karl Lagerfeld anything, I’m sure to …

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I Need Help

I was thinking about a comment a friend of mine made to me about how lucky I was to live in the US (most of the time). She lives in Asia and had to import an iPhone from Australia for around $1000. When my contract expires, I should be able to upgrade my phone to the same one for about …