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So this is what people did before the Internet…
A while back, Natalie Alex and I went to the Found Footage Festival when it came to our lovely little Mayfair theatre. It was EASILY the best $6 I have ever spent on a Wednesday night. For those of you … Continue reading
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More proof I am still a 6-year-old at heart: EuroLions.
Anyone who knows me can attest to my overwhelming clumsiness and incredible propensity to topple over. So the fact that I absolutely adore climbing on statues, trees, benches, pretty much anything that you can climb on, makes very little sense … Continue reading
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Oh Brugge!
So on the last day of training we got our schedules for the month of May, Andre, Rosalie and I all had two days off together and were more than ready to get the hell out of our “hotel” and … Continue reading
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My Mom
Excuse me while I venture off into different territory with this post, but I’d like to take a second, in honour of Mother’s Day, to say a few things about my mom, Ann. My mom, as with the rest of … Continue reading
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Sandy Berlin
I have figured out that I am not very good at the whole blogging-while-abroad thing. I always seem to choose sleep/eating/exploring over trying to somehow put all the past adventures into words. Here is my feeble attempt at doing just … Continue reading
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Beginning Vimy
So I’m not going to spew out everything I’ve learned in the past week of training here, because that would be a fool’s errand, but I thought I’d leave you with some pictures of our first few days of training. … Continue reading
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A day in Paris (1)
So after nearly dying and missing my train, I arrived in Paris roughly 2.5 hours later. The train sucked because I had just made it I wasn’t in the right compartment and I had already made a huge scene trying … Continue reading
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Ugh, France – Installment 1
I’m compiling a list of the weird things the French do, here’s number 1: – Pick the worst and most obscure ENGLISH songs to play in public places. Literally everywhere. In bars, in restaurants, in the grocery store, in H&M… … Continue reading
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Flemish?
Did anyone know that Belgium has two official languages? True story. It’s French and Flemish, which is kind of like a weird-er (if that’s possible) version of Dutch. The reason I know this is because I just left Belgium. Jealous? … Continue reading
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A jaunt in Angers
After a very long, very sleep-deprived 18-24 hours (can’t be too sure with the time change) I arrived in Angers, France on April 20th. The flight/train ride went more-or-less as swimmingly as possible. Thank GOD for earplugs and eye-masks I … Continue reading
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