Monthly Archives: November 2010

Palaces and Terrorist Warnings

Great title, right? I always try to make the titles a bit interesting but this one didn’t take much effort nor creativity on my part. The past few days have indeed been filled with some touristy adventures laced with Berlin’s … Continue reading

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Wanderlust Hits Again

I immediately started planning for a long weekend in Bremen right after my 10-day Fall Break trip. I usually don’t like to cram trip after trip into my schedule but tickets are always cheaper when you buy them in advance. … Continue reading

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The Troubles in Northern Ireland

Before arriving in Ireland, I knew next to nothing about the territory of Northern Ireland or the complex and horrific period in history generally know as ‘The Troubles’ or ‘The Conflict’. Three of the classes I am taking here in … Continue reading

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Sing with the Mayor!

Kind of. As a Fulbrighter in Kaohsiung, the Kaohsiung International Education Resource Center (Bureau of Education) foots half of my paycheck. So, sometimes we get an email from them asking us to participate in certain bureau events, but without really … Continue reading

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Imperial Architecture

These past two weeks were full of incredible opportunities to visit important Romans sites, some of them being inaccessible to the general public. One of my favorite trips was to the Colosseum, or the Flavian Amphitheater, as it was called … Continue reading

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Tales of an Orphaned Kitten in Chile

My life has been greatly affected by a small being during the last couple of weeks. No, it’s not a baby. In fact, it’s the most adorable little fur ball of a cat you’ll ever meet. I never thought I … Continue reading

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The Little Moments in Life

The title is very misleading because one would assume that I’ll be sharing heart-warming anecdotes that have occurred in the past two months. Alas, being a very superficial person, I’ll actually be sharing slice-of-life moments with you that have tickled … Continue reading

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Coping with Regional Differences

I dearly miss Baroque architecture (I also dearly miss the sunlight after 5 PM. Bye bye, sun, until March/April…). The picture above is of the Theatine Church, which is located in my favorite place in all of Munich, Odeonsplatz. When … Continue reading

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Back to the Grind

This last week, much to my delight, I returned to work! And, to my even greater delight, I started taking an even more active part in the lessons. On both Thursday and Friday, for each class, the teachers at my … Continue reading

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Well I’d Never Been to Spain

One of the biggest pluses of being a language assistant in France is having a vacation-heavy French school schedule, allowing us ample time for adventuring. Right now, we’re at the tail-end of the Toussaint (All Saints) holiday, which is about … Continue reading

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