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Hello, bloggers. It's already been several weeks, but I hope you had a good New Year's. Whether you were to celebrate it with family and/or friends (even just in your own good company) at home or elsewhere, I hope you started off 2019 well. I guess this post could be classified as my typical "I'm …
Continue reading Changing it up this year…
It's finally 2019! What a year 2018 has been...from the bad to the good, I found this past year to be quite the roller-coaster compared to previous years. But I've survived, though, and I'm ready to tackle 2019! Looking back, I found 2018 to be one of the harder years in my adulthood so far. …
Hello! It's been a while since I last posted, but in any case I'm dropping in to wish all of you a wonderful holidays. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or some other holiday, I hope that you have a great time nonetheless. Currently, I'm still on vacation (or rather, taking a break from work …
Greetings! As you can read from the post's title, today (December 20th) marks my five-year anniversary (or I should say "blogiversary") on WordPress! Since writing about my first-year anniversary back in 2014, I've dedicated each year to a post about the things I've learned from blogging, as well as myself-- cliché as it sounds, I …
Bonjour! Ah, Paris...the City of Love...it's no surprise then that plenty of travelers-- couples or not-- come to this French capital to experience romance. From the elegant Haussmann architecture to the narrow, cobblestone streets littered with cute cafes and patisseries, there's the opportunity to bask in the city's beauty with a loved one. I'm sure …
Friday night in Paris. Of course, Paris is the love capital for many tourists. Couples, hook-ups, mutual encounters...there's this romantic air to the dense, smog-filled city, but anyone (even the most cynical) acknowledges this. After all, it's not called the "City of Love" for no apparent reason. It was my last night out in town, …
Continue reading A Night in Paris (A Letter to my Crush, Part 23)
Greetings! This month's "A Favorite Poem" issue is none other from Peruvian-born poet Orlando Ricardo Menes, whose life is heavily-influenced by his Latino roots (from his Cuban parents and childhood in Spain). Titled "El Rastro," Menes' poem details his experiences growing up in Spain with its wild, hedonistic night life for the young adults (and …
...that's the question. From my personal experiences, I lived with roommates throughout my four years at university and then for just over a year this past year during my third (going into fourth) year in France. Due to these experiences, I've developed ideas about living together with people, especially those whom I didn't really know. …
Continue reading To Live or Not to Live with Roommates… (my story)
Hello, folks! So having been a teacher for several years now, I can say that I've had plenty of experiences dealing with all sorts of different students. From the good to the bad, I've had them all. While at times many of them make me want to pull my hair out in frustration, there are …
Especially if you're of drinking age (which varies depending on country), then you've probably had your fair share of consuming an adult beverage in a variety of settings. From bars to clubs to house parties, you've probably done them all. However, just which one trumps them all (subjectively, of course)? Granted, it can be hard …
