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Second Chances in One Lifetime: capricious
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Second Chances in One Lifetime. Capri, playground of the rich and famous: where Louis Vuitton does espadrilles and taxis are open-topped convertibles. Side story: The taxi driver caught me sneaking a picture of his taxi and joked "Signora, that will be 10€! To which I promptly replied "No, I'll pay with a smile! And flashed him my million dollar smile. *applause from the taxi drivers* Bow.). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Eat, pray, eat, love. Sometimes, when you randomly get off a bus. Travel notes...
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Second Chances in One Lifetime: sometimes, when you randomly get off a bus
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Second Chances in One Lifetime. Sometimes, when you randomly get off a bus. On a whim, I decided to get off the bus at Atrani, a small town just around the headland from its more famous neighbor, Amalfi. A whitewashed town nestled at the foot of the hills and a small beach, it was one not given over to tourism. The buildings were old and scarred by the elements, and held the romance of another era. Notice the retro bus and people clad in 40s garb.). It was the Italy of Cinema Paradiso. And I was entranced.
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Second Chances in One Lifetime: the banana phone
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Second Chances in One Lifetime. One of my fears, before I began my internship here in France, was that: a) I would be stuck with a bunch of middle-aged employees who talked about their houses, children, and mortgages; or b) be the only girl amidst male nuclear scientists and engineers who liked to discuss theoretical physics in their spare time. In other words, that I would be bored shitless. That was until I met my officemates. The conversations we have are so stupid it's hilarious. Come on, try it!
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Second Chances in One Lifetime: happy holidays from tilburg
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Second Chances in One Lifetime. Happy holidays from tilburg. This time of year the church bells ring. And carolers on corners, sing. Of gifts of love and peace and cheer. And a happy, prosperous New Year. As Christmas Day ends, I wanted to send you my warmest wishes from Tilburg - I wish that the feeling of love, peace, and joy that envelops this season remain with you throughout the new year. As for me, I spent the past two days visiting the Christmas Markets in Cologne, Germany. Possible to be miles aw...
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Second Chances in One Lifetime: in time of daffodils | goodbye, eindhoven
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Second Chances in One Lifetime. In time of daffodils goodbye, eindhoven. In time of daffodils (who know. The goal of living is to grow). Forgetting why, remember how. In time of lilacs who proclaim. The aim of waking is to dream,. Remember so (forgetting seem). In time of roses (who amaze. Our now and here with paradise). Forgetting if, remember yes. In time of all sweet things beyond. Whatever mind may comprehend,. Remember seek (forgetting find). And in a mystery to be. Forgetting me, remember me.
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Second Chances in One Lifetime: in the wee small hours of the morning
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Second Chances in One Lifetime. In the wee small hours of the morning. It's two in the morning, and here I am writing in a small room in the south of the Netherlands. It feels strange to write that. I live in the Netherlands. Sometimes I feel like I have to pinch myself just to make sure that this - the past one and a half year - is not a dream. I don't know. I guess I should worry, but right now, none of that matters. I just know I am thankful. I am truly lucky and blessed. 6:44 PM, December 27, 2009.
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Second Chances in One Lifetime: parlez-vous francais?
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Second Chances in One Lifetime. My colleagues complain that I hardly ever speak in French, apart from "Oui! And " Je ne comprends pas! So today, in an effort to humor them, I walked to my desk and greeted Jean-Pierre in the most bibo. Voice I could muster:. Jean-Pierre stops in his tracks, raises his eyebrows at me, and is already laughing when he replies: "Salut Sheila! Where are you from? Encouraged, I try to crack a joke with my newfound French vocabulary. " Je viens de. Je viens de Paradis! Find some...
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Second Chances in One Lifetime: summer salsa
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Second Chances in One Lifetime. When I first arrived in Paris, I lived in a colocation. With a French girl who had grown up in the Côte d'Ivoire. One Sunday, while I was still burrowing under my covers from the winter cold, she knocked on my door to invite me for lunch. So I padded over, still buried under a thick sweater, fleece pants, and socks, for a simple lunch of fried sardines and mango salsa she had thrown together from a trip to the weekend market. I'd never made salsa before, and was surprised ...
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Second Chances in One Lifetime: it's a choice to be happy
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Second Chances in One Lifetime. It's a choice to be happy. Sometimes, I worry a lot. I worry about life, or work, or my health, or whatever struggle it is that I think I'm facing that day. It really put things into perspective. When they ask me how I've been, how can I possibly respond with something as mundane as, "Well, things have been so-so, I've been a bit stressed because of recently.". It's a choice to be happy. 1:19 PM, June 24, 2015. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Its a choice to be happy.
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