Tag: expat life
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My Experience Living in Belgium and Why We Moved to France
Hey readers! I’m writing this post from Fontainebleau. After two and a half years of living in Belgium, we’ve made a four-hour shift to la douce France. I’m pinching myself realizing that we’ve come full circle; Laurens and I are back where we met exactly seven years ago. Here’s our first semi-selfie as proof 😉 Paris…
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Giving Thanks: Friendsgiving Edition
Thanksgiving to an American can mean several things. It can mean delicious traditions, travel, family reunions….Mostly, it means happy, satiated bellies with your closest family. Growing up, my family was always better at Thanksgiving than Christmas. Maybe it was our shared love of food and talking for hours that seemed to jell better with the holiday.…
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My Twenties, The Ultimate Trip So Far
When I was fresh out of college, I had no idea what life would look like for me at thirty. I had no idea that I’d be waking up in a yurt in the volcanic hills of Lanzarote, waiting for my husband to come back with birthday breakfast. Right now, I’m sitting facing the ocean…
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One Year in the Land of Frites, Beer and Mayo
Hey there, I‘m sorry for neglecting this blog, but life has happened in a major way over the past year. My willingness to post more dropped when my camera did. Then I got a job, and life became busy and wonderfully full. But I promise to keep up with our adventures as of now. Let…
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Social Media Jumpstarted My Wanderlust and GG Journey
From a very young age, I reveled in the power of words and images but never realized writing and photography could connect the dots for me in a life full of geographical twists and turns. By leaving home to find out what force was pulling me to move overseas, I was already starting to live out my purpose.…
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Au revoir, Bruxelles Ma Belle
3 months came and flew by in the Belgian capital. Call it a mini staycation for my husband who’s originally from Antwerp, or an assimilation assignment for me―Brussels was our home base for three months while we switched gears to Belgian life. It was the backdrop to an exciting, transitional period of our newlywed lives, and I really…
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From Rice to Frites: Saying Bye to Asia
As I type this post, I feel rather reflective. It’s easy to fall into the sap trap so I’ll try my best not to do that. Processing this move is something I knew I’d have to do, but sitting down to write about it always makes it feel more real. Talk about a countdown: We’re moving to BELGIUM…
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Hong Kong: The World’s Most Visited City
Few big cities in Asia have made my heart flutter like Hong Kong. We couldn’t have visited at a better time, either. It was cool, crisp weather and Chinese New Year festivities were under way. (I was so excited to wear a jacket!) It felt like the day before Christmas with people rushing out to get…
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American Meets Belgian: Une Histoire D’Amour
Being engaged is great. In fact, it’s a sort of comfort and simultaneous excitement I didn’t think possible. I once looked at my Facebook newsfeed in disbelief at how everyone I knew from elementary was getting married and having babies. Weren’t we just graduating from college? Maybe you can relate to the feeling. It was…
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A Twenty Something’s Tale: Faking and Making It In Paris
It wasn’t the first time an American ventured to Paris with high hopes and romantic dreams. The poetic longing for the world’s most romantic, picturesque city brought more aspiring individuals to its door before than me. Nearly a year and a half ago, I left the City of Light for Asia and nostalgia sets in…
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