Life is one big classroom, correct? Our experiences with others teach us lessons about love, life and everything in between. I’ve had my fair share of travels, but it isn’t enough when the travel bug has gotten its bite. I’ve never been more disconnected from the travel world as I feel today and there are [...]

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Operation: Combine Websites!

by admin on February 6, 2012

in Writing

Stay tuned folks! I am combining my Previous Travel Articles with Paperless Thoughts; my NYC Travel Blog with That Spunglish Girl. I am having a serious case of Blogger ADD. It’s good to centralize and de-stress with one blog as opposed to three! Thanks for keeping up with the madness (:

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Dutch Decisions

by admin on January 9, 2012

in Expat

I’ve always been a little too much of this or a little lacking that. My ability to see the best of both worlds and excell or digress to an outstanding degree can be tiring. So rather than tell a tall tale, I’ll get right to it: Dutch and Direct! I’m finally graduating college in June [...]

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“So this is the New Year. And I don’t feel any different.” I’ll agree with Death Cab for Cutie’s sentiments with this powerful lyric. I seem to miss this magical transition that occurs when the calendar goes from one year to another as a reason to force some kind of change. This metamorphisis is 2 [...]

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I’m back again. Did you miss me? How many times must we part ways to say hello again? At least I brought souvenirs this time: the gift of accomplishment. Dust off the history books and open your eyes just like I have to find great change occurs when you lose everything, in order to have it all.

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On Turning vijfentwintig and “Het Gezellige Leven”

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As a native American, a true Puerto Rican and an adoptive Dutchie, I think about the meaning of Birthday’s in each culture. Turning 25 is probably the last exciting “epic”birthday American’s look forward to before the “dreaded thirty”. Puerto Ricans are excited for any birthday because it means getting to drink an extra amount of [...]

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3 times is a charm: Another Dutch Summer

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I told myself the next time I’d visit The Netherlands, it would be for good. Well, this won’t be exactly true, but it seems feasible in the near future. In a week from today, I’ll be downing a Grolsch, enjoying frites and fighting jet lag! I’m in the middle of a transcontinental relationship with a [...]

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Twaalf Dagen!

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I can proudly boast that I’ve gotten a hang of the Dutch numbers. Go ahead; throw me a strange number like 75… vijfenzeventig! Today I am happy to announce that in twaalf dagen… or 12 days, I will be back in The Netherlands! Technically, I will depart New York City on the 25th of July [...]

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I enjoy much speaking Dutch

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Is this a rhyme or a poorly constructed sentence? It could also be a literal translation of: “Ik graag veel Nederlands spreken”? However you see it, the sentence is valid: I enjoy learning Dutch. Often deemed the language of the throat disease, or what I call”: The language I need a little bit of bronchitis to speak. It isn’t [...]

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What is this all about?

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Oh no. She’s done it again. Enchanted by words, stimulated by possibility and pleasantly fulfilled with hopes and dreams of a gezellig future: This is the blog of a young woman who had to look up and discover an interesting new path. Quite frankly, I really did have to look up: The Dutch are very [...]

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