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Falling Back in Love

While I was in Budapest during one of my first shopping trips I found a bookstore with an English section and bought a few books. I didn’t have any hard plans to read them but filling my shelves up with books made my apartment feel more familiar.  I bought a fantasy series I never opened,Continue reading “Falling Back in Love”

A few days in Athens

Don’t go to Athens so many people told me. It’s dirty. It’s dangerous. It’s just another city. But you know what? Paris is just some city with the Eiffel Tower. Cairo is just some city with some pyramids. London is just some city with a big clock.  I saw the whole city through the eyesContinue reading “A few days in Athens”

Leaving Budapest

While I’ve only had a very small amount of relationships in my life I would say I’ve experienced a large amount of devastating breakups. Break ups of the romantic nature but also unconventional break ups. Break ups with friends. With cities. With versions of myself I was still holding on to. Even with ideas.  SoContinue reading “Leaving Budapest”

My Fig Tree Moment

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the Sylvia Path quote in The Bell Jar when she finds herself at a crossroads. She imagines herself sitting underneath a fig tree looking up at all the equally delectable figs. Each fig is a different way her life could go. One fig is having a family. OneContinue reading “My Fig Tree Moment”

Cream Tea for 3, Please

When I was 14 I got a book for my birthday I think from a distant family member that was titled 1001 places to go before you die. I spent a full year flipping through the book taking notes in my Lisa Frank bright purple notebook. I finally narrowed down about 50 cities around theContinue reading “Cream Tea for 3, Please”

Self Care in Dubrovnik

When I first moved to Budapest there were a few cities I knew I would make time to see. Dubrovnik was at the top of my list so when I found myself with 5 days off of work around Easter I knew it was fate. I was so lucky that my friend, Stephanie, was visitingContinue reading “Self Care in Dubrovnik”

Bend So You Don’t Break

I was doing a yoga video the other day and at one point the instructor said “You learn to bend so when the storm comes you don’t break.” I like to think I’m bending slightly easier these days. I’m constantly barraged by reminders that despite all the plans I might have, what’s going to happenContinue reading “Bend So You Don’t Break”

Anxiety

When I first started this blog I had great dreams of it becoming a little pocket of the internet where I could offer a luxurious look into life in a foreign country with some fun teaching and travel stories thrown in.  But today I’ve decided to talk about my crippling anxiety so obviously we’re veeringContinue reading “Anxiety”

The Frustration Stage

I was reading an article the other day about culture shock. The first stage is the honeymoon stage. Everything is new and fresh and exciting and none of the inconveniences of moving to a new place matter. Then comes the frustration stage, adjustments and finally acceptance.  I was reading the article with a private studentContinue reading “The Frustration Stage”