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the job update
I GOT THE JOB!!!! I sign a one year contract on Monday or Tuesday. I start the following week. I'm staying in Amsterdam! This is all real!
Pretty much the best birthday present ever. WOW. -
I want to watch this every day of my life
The greatest short film ever (under two minutes long). Especially great if you're a freelancer.
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day two
Good morning Paris ( Read more... ) -
I don't even know how to describe this feeling
I woke up at Fran and Laura's house today. We had an aweome night last night - Laura gave a 50 minute lecture on WW1, we ate yummy food, we drank cheap wine, and I had a comfy couch on which to sleep. This morning, Fran made waffles. Everything was great, lovely morning, lovely friends. Around 10:30am I went outside to get in my car and go to work ( Read more... ) -
what a lovely time to go to Europe
Dollar falls to record euro low
The dollar has fallen to a record low against the euro as traders bet that further interest rate cuts will be needed to stem a US recession. The euro rose to $1.509 after buying $1.50 on Tuesday for the first time.
How much worse is this going to get?
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Independence day for Kosovo... tomorrow?
This story is all over the news this weekend. Kosovo is getting ready to declare independence from Serbia.
The dancing and drum-beating that pulsed through Pristina - awash in red and black Albanian flags with the distinctive double-headed eagle - contrasted sharply with the gloom gripping the ethnically divided northern town of Kosovska ( Read more... ) -
updates all around
Updated Another American Expat tonight ( Read more... ) -
red and black
Okay, there's a lot of reasons I want to live in Amsterdam. But I'll be honest, it's mostly because the Amsterdam flag matches all my clothes.
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A little out of order
This afternoon I spent a few hours at a very cozy cafe in New Paltz, NY and got to catch up with my friend Christine (from Amsterdam) over skype. To be accurate, she's originally from Austria, but has been living in Amsterdam for many years. She was the one who had a mobile phone ready for me to use when I was in Amsterdam this past October, and ( Read more... )
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