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Tag Archives: the expat files
“We need your energy here.”
As soon as I got to Cronulla, I knew it wasn’t going to work out. There was no particular reason, though one could easily cite the distance: I just knew. So, when after being there for a couple days, the … Continue reading
International Plans
I’ve got a few of them: Apply to be a nanny in Vancouver through the live-in caregiver program. Kids love me and it’s much easier to get a sponsor that way than through traditional employers. Go to grad school for … Continue reading
Yesssssss!
Border FastPass here I come!! (Hopefully.)
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Tagged border crossing, moments of hope, nexus, the expat files
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Crossing the Border
Let’s just be honest: I was really really nervous about it. I’d gone above and beyond what they asked for but I knew that the fact of the matter was they could still say no and there would be nothing … Continue reading
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Tagged border crossing, caffeine, cinnamon rolls, LOST, moments of desperation, moments of hope, the expat files
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Things you learn the hard way
Thank goodness for CTV
If you’re wondering what a person does in Bellingham when they don’t feel like going out and exploring the city
It’s really important stuff like: pigtails without hair ties. I have also eaten a large veggie pizza–hold the olives, sub pineapple–for dinner, breakfast and lunch (in that order), caught up on gossip on TheYBF, watched RHONYC, chatted up … Continue reading
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Tagged bellingham, border crossing, moments of desperation, the expat files, washington
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What the hell is there to do in Bellingham, WA and how am I supposed to relax enough to do it??
Things yesterday…didn’t go as planned. The day started early with me taking my cousin to the airport at 5:45 a.m. Since I’d left L.A. I’d been feeling really ambivalent: homesick, sad, anxious, excited. A really big part of me just … Continue reading
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Video Blog #2–The Day I Left
I shot this about 10 minutes before I left the house but knew that if I sat down to post it then, I wouldn’t have left for another half hour.
Today’s the day
I am up way too early on too little sleep still packing trying not to cry
Footsteps On Concrete 