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What is the deal with people and coffee? No, let’s try that again. What is the deal with people and dish water? Coffee¹ these days. Is. Disgusting.

A Starbucks recently opened in Utrecht, and to celebrate the occassion, a dear friend of mine, whom I hadn’t seen in two years, suggested we meet there for a pumpkin spiced whatever.

Pat, …

1. I can remember what was taught in my Applied Linguistics class by the shirt my professor wore.
2. My biggest secret is an unending fascination for the Momversation in which mommy bloggers discuss motherhood.
3. Some people in my Dutch Language and Culture program are bad at spelling. All of them want to be writers.
4. Times a day I realize …

It was indeed great while it lasted, until about three weeks ago. Churning out little posts, coming up with fun tidbits, roaming the streets of Eindhoven with a little noteback. Getting feedback. Compliments. Your mother’s cousins' daughters' coworkers are reading your blog. And then university life begins. And there is time for nothing.

So …

I remember it well, my transition from elementary to high school. Gone were the old days of person teaching every subject in a single classroom. Everything would be new again. New subjects, new people, teachers, supplies. It was the supplies that kept me up at night. Books were to be given the right cover, of course there would have to be a new …

It’s Gay Pride today. Yesterday, as N and I were on our way to the cinema, somebody yelled “DYKES!” at us.

I dislike such antics as much as the next gay. I don’t like the words “dyke” and “fag” and the stigma surrounding homosexuality. Since we’re alive in the modern world of …

Things I probably shouldn’t say to my girlfriend’s grandparents

1. Damn
2. My result for that “What religion are you?” quiz gave me a 4% match with Catholicism
3. The result was the same for your girlfriend

Things I’d say if I had 15 minutes of airtime on Dutch television and I wouldn’t have to account for my actions …