Tonight, I am in the mood for something Cuban.
Chan Chan is one of those songs you’ve known all your life, but don’t quite know where you’ve heard it first.

Not that it matters really, because when I listen to this song, my thoughts drift to the beach and late summer evenings.

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I’ve got to say, I’m pretty proud of myself for getting this post in before the end of January. Getting a second update this month seemed a slight stretch, especially with so much going on due to the new business, my in-laws visit, and the MBA.

Having to switch between monophasic (end of year holidays, in-laws visit) and polyphasic (the rest of the time) every fortnight for the past two months didn’t help much either: I felt like a zombie… [Read more.]

I suspect I should feel guilty for having abandoned my blog for so long. No posts, no training logs, no reading list updates. Perhaps, I should blame my absence on the broken cappuccino machine which left me to rehabilitate from my foamy caffeine addiction. But, considering my daily abuse of the French press and that in December I managed to get through a 5lb bag of Brazilian coffee beans all by myself, I doubt it’d be any excuse at all.

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Hello and Happy Tuesday!!

I hope the week has been treating you well so far…

Just when I considered myself recovered from the double jetlag that hit me a few days after coming back from France, the daylight savings hit me. My body apparently refuses to accept it’s an hour earlier than it should be. But I’m actually rejoicing at this as it gives me the impression that time passes more slowly and that I’m able to complete more tasks.

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Before I continue with my recount of the Chicago trip, one word of friendly advice: if you are to write a blog post, do not spend the three days before that reading about California tax and corporation laws. It will literally drain you of any inspiration or desire for anything involving even a minimal amount of creativity.

But back to Part 2:

As you might recall from my last post, my hubby and I had managed to get… [Read more.]

It’s been exactly a month since my last post, but certainly not because I haven’t had anything to tell. In fact, it’s been just the opposite.
Since my last post, I’ve traveled to Puerto Rico and twice to Chicago. I celebrated my second anniversary with my husband. I started three new Arabic classes. I created a new website for a small French business. I received some extremely crucial paperwork which will make my life much easier and which will… [Read more.]

There are days when everything is under control. When the sun seems to be waiting for your foot to show up out of the bed sheets and onto the bedroom floor in order to rise. When the birds are waiting for your house door to open in order to sing a mesmerizing symphony.

And then, there are the days when nothing is under control. In fact, everything is so out of control, that even the thought of attempting to put… [Read more.]

Good (late) evening everyone and Happy Valentine’s Day… Or Trifon Zarezan if you happen to be Bulgarian (A Bulgarian national holiday, full of traditions, on which viticulturists, gardeners, and publicans celebrate. Trifon Zarezan also happens to be a nice holiday if you don’t really like Valentine’s.)

Tonight, I will keep it really short and just let you know that I’ve uploaded the final batch of pictures from December’s trip, starting with Nice, France.

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Here’s the continuation to my trip as I promised… unlike my Iceland post I decided to write less (which didn’t really happen) and to include more pictures (which I actually did). Of course, I’ve also included the link to the full photo gallery at the end.

As a short intro: I’ve been to Paris several times before (not too surprising for someone who’s French), but had never had the occasion to do the “touristic stuff” which is why… [Read more.]

As promised, here is the first post in the series regarding the famous trip my hubby and I took from San Fran to Reykjavik-Paris-Nice-Strasbourg. Obviously, I begin here by our stay in Iceland.

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After two nights spent in planes, we finally arrived in Reykjavik, Iceland around 6 a.m., local time, on December 3^rd (Friday). We were completely jet-lagged, and the fact that even at 8 a.m. – when we took the bus to the hotel – it… [Read more.]