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Back in Jo(y)burg: January 2012
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Life and Travel blog. I realize that satisfaction and joy and good things in life is a heart thing, not a location thing. So in a way it’s more than just being back in Jo’burg and making it work, it’s about finding the cool in the mundane, the beauty in the face brick apartment complexes and the freedom beyond the security fences. Thursday, January 12, 2012. USA pictures: a therapy. Firstly because, I know how you missed the updates. I know. So here for you and for me:. Links to this post. Hi,I'm Lanette...
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Laugh!Riot! at Naked City Brewery | Belly Flop
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At Naked City Brewery. January 9, 2015. One of the most exciting and frustrating things about moving to a new city is figuring out shit to do. Oh, the possibilities! I’m an explorer in a new urban landscape, mining for cultural gems. Watch as I make peace with the natives, a stylish yet nerdy bunch here in Seattle. Oh, the possibilities…are…overwhelming! How to cull the hip from the unhip? Where you can go see fish being thrown about next to a wall with a lot of gum on it. A blurb from their Facebook page.
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Back in Jo(y)burg: August 2011
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Life and Travel blog. I realize that satisfaction and joy and good things in life is a heart thing, not a location thing. So in a way it’s more than just being back in Jo’burg and making it work, it’s about finding the cool in the mundane, the beauty in the face brick apartment complexes and the freedom beyond the security fences. Friday, August 26, 2011. Some like it hot. I'm a brat. and if you live within in 50km radius of me then I know you are one too. Links to this post. Labels: joburg weather brat.
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Back in Jo(y)burg: March 2012
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Life and Travel blog. I realize that satisfaction and joy and good things in life is a heart thing, not a location thing. So in a way it’s more than just being back in Jo’burg and making it work, it’s about finding the cool in the mundane, the beauty in the face brick apartment complexes and the freedom beyond the security fences. Friday, March 2, 2012. An armed robbery, a show house and a dear jo'burg. That sounds so dramatic. But honestly, to me, it was. How I want to start). Why is that the in the pol...
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Singing Praises: Bullseye with Jesse Thorn | Belly Flop
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Singing Praises: Bullseye with Jesse Thorn. January 2, 2015. For years now, podcasts have been my favorite source of entertainment. It started with NPR. In my attempt to get news from folks who weren’t yelling at their microphones, I stumbled upon the radio show This American Life. If it made sense at all for radio hosts to have groupies, I’d be one. Given the choice between a dinner date with Ira Glass or Channing Tatum, I’d probably choose Ira. 5D, via Wikimedia Commons. First of all, boy does his home...
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Love Tips from a Divorcée: Lesson 3: Play It Cool, Motherfuckers | Belly Flop
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Love Tips from a Divorcée: Lesson 3: Play It Cool, Motherfuckers. December 26, 2014. Very little of my adult life has been spent in the dating world. My MO has been to hurl myself from one relationship to the next, leap frog style. Here’s a breakdown of my relationship status over the past 15 years. Footnote: Long distance relationships get their own special category because it’s kind of like being single but with an emotional security blanket. Trust me, therapists have a field day with that diagram.
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The Bike Accident | Belly Flop
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June 28, 2015. Another woman appeared next to me and asked me if I had seen what happened. That was when I noticed my hand had been on my mouth the whole time. I would learn later that it’s an automatic reaction people do to stifle any noise that could draw attention to themselves and potentially put them in more danger. I told the woman I had seen it, and I tried to explain it to her. But my voice was small, and my recounting was uncertain and jumbled. How did this happen? Was he wearing a helmet? This ...
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Resolutions | Belly Flop
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January 3, 2015. I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions. As a self-improvement junkie, I prefer my resolutions year-round. Every day I resolve to finish the process of evolution and become the perfect human. But I got this in my email box today, and it made me think, “Aw sweet, I would like to do all of those things,” so I thought I’d share it. The closest I’ve gotten to making and keeping a New Year’s resolution was in 2012 when I decided to take one photo every day of the year. Photo is my own. Notify m...
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Reverse Culture Shock: Moving Back to the Homeland | Belly Flop
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Reverse Culture Shock: Moving Back to the Homeland. October 15, 2014. Hanoi and Kansas City – Slight Difference. Ok, Vietnam has internet access, so missing the viral videos is on me. It does make my heart smile to see Harvard baseball players. Being shamelessly dorky, but I digress. My extensive research on the experience of reverse culture shock (i.e., this website. Explains that part of the shock stems from having the expectation that your hometown won’t have changed at all upon your return:. Part of ...
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December | 2014 | Belly Flop
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Love Tips from a Divorcée: Lesson 3: Play It Cool, Motherfuckers. December 26, 2014. Very little of my adult life has been spent in the dating world. My MO has been to hurl myself from one relationship to the next, leap frog style. Here’s a breakdown of my relationship status over the past 15 years. Footnote: Long distance relationships get their own special category because it’s kind of like being single but with an emotional security blanket. Trust me, therapists have a field day with that diagram.
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