Author: Tara
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Summer 2010: Part IV
In recent years I’ve not spent much more than a week or 10 days at home. Last year, it was a mere 5 days before I headed elsewhere. This year with such a long break and my focus on being State-side, I was able to spend much more time at home. In total, I was…
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Summer 2010: South Jersey, Florida Keys and Western Caribbean (July 11 – 24)
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Summer 2010: Part III
From Chicago, I continued my US tour by visiting R’s home for a few days. It was lovely to meet his mom, who is very sweet and friendly. We had a good time eating, talking and using the pool. It’s a quiet little world in South Jersey, but it was much greener and spread out…
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Random Thoughts
1. As I was telling my BF the story I wrote about the taxi driver, it occurred to me that while I took it as a positive story it didn’t sound as such as I was sharing it. In fact, it just sounded like another one of my crazy taxi ride stories in this country…<sigh>…
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Strange feeling…
…coming home. I walked into my apartment after being gone for nearly three months and questioned if this was really home…. It’s nice to be back, though. I felt happy unpacking and knowing that I don’t have to lug a suitcase around for at least 8 weeks or more. 😀 As I became familiar with…
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Summer 2010: Part II
From Baltimore, I headed back to the City for a few days and spent some time with a few friends. I would have liked to have stayed longer, but in order to meet up with other grad school friends, I headed to Chicago for a few days. Chicago was different than I expected as it’s…
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_Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home_
_Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home_ My friend in NYC is an editor for Henry Holt and she gave me this book when we caught up after four years. She edited this book and she said it was a funny story that she thought I might like. While I’ve become…
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Summer 2010: Part I
Usually my summer travels take me to some place in the world, but this year I thought it would be the year that I visit/catch up with friends and family State-side. With such a long holiday (sorry to brag), it was a cheaper option to stay domestic in the States than to try to traipse…
