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The final part of my summer brought me back full circle to New York City. Wanting a bit of a touristy experience in the City, I decided to get a hotel in the midtown area instead of troubling friends to stay with them. Also, I was still wanting to mentally refresh, so it was a good way to go. Sadly, most of my friends from the City have moved away, but I was…
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Summer 2010: Venice Beach (August 30 – September 2)
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Summer 2010: Part VI
With just about a week left of summer holiday in the States, I wanted some time on my own to mentally prepare to return to work, study and life in Abu Dhabi. So, I went to visit a friend whom I had met in AD before he got transferred back to work in LA. He was kind enough to let me stay at his place, conveniently located a block away from Venice Beach,…
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Summer 2010: R’s Visit and Alaska (August 10 – 23)
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Summer 2010: Part V
My Oregon visit was divided by a visit by R and our cruise to Alaska. It was the first time for R to visit the Pacific Northwest and he was greatly spoiled by the fantastic weather we had during his time there. We visited downtown Portland, went rafting down the Deschutes and ate at his favorite restaurant in Clackamas – Elmer’s. 😀 We drove up to Seattle and stayed with a college friend…
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Summer 2010: Oregon (July 25 – August 29)
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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 there for about 4 weeks. It was awesome to have so much time with my family and to…
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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 than I had expected. I guess it’s true that North Jersey gives Jersey it’s bad name, because it…
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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> Which way should I think of it…? 2. Lately I’ve been using my birth name to log in…
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