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No Dill
(13-Jul-15) Well here I am, back in vertical Germany, and finally starting to catch up on my Russia posts. Needless to say, they’re completely out of order—but what are you going to do about it?! Staying with Naz reminded me of all the little details about life in Russia. She and her Belorussian bf live in an…
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Ирония Судьбы Revisited
Arguably the most famous Russian film is Ironiya Sud’by, “The Irony of Fate”. It’s tradition to watch it every New Year’s Eve—those who’ve been reading for a few years may recall that I watched it on NYE when I was living here. It’s a very, very Russian story. Basically, it’s set during Communist times, when everybody lived…
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Museum Night Fever
Every year, Belgium decides to do something a little crazy (for Belgium), and has an event where its major museums are open from 7pm until one in the morning. And then there’s an afterparty. Because what are museums without a party? After someone from uni asked me what the hell was going on, and did…
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Herbie’s Big Adventure
Friday morning I managed 45 minutes of my French class before leaving sick. The only obvious cure was to spend the weekend going out in Brussels. Naturally, things didn’t go to plan. Friday evening started off well enough, taking a stroll through my suburb then heading to an Irish pub at around 22:00. One of the guys from uni…
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A mountain do-over
Last time I was in Switzerland, I ended up leaving a ski slope on a stretcher and an ambulance, before being given the all-clear (but still not being able to walk for a few days). This time I avoided both stretchers and ambulances (result!), but not mountains. Funnily enough, given it’s a country known for its mountains.…