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The Countdown: Twelve
Sorry but I just can’t bring myself to acknowledge the quickly shrinking number of weeks, so now the countdown is in days. Come to think of it, I don’t know which way is more sad. Twelve days, just shy...
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The Countdown: De Laatste
One week left. Will someone please slow this freaking clock down already? Goodness! It’s Monday evening and from today each day will be my last in Amsterdam – at least as a resident. My last (full)...
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The Countdown: Five
This week has already provided many opportunities to reflect on my own and with others about everything that’s happened since I took the leap of faith to come to Amsterdam. Yesterday was no exception....
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The Countdown: Four
It’s freezing in Amsterdam. Literally. To escape the cold I almost took the metro the one stop from Waterlooplein (where I’d finished deregistering at City Hall) to Nieuwmarkt (home). I’ve never been...
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The Countdown: Too Few
Day zero is just around the corner. Daunting. In happier news, it’s after 8pm Sunday and this is the first opportunity I’ve had to sit down and write all weekend. Both Saturday and Sunday have been jam...
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What’s Next
The final week in Thailand wrapped up nicely with a few days in Bangkok and a weekend trip to Kuala Lumpur on a visa run. It was great to catch up with a friend there who I hadn’t seen in too many...
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Hello Again
It’s been a while, but I’m back. For now at least. I haven’t had the desire to post here for a while, but as I go through this most recent wave of changes I feel drawn back to the blog, to writing, to...
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Thankful, But Lazy
Well, I had the best of intentions to kick start my writing again. I listed a few things I thought would be good posts, and a few people requested I keep going, but you know, stuff. Fast forward to...
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Hello New Year. Again.
Happy new year! Somehow the first two weeks have already spun by and I have a feeling the rest of 2014 will follow suit. Along with every other year ahead. Once I heard that our perception of time is...
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Moving On
For two amazing years abroad, I was Rachel in Amsterdam. But that chapter ended two years ago and a new one began. As such, it’s time to move on from here. To start anew. You can now find my musings,...
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