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Bingeing in Brussels: A Small Scrumptious Capital

Last week, I was in the bitty Belgian city of Brussels (or Bruxelles in French or Brussel in Dutch) with…

My Expat-terns

92. Do not let your ethno/national-centrism get the best of you. For example, Canadians do celebrate Thanksgiving; it is just in October, not November. If you go to the store Thanksgiving weekend thinking it will be a normal shopping spree, you will be punished for your ignorance when you cannot find any goddamn pecans or rosemary.

2. Avoid saying you’re American while trying to bargain abroad. It may be harder to get a good deal.

91. Never underestimate the lengthiness of a third culture kid’s life story …

11. You are never alone in mind or opinion. No matter how alien you may be or feel.

37. When you travel, especially on long solo journeys, it is quite easy to grow lonely. Loneliness is a parasite. It can go unnoticed until it drains the last of your warmth alone in bed at night. Its repellant is courage. It fears courage to meet new people, say hello, and smile. You can pick courage up at any local café, hostel, or town square.

90. Be honest about who you are and where you come from.

70. I have met a handful of older Czech men who have just scared me shitless. I don’t know about you people, but when an old Czech man starts rambling on to me about chakras, fascism, and his deceased family, I get the fuck out of there!

55. It’s best not to be a picky eater when traveling, and personally, I think this is true about life in general. It just makes everything so much more complicated. And, complications during travel should be avoided even if they are small. It’s not the end all be all though.

34. Sometimes life is so complicated, surprising, and/or just bizarre at an instance, all you can do is throw your arms in the air, equate the situation to where you are, and exclaim, “Because [Insert Country’s Name]!” For example, you might find about 600 Soles in your host family’s oven while looking for food – Because Peru!

79. Everyone should offer a small sacrifice annually to Student Agency because it is a deity in its own right.

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