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Category: Spain

Devouring València: Tips for Tapas
Cuisine

Devouring València: Tips for Tapas

If one is looking for some classic Spanish dishes and an atmosphere to match, València is the place to go.…

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Don’t Be an Aguafiestas: València, Spain (in the Rain)
Biology/Zoology

Don’t Be an Aguafiestas: València, Spain (in the Rain)

Arriving around midnight, I took a taxi from the València Airport to the city centre. If I were to have…

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Chilling Out in Catalunya: Barcelona
Barcelona

Chilling Out in Catalunya: Barcelona

Last week, I engaged in the time old tradition of exchange students taking a trip when we should be focusing…

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Already Missing Málaga: Sea, Sun, and Carnaval
British Columbia

Already Missing Málaga: Sea, Sun, and Carnaval

And finally, we went to Málaga. A beach city known for its tourism in the summer months, Málaga is a…

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Córdoba, Quickly: Enjoy This Terrific Town
Cuisine

Córdoba, Quickly: Enjoy This Terrific Town

After a short bus ride, we arrived in Córdoba, to the slight northeast of Sevilla. Home to the magnificent Mezquita…

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Sevilla: 48 Hours of Spectacular Southern Spain
Cuisine

Sevilla: 48 Hours of Spectacular Southern Spain

Picking up from where we left off … After some much deserved beach time, Nina and I left the lovely,…

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My Expat-terns

2. Avoid saying you’re American while trying to bargain abroad. It may be harder to get a good deal.
101. It is difficult to completely forget a language that is important to you. Though, things can fade regardless.
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.
59. Nothing is more obnoxious than an entitled traveler, especially one who doesn’t even realize it or worse, doesn’t care.
28. Take advantage of your climate. If you are in a perpetually overcast location and the sun appears: Go out and enjoy it. The same goes for the rain. Enjoy your environment especially the surprises it gives.
85. Never steal anything from the VIP section of the club. Just never. This should go without saying, but you would be surprised by the stupidity and insolence of some individuals.
84. Sometimes, it is better to go home early, especially if your health is in question. You may miss out on some adventures, but there will be more. There always are.
109. It is common in Rwandan culture to have one or two personal talents. What are your talents?
45. Gaining certain alliances and supporting foreign nations demonstrates great levels of acceptance and fraternity on your behalf, but not everything you pick from other countries is always beneficial or politically correct. For example after living in Chile, I cannot stand the Argentine accent. The rivalry has been ingrained!
83. Go to countries where you really don’t understand a word; it is all the more thrilling.

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missing the days when I randomly would turn around missing the days when I randomly would turn around and find @ninadalmatinka telling me to smile — 

then having to suck in my gut and attempt to have a chin (never had control of my hair though)

also when you could safely travel 🤷🏻‍♂️🥲

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glad this sausage has been a constant as well as g glad this sausage has been a constant as well as good people along the way

새해 복 많이 받으세요
א פריילעכן נײַאָר פונ מיר / A freylekhn nayyor fun mir
H̓íxsis H̓sṇx̌su
Happy New Year

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some things are constant no matter when or where i some things are constant no matter when or where in time and space 

credits: @didymusthome 

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Coquito, coquito, sauve sauvecito 🤎🤍🥥 Ke Coquito, coquito, sauve sauvecito 🤎🤍🥥

Key ingredients: crema de coco / coconut cream, leche condensada / condensed milk, leche de coco / coconut milk, ron (blanco) / (white) rum😋

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Got sick of ordering Korean Fried Chicken and payi Got sick of ordering Korean Fried Chicken and paying out my butt for it, so I decided to make it myself - 

Gochujang Glaze Sauce: gochujang #고추장, soy sauce #간장, honey, brown sugar, black pepper. Measurements: you stop when you imagine an old Korean woman telling you “too muuuuuuuch”.

And, I’m frying in oil. Checking two boxes tonight, happy Hanukkah! 

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