Stockholm Pride 2011
From The Dutched Pinay, 6 month ago Similar articles
When I was in Stockholm last August it was ?Stockholm Pride' meaning it was gay pride parade slash festival.Friday night -- the guy at the hotel reception who earlier checked me in was gay, and his colleague who was manning the bar and was Filipino by the way, told me jokingly that tomorrow Saturday the gay colleague will become totally crazy during the pride event. It will be his day so to speak. Not sure what he meant by crazy' Painting the town with gay colours like rainbow perhaps, or...
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in Greece now...
From Not so desperate yugowife, 2 days ago, Similar articles
Yesterday I talked with a former basket ball player who said he "stopped playing because things got unprofessional". He told me how the team went from traveling in business class and staying in nice hotels to 9 hour bus rides, no overnight stay, cold showers and no salary for months on end. "What is this'!" he kept saying. Another sportsman told me he only received part of his 2011 salary in March 2012. Players are being signed up a month at a time. These are people who were well off here in...
A Mother's day I will never forget.
From Put Your Flare On, 4 days ago, Similar articles
Photo from our last trip to Belle Ile, Dec 2011. Â My little dreamer. Â Maximilien pulled a fast one on us today. We packed up this afternoon to head to the Jardin des Plantes pour the plant festival this weekend. We planned to ride over on our bikes so we headed directly over to the bike locker. Though we didn't verbally say we were taking the bikes we walked in the opposite direction of the entrance/exit of our residence to get our bikes. Maximilien ran ahead of us like he does...
If eating dirt makes kids smart, this kid will be a GENIUS
From Life is Good, 1 month ago, Similar articles
This week two photo albums I'd ordered arrived in the mail- a Keepsy album of my favorite instagram shots from 2011, and Quinn's 365 photo book (of his first year). Flipping through Quinn's book brought up interesting emotions...or rather, really, a strange absence of emotion, like a detachment from the photos. Maybe it's partially because I spent so much time looking over those photographs when sorting them, editing them, and putting together the book. But part of it is I think (and I'm...
A photo in Munster
From The Dutched Pinay, 1 month ago, Similar articles
My niece posted a picture of us three in FB today taken last December 2011 in Munster, Germany. We were there for the Christmas Markets.I feel really young here being sandwiched by 2 pretty teeners =). They were just little kids 10 years ago and I even had to bend down to kiss them.Bedankt Roos voor deze mooie foto van ons drie!
"The City of Samba" -- An Amazing View of Carnaval by Jarbas Agnelli
From Mama(e) in Translation, 1 month ago, Similar articles
I have already featured Jarbas Agnelli's work on this blog (remember the song about birds on wires? This is well worth checking out if you haven't already).This is his latest production, based on footage from last year (2011)'s samba-school carnaval parade in Rio de Janeiro (desfile das escolas de samba). I'm definitely sending a link of this video for all my students! I hope you enjoy it!The City of Samba from Jarbas Agnelli on Vimeo.Tilt shift of the Carnaval party in Rio de Janeiro.Made by...
Later 2011
From Forever is Tomorrow is Today, 1 month ago, Similar articles
1. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before'Â Hmm, have a second child'Â 2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year'I can't remember the end of 2010. That about sums up my year!3. Did anyone close to you give birth'Besides me' Lots of people actually. We had so many friends have babies this year, which is either because we are just in that place in our lives or our friends really like to procreate.4. Did anyone close to you die'My...
The last week of 2011, racing by as ever
From This is Cyprus, 1 month ago, Similar articles
After all the preparation for Christmas, and an enjoyable day, it's a bit of a shock to find that it's now 2012. A week has somehow rushed by without us really noticing it. It began well, relatively warm and sunny. We didn't have anything planned for Boxing Day, unusually, so I pottered, and tidied, and cleaned, and generally relaxed. I think we probably played a game in the evening, maybe with our friends, but it feels like a LONG time ago now. On Tuesday, we were invited to lunch with...
The more languages you know ...
From de kooijtjes, 1 month ago, Similar articles
Spending another winter in this cursed old hovel with single glazing and no insulation is quite a punishment. It's freezing cold!As we were forced to delay our departure again there are more downsides to cope with, a. o. the distance learning Dutch we've already started at the beginning of this semester. We've supposed to be gone well before the end of 2011 therefore we enrolled Maarten for the Dutch primary education program. In Luanda he is going to attend an international school taught...
Looking For Perspective
From Living in Egypt, 1 month ago, Similar articles
When I moved to Egypt, in many ways it seemed to be country frozen in time. That changed irrevocably in January 2011, and since then I've seen friends complaining that they feel they've aged about 10 years in a few months. It is really hard to keep track of where Egypt seems to be going and how it's going to get there. I read the news from a million sources religiously and find that most of the mainstream media get a pretty limited view. News seems to come from statements from people and...
What's the Honduran government's cut of your travel costs'
From La Gringa's Blogicito, 1 month ago, Similar articles
Often we have vague discussions about Honduras and I am compelled to see just what exactly the law or constitution say on the matter. It is frequently very difficult to find a law unless you know the name or number of the law, and when you find it, it's hard to know if a later law may have revised or eliminated it. But I like detective work, so I usually persevere. ;-)The following events set me on the detective trail:A law was passed in December 2011 to increase the airport departure tax...
