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NaNo Til Your Heart Stops Beating

NaNo Til Your Heart Stops Beating

I did it again. No, not that. I meant that I won NaNoWriMo. 52,040 words this year, though 1,700 of those were recycled so they don’t technically count. However, it was really tough. I...

Majáles 2013

It is always interesting to experience new aspects of Czech culture. One interesting aspect I was able to observe this weekend was Majáles, a music festival held right here in Hradec Kralove. Translated literally,...

Austria… The Hills Are Alive… With the Sound of Krampus…

It was a few weeks back now, but I made an awesome weekend trip to Austria with a couple of my fellow teachers. It was super rad. I wish I could legally teach in...

apartment in the czech republic

A 3D tour of my apartment in the Czech Republic

I know, it’s been a long time since I posted. Waaaay too long. I’m not dead, the Czech Republic hasn’t killed me. But it has broken my spirit. Either that, or the winter has...

czech students

Czech Students are Terrible

Sorry about the lack of posts, my faithful blog readers. However, as I noted in the last pseudo-post, I have been feeling depressed. It’s really been getting to me lately. It just wears on...

Arriving in Dublin

I’ve been sleeping in a lot of different beds lately. Before you judge me and call me a whore, let me say – some of these beds were rather comfortable. Others, not so much....

Dublin Awaits

In my last post, I painted a dreary scene of me alone on a dark night in the most threatening part of Dublin. Let me cheer the scene by describing the next morning. My...

The Countryside of Heaven

The next morning met us bright and early. We were slated to embark on a day tour of the Irish countryside, which included quite a packed itinerary. We had to get to Dublin’s Heuston...

Italy: Pizza, Ancient Ruins, and a Healthy Dose of Creepers

As soon as I started thinking about planning for my Easter break, one thought immediately came to mind – Italy. The long stretch of winter had been wearing on both my spirits and my...

sad times in prague

An artsy, freewrite way to describe my feelings…

Many of you may be wondering where I am. How I feel. Right now, I can’t answer that. Inside, I am in turmoil. Outside, I’m not sure where I am. My essence refuses to...