One of the most confusing aspects of learning Spanish as an English speaker is the word “to be”. I am a dog. I am happy. I am in Spain. In Spanish, they have two versions of “to be”: SER and ESTAR. Each word is used for different situations. There a ton of rules and lots […]
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Melaka, Malaysia–my home for the next few days…
We left Kuala Lumpur today. Cool city, but not really my thing. Too many people. Too much concrete. I was looking through the Lonely Planet the other day and Melaka caught my eye. Just two hours to the south on the main highway. It’s a city still (on a river with a BREEZE) but more […]
First Real Meal In Malyasia
Last night, I went to the nearby “food street”. I had what seemed like a million “hawker” stands to choose from. I didn’t feel like trying out the steamboat (another time): I did settle on “beef on a hot plate” and some noodle stuff (I can’t be bothered to remember the name): Let’s take a […]
Pisa, Italy in Pictures…
Talk about a layover. I wanted to get from Amsterdam to Paris. I decided to take the scenic route through Italy… Picture courtesy of Italian Border Patrol after ransacking me and my stuff. Jordy shaky. On my way to see the Tower. Main Blvd in Pisa Not really into the touristy stuff. But it’s always […]
Stroopwaffles & Going To The ATM With My Headphones Blaring!
Interesting situation happened to me last week. Well, interesting to me. I went to the ATM back in my little village in Holland. I had my headphones blaring in my ears. I put my card in, entered my PIN and just then a man walked up to the machine to the right. And I didn’t […]