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Being the foreign ear Her eyes widened, her voice changed pitch, and she followed up with a loud laugh. I started to laugh, thinking...
Where reception can’t get you It wasn’t until we had broken away from the automatic toll booths and highways that the trip started having character....
How I have become Harry Potter I see this unknown woman talk in French to my girlfriend, then looks to me, and before I can introduce...
Ashes to ashes, strike to strike It was that familiar feeling of being somewhere new. Sure, hotel buffet breakfasts are one and the same here and...
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  • Being the foreign ear0July 5, 2010

    Being the foreign ear

    Her eyes widened, her voice changed pitch, and she followed up with a loud laugh. I started to laugh, thinking her story was a simple insult to a larger employee’s behind. My girlfriend leaned over to my ear to translate her sister’s story, and my facial expression matched the shock of the rest of the group’s. It was an inappropriate time to pretend comprehension.

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  • Where reception can’t get you0May 28, 2010

    Where reception can’t get you

    It wasn't until we had broken away from the automatic toll booths and highways that the trip started having character. Taller grass on the acres of land in the distance added to the countryside stereotypes implanted in my mind of the France I was told I needed to see.

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  • How I have become Harry Potter0May 23, 2010

    How I have become Harry Potter

    I see this unknown woman talk in French to my girlfriend, then looks to me, and before I can introduce myself, she cuts me off and says: “Gerard! So good to finally meet you.” This scenario occurred twice before in that very same day.

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  • Ashes to ashes, strike to strike2May 10, 2010

    Ashes to ashes, strike to strike

    It was that familiar feeling of being somewhere new. Sure, hotel buffet breakfasts are one and the same here and there, but I was still soaking in the atmosphere (and actual night of sleep).

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  • L’oiseau s’est posé2May 7, 2010

    L’oiseau s’est posé

    With one hour to go on the screen in front of me, my mind perked up again. In one hour I'd finally be seeing the girl I've been waiting seven months for.

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