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Un Bacio di Bari (A Kiss from Bari)

Posted on May 17, 2017 by arleebug54

Good friends G and V had been encouraging us to come visit them in Bari, and when M from Poland said she was taking a short vacation there this past weekend, T and I decided we had to dash down … Continue reading →

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Permesso di Soggiorno 2

Posted on May 16, 2017 by arleebug54

Good News Department: Paperwork submitted. Fingerprints taken, data entered into computer before my eyes. Receipt for paperwork received (proving I am trying to become legal in Italy), which, combined with my passport and copy of our marriage certificate that should … Continue reading →

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Permesso di Soggiorno 1

Posted on May 11, 2017 by arleebug54

Now that I have entered into a state of international marital bliss (see previous post), there is, as you might expect, a price to be paid. And that price at the moment is trying to gain legal status to stay … Continue reading →

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My small Danish wedding

Posted on April 22, 2017 by arleebug54

Seeing this title you might think that my European peregrinations of the past several years might have had something to do with my personal life, a subject that has been noticeably absent in my blog content. But the fact that … Continue reading →

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Art and Life in Potsdam

Posted on April 14, 2017 by arleebug54

There are a lot of really good reasons to visit Potsdam, a city in its own right 24 km/15 miles southwest of Berlin. Designed using Age of Enlightenment ideals, it was intended to convey “a picturesque, pastoral dream” to remind … Continue reading →

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Looking for solace in remembrance of the past

Posted on November 11, 2016 by arleebug54

If there were ever a country that has been handed its rear body part to it on a platter due to a bad election result, it would of course have to be Germany and and the decision its citizens made … Continue reading →

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A visit to the White House

Posted on September 12, 2016 by arleebug54

David, a dear friend of very long standing, wrote me a while back to say he would be in Washington DC during September in order to spend time with his infant grandchild. Should I happen to be in the area, … Continue reading →

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History on the hoof

Posted on August 12, 2016 by arleebug54

By now, you know that I like to anchor myself in a new city by touching base with key historic and cultural antecedents. This usually means a museum or two, and I have found this is a great way to … Continue reading →

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A Taste of Tokyo

Posted on August 10, 2016 by arleebug54

If you’ve been paying attention, you will have noticed that although I had the best intentions of trying to squeeze some fresh juice from last year’s IUJ lime wedge, I was spectacularly unsuccessful. That is not to say that I … Continue reading →

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En route to IUJ

Posted on July 8, 2016 by arleebug54

Getting to my summer school, the International University of Japan, requires a lot of moving parts. First, I head to the airport in Portland, Maine. From there I hub through Chicago before climbing on the long flight to Narita Airport, … Continue reading →

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