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Untangling my Rapunzel.

Posted on June 27, 2021June 27, 2021

I haven’t discussed a book in a long time. Simply because I haven’t finished a good book in a really long time. Last year, I read one book in total: The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy. But I did not like it. So I am not writing a blog post about it. Roy […]

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Coping Mechanisms for an Everlasting Pandemic

Posted on March 30, 2021March 30, 2021

Last year, we had a “Spring Party” planned for Willem, the non-religious variation of the catholic First Communion. At first, we rescheduled it, but in May, we cancelled it all together. “Let us have a big party next year! We will be married 10 years then. Let’s go all out then!” And behold, a year […]

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Corona Chapter 2: Winter

Posted on February 20, 2021February 20, 2021

This day brings the first sun of the year after some very dark and very cold days and it feels like the world around me sights in relief. The daffodils started peeking through the leaf blanket under the oak tree and the kids are playing outside. A very delicate beginning of something new that we […]

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Belgian Fries. Because Belgians Fry.

Posted on January 24, 2021January 24, 2021

In Belgium, we call French fries simply fries, because we know they were named wrongly. They should be named Belgian fries because there is no country in the world that takes fries more seriously than we do. A lot of our traditional dishes are eaten with fries. Like mussels, which we have by the kilo […]

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Before and After. In two different ways.

Posted on November 29, 2020

Seattle is one of the greatest cities in the world! I am not exaggerating! But being the home town of Microsoft and Amazon comes with a big downside: it is crazy expensive to live in! When Frederik first got the job as a postdoc at the University of Washington, we did not even question his […]

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Have you ever dreamed about living abroad? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to start a new life in a new country? I have done it. Twice. With my husband and kids. His academic career as the only guideline. All those impressions, all those experiences, all those thoughts, about those experiences, or life in general. I serve you the good, the bad, and the ugly of my life abroad. With a hint of philosophy as my preferable coping method.

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Hi, I am Annelies, a cat person, married to a dog person, Frederik, who I met during my PhD in Philosophy. He is a nuclear physicist and a great father to our two kids. Janne was one and a half when we moved from Leuven, Belgium, to Seattle, USA, in 2011. We had a great time and our son there. In 2015, we moved again, this time, to Mommenheim, Germany, a traditional wine village near the city of Mainz.
I am great at DIY's, not so great in dealing with bad news or losing board games, but who is? Really? I love crafting and writing, the first being my yoga, the latter my therapy. Unfriendly and rude people upset me, which is why I end up writing about them more than I want to.

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Untangling my Rapunzel. - 27 Jun , 2021
Coping Mechanisms for an Everlasting Pandemic - 30 Mar , 2021
Corona Chapter 2: Winter - 20 Feb , 2021

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