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Tales of the Lost and Found
Instead of Today’s Perfect Moment, I really need to share with you Today’s Weird Moments. There are two of them and, at least in my mind, they are connected. This seems to be happening a lot more often to me … Continue reading
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Tagged bus shelter, commuting, early morning, evening, left by accident, lost, mistakes, shoes, stuff
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When Shopping Goes Poorly
I would be the first to admit that I don’t really like clothes shopping. I like shopping for books, cycling stuff, computers, tools, toys, and any number of other things, but not clothes. Maybe it’s the fitting room experience. … Continue reading
And So It Ends
My last full day in Costa Rica was a free morning with the promise of a long car ride back to San Jose in the afternoon. One of my fellow travellers recommended a place not too far from … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, blog, blog posts, blogging, blogposts, breakfast, coffee, Costa Rica, food, G Adventures, travel, travel writing, vacation
Tagged airports, breakfast, coffee, Costa Rica, flights, goodbye, grilled cheese, photographs, photos, sandals, shoes, the end, the final days, trip is over
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Inappropriate Coincidence
Currently, I have only one Brazilian student, which is rare at my school. She lamented to me yesterday that she really wanted to wear her flip-flops, which are the typical footwear of Brazilians. She seemed rather pained to have to … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, choice, coincidence, fashion, footwear, shoes, stupidity, weather, winter
Tagged bad choices, boots, bust stop, coincidence, dumb people, fashion, flip-flops, sandals, shoes, snow, stupid people, stupidity, weather, winter
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Can You Spot the Problem
My student explained that she bought a pair of shoes online recently. Can you see the problem? Perhaps online shopping is not as good as we think.
Lessons Learned
Part of my preparations for this trip include learning from my mistakes. On my Vietnam trip, I didn’t take cycling shoes and pedals. I opted for sandals instead. The sandals I chose (Keens) were awesome. I am taking them on … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bicycles, blog, blogging, blogposts, Cambodia, cycling, cycling gear, cycling shoes, Exodus, Exodus Travels, pedals, preparation, review, shoes
Tagged Cambodia, cycling shoes, double sided, dual sided, Exodus, Exodus Travels, MEC, Pearl Izumi, pedals, preparation, review, reviews, shoes
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The Ballerina
Life isn’t a movie, though sometimes it does resemble one. There are moments in movies when natural life seems so well captured. The reverse is also true. There are moments in real life when real life seems so much more … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Perfection, Reflections
Tagged ballet, bus, commute, existentialism, films, French, incongruity, movies, resonating, sewing, shoes, slippers
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June 29, 2014 Hard to Admit, but Today, It’s Shoes
This one is a little strange for me, but I can’t deny that it was today’s perfect moment. Now, as I write this, I wonder where I can really go after a line like that. Let’s get some perspective. The … Continue reading
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Tagged discount, gum sole. tough, long lost treasure, luck, outlet, shoes, shopping
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