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Third stop: South Station
The last train stop following Back Bay is called South Station. This is the stop where my dad would get off every day to get to work at the World Trade Center, so I tend to associate this train stop with my father. I especially love this area because of what surrounds...
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The best methods to learning a language
Whether you are an Erasmus student or simply a world traveler, you already know the great importance of learning a new language (or even two or three). Not only does speaking more than one language help you to order food at a restaurant in another country, but it...
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Second stop: Back Bay
This article is the continuation of First Stop: Ruggles, which was the first article in my Boston tour blog! Back Bay If you get off the train one stop after Ruggles at Back Bay, you’ll be in the Prudential area. I usually come to this area of Boston because it is so...
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First stop: Ruggles
A beautiful city, culturally, historically and asthetically Hello all! In many of my posts I have mentioned that I am from the city of Boston, and that this city is one of the best places you will ever go to. After flirting around this theme, now is the time to really...
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Showa Boston Institute
In my article, The best methods to learning a language, I talked about the overall best ways to learn a language. Here, I am going to specifically describe an excellent place in Boston where you can learn Japanese. Struggling with self-taught Japanese After learning...
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My lesson learned in Miami: Have money for Uber.
Huge, posh, and not my cup of tea One of my three least favourite cities in the United States is Miami. It doesn't come in last place, however, so I can somewhat tolerate it when I go there to visit. The other two on my list are New York and Los Angeles. Ironically,...
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My grandmother's kitchen
Although this blog is supposed to be dedicated to sharing recipes, I need to post something about the source of my passion for learning to cook and the reason for my well-rounded cultural and linguistic upbringing: my grandmother's unforgettable home, kitchen and...
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Boston: kibbi (Norwood center)
Hi! I want to share with you my favourite place in the Boston area to get my Lebanese food. Once again, the place is not located in the center of the city, but in a suburb called Norwood. This is the same town where my maternal grandmother lived, so it is a very special...
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Warak arish (stuffed grape leaves): the healthy comfort food.
You may have heard of the Lebanese warak arish as a different name: The Greeks refer to them as Dolmades, the Turks call them Dolma, and in English they are simply stuffed grape leaves. The Lebanese words warak arish literally mean "vine leaves", with warak meaning...
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Boston: sushi
Hi there. It’s been a while since I’ve posted, but I’m back. Today I’m going to write about my favourite sushi places in Boston’s suburbs. Both of the restaurants that I am going to talk about have a significant importance to me, even today. One of these...
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Discovering a small town in Italy: Matera
The celebrity city If you're somewhere on the southeast coast of Italy, I recommend you to rent a car and take a day to see Matera. This city is ancient and it is known for being the filming location of many movies, most notably The Passion of the Christ. Source The...
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Discovering a small town in Italy: Giovinazzo
In my last post I wrote about the port city of Bari on the south east coast of Italy. Today I'll start with showing you around Giovinazzo, Italy, which is a town within the province of Bari. If you're looking for a small, traditional Italian coastal town, look no...
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Discovering a small city in Italy: Bari.
Not your generic traveling. Plenty of people will be writing about the most frequented cities and capitals of countries around the world: Rome, Paris, Lisbon, Berlin, Tokyo, Miami. Sure, I might have been there too, and they're really beautiful and worth visiting. But...
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Hummus: the superfood vegan dip
Hi again. Get ready for another easy yet nutricious recipe! I'm sure all of you have tried, or at least have heard of, the hummus dip. Yes, there are many discrepancies about its origins; the Lebanese say it's theirs, the Israelis say it's theirs, and there's the...
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Tabouli: the superfood vegan salad
You may or may not have heard of the popular Middle Eastern salad known as tabouli. It's origin is of the Levant region, which is basically the ancient version of modern-day Lebanon and Syria. Today, this is one of Lebanon's national dishes, although it is also popular...
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Gouda: My first AirBnb experience.
In my last post, I spoke about my first Couchsurfing experience, so now I would like to talk about my first AirBnb experience. I have already written about my traveling in Gouda, Holland, and I had only briefly spoken about my AirBnb there. This post will elaborate on...
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Wiesbaden: My first couch-surfing experience
In my last post, I talk about my experience visiting Wiesbaden, Germany. Now in this post I will tell you about why and how I decided to go to Wiesbaden. As I mentioned already, I was going to Wiesbaden to visit my friend who moved there for an internship. The first...
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A small city in Germany: Wiesbaden.
This year, one of my best friends got an internship at Fittea in Germany. This was great news because that meant I could visit her in Germany and I had a free place to stay. Where in Germany? Berlin? Stuttgart? Frankfurt? Hamburg? Cologne? None of these places. The city...
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Boston: pizza
Boston, my beloved home city, has so much that I must talk about, but I haven't even started yet on it because I am saving the best city for last. In the meantime, I'll post a couple of short articles in this blog about a few Italian, Japanese, and Lebanese restaurants...
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Amiens: sushi
I am very excited to share with you the very best sushi buffet I have even been to while on a budget. You may or may not have read my post all about Amiens, the small city in Picardie, which is the region in the north of France where I did my Erasmus/international study...
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Madrid: Sushi
Besides pizza being my favourite staple food, I also need to satisfy my sushi craving, which is very important also for a balanced diet (need some of those omega-3s). I started eating sushi since I was maybe 7 years old or so, and my aunt, uncle, mom and dad would take...
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Madrid: Pizza
I am extremely fond of pizza (and pasta); Italian food is probably something which I can eat every day and not get tired of it. However, it has to be good, and when I say good, I don't mean any Domino's, Pizza Hut, Papa John's or Telepizza. Out of all these big pizza...
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The unknown village of Madrid: Quijorna.
A village far, far away. While living in Madrid, I often visited my best friend and her family who live in a far away, unknown village in the district of Madrid. This little town is called Quijorna, although we always joke that it's really called Narnia or Mordor....
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An introduction to sunny Tampa
Besides being a major business center, Tampa is a fun city to visit on Florida's Gulf coast. It's only 30-40 minutes away from St. Petersburg (which I've spoken about here) and it's a quick hop away from Clearwater (ranked as having one of the best beaches in the...
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Eckerd College part 2: The party scene
After telling you all about Eckerd's campus, academic, and activity life, it is now time to tell you all about the party life. Usually there's a party somewhere on campus Wednesday-Saturday nights. Obviously they're most common Friday and Saturday nights, but there can...
