The Most Effective Way to Learn Dutch

I am thanking my lucky stars that Dutch, unlike Arabic or Greek, is written in the Latin alphabet, so when I need to read signs, labels, or basically anything, I can conjure up some word association skills in hopes that I would get what I want eventually. But since I decided to cook today, for…

Some More Songs About Travel

I’m currently super frustrated by the whole packing process, as more of my things are being tossed out than into the bag, thanks to the policy of the airline I’m using that only allows me ONE 23 kg bag. So what’s a girl to do? She takes to her Facebook and Twitter accounts to ask her…

Some Songs About Travel

My mind is too focused on packing and organizing to even think of putting together a decent post today. Yes, shame on me, I know, especially that I’ve been thinking of some really good content lately but I promise that it will be up very soon. But for now, I’ll share with you something about…

A List of Things I Plan on Accomplishing in My Year in Maastricht

I’ve never needed an excuse to write lists. I even have a notebook for them- a notebook emblazoned with the logo of the initiative I used to work for while in college to remind me to take things seriously. And now that my countdown to the great big adventure is in the single digits, my obsession  fondness for list…

Becoming a Smartphone Addict

I have to admit. The reason I’ve been MIA this past week is because I have joined the dark side after almost two years of continuous resistance. No, no, not  that  dark side. In merely a single week, I have become the person I despised the most: a smartphone addict. To say I hated these…

My Always Incomplete To-Do List

The first time I used a daily planner, I was about 11 years old. Nine years later, it’s one of two things I refuse to leave the house without (the other is a working black eyeliner crayon). In this planner, be it electronic or paper-based, there’s always a small section for a to-do list because…