The first draft of the thesis is done. June is ending, and soon enough I need to start organizing and packing. It’s undeniable, I’m going back home soon and there’s a lot of bittersweetness involved- but I don’t want to think about that just yet. Of the things I will miss about living in Europe…
Tag: Aachen
Aachen Revisited: Culture, Cosmetics, and Toy Stores
On one boring weekday in mid-November, Samar and I decided to venture outside Maastricht. So after a few deliberations and discussions, we decided to go to Aachen, because while it’s in another country, it’s still close enough to be able to spend a full day in and not feel guilty about skipping out on work. It was…
From the Beyond: Updates and Whatnot
When I first started Beyond Beirut, I promised myself I’d keep it running, that I wouldn’t care about how many people visited the site, or no matter how uninteresting my life as a graduate student abroad would become, I’d still find something to write about. We all know that this is exactly what happened. Right? Truth…
Aachen, Germany: Crossing the Invisible Border
Like all great things, the trip to Aachen, Germany, in the last weekend of September, started with a Facebook message, asking who would be interested in spending the day in the westernmost city of Deutschland. In the end, after many of our little group declined due to other obligations, the great adventurers team ended up being…
Many Youtube Discoveries
Though not in any way related to the whole Maastricht/graduate adventure which I should be blogging about, I was shown this video last week, and since then, I have been unable to stop hitting the replay button. The Axis of Awesome are an Australian musical comedy group, and after looking through their channel, I discovered that…
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