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Here are my posts on life, loss, and everything in between.
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The road less travelled
It’s winter in Beijing and I’m at a crowded bar with loud music. As I take my jacket off, I ask my friends if they want a drink. They nod. I push my way to the front of the bar, squeezing through the crowd and lean my elbows on the counter.
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11 Tips for the Working Holiday Visa in Australia
I remember a few years ago, sitting in the auditorium of one of my Travel and Tourism classes in College, while a young guy with a puka shell necklace, spiky hair and enthusiastic hand movements, raved to us about joining a program called SWAP in Australia.
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You are exactly where you need to be
This gave me tremendous comfort.
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Keops, Kefren and My Carpet
There is a famous home video my Dad took of my sister and I and in it, he asks us what the names of the turtles are.
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Getting Comfortable with Goodbyes
It’s the great conundrum of expat life, to constantly ask yourself whether it’s all worth it. Is it worth meeting all these new people, knowing you will fall in love with some and knowing that you will have to say goodbye?
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Towel heads
Taking it back to a much simpler time when I found extreme amounts of joy in throwing a shirt (or towel) over my head and pretending my short boy-looking hair was actually long, luscious, Rapunzel-type locks.
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Kimberly Hetherington 