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Errands (Or: Preparing for the big move)
My stay in the suburbs of Chicago was pretty nice. It wasn’t as smooth a plane ride as it was on the way over, but it was quick and I managed to get an earlier train than I could have hoped for...
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Two weeks (Or: Final week to prepare)
I can’t believe it’s Friday already. There’s only 14 days before work ends and 17 days until the flight to the Netherlands. Kind of hard to realize, but it works for me! (7 days until Marco and Roger...
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Cleaning (Or: Six trash bags so far)
So today’s fun was cleaning out the closet. I did a pretty good job – the only thing that is left is the clothes that are normally hanging there. But everything else is gone (from the shelves, floor,...
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Celebration (Or: My Dutch MVV sticker!)
So I went back to the city yesterday morning to pick up my passport from the Dutch consulate. And finally, after not-quite 5 months, here is my MVV sticker! (Well, I photographed part of it.) The...
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Fridays (Or: The Dutchies arrive…)
It seems like only yesterday since I saw Marco (early October), but he and Roger are returning again today! I suppose that’s the benefit of scheduling uneven breaks between trips: April to October, and...
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Counting Down (Or: Under a week)
Three more days of work, three and a half more days in Pearl River… the countdowns are getting more numerous by the minute it seems. (In fact, today might have been the last day I needed to trudge up...
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Counting Down II (Or: #finalcountdown)
From Marco… Yesterday Niki wrote about her final days ‘here’. Today it’s my turn to give you a bit of insight.. While I’m a hothead and usually not a patient person, I am actually quite cool and...
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First day (Or: Tired but here)
So I have arrived. Marco and I are alone, after the guests have all said adieu and gone home. The first flight was JFK to Dublin. In the morning, Roger, Marco and I checked out of the New Yorker hotel...
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IND (Or: Approval for the VVR)
Three business days. Maybe three and a half… That’s how long it took to get approval for my VVR (residency permit). Marco and I had our appointment with the IND and The Hague’s GBA this past Friday on...
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