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I spent almost a month backpacking across the north of France and Belgium, and now suddenly I have to decide what I have to do for my entire life…
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My First Real Christmas
not alone...
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I Got a Year-Old Letter From Myself
which made me remember how stressed I was a year ago
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A Northern French Week for a Southern French Indian
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On Hiking and Going Out
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Exam Weeks and Empty-Nesting for Friends
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My First Real Christmas
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Leaving the South, Paris, Vacations
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Back in Delhi and Getting Intimidated by my Friends
It has been about a month since I came back home – where I have inarguably spent most of my life. I guess calling it home is a little unfair now that I…
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Leaving the South, Paris, Vacations
Last week, I left Marseille (temporarily) and felt quite bittersweet about it — on the one hand, I was excited for what was to come, but on the other, I…
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My Last French Countryside Visit, For Now
I don’t like travelling. I love visiting places, I love interacting with old people in small villages, I love looking at different landscapes, I love…
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On Hiking and Going Out
As the sun gets meaner, my impatience with things starts reaching new heights. This is also why I try to go out as often as I possibly can, besides…
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A Northern French Week for a Southern French Indian
Cycling throughout Paris and making elderly friends in the northern countryside
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The Provençal Winds and Mal du Pays
It is extremely windy these days here in Provence. It has been the better half of a year since I have been living here and I still haven’t been…
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Exam Weeks and Empty-Nesting for Friends
The semester is approaching an end, which makes me feel guilty that I am writing this instead of spending each and every minute revising for my exams…
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