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Month: May 2023

Negotiating the State of Mind in Terms of Finland – from Love to Hate to (hopefully) Neutral Groundย 

As with every place Iโ€™ve ever lived in, Finland is at the tail end of my intense and unabridged hatred on bad days and severe displeasement on better ones. A combination of xenophobia and medical incompetence – which resulted in a 90% impairment on my quality of life for the past 18 months and hopefully…

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    The Avon Lady Makes An Appearance, Albeit by Proxy – talesfromyourlocalpubs on Mrs. 52 Hours of Freedom Presents Her MA ThesisJanuary 27, 2025

    […] correct answers, essentially writing the exam for them.Considering that Mrs. 52 Hours of Freedom paid someone the equivalent of…

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    The Avon Lady Makes An Appearance, Albeit by Proxy – talesfromyourlocalpubs on Road Trip Adventures – How a Trip to Silesia Reinforced my Intuition. Part I: ArrivalJanuary 27, 2025

    […] sure they fill in the correct answers, essentially writing the exam for them.Considering that Mrs. 52 Hours of Freedom…

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    talesfromyourlocalpubs on Ode to a Lost Friendship Polish Style ISeptember 27, 2024

    Thank you! Definitely will check it out. More so as Iโ€™m in Poland this very minute. Enjoy your family visit.…

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    restlessjo on Ode to a Lost Friendship Polish Style ISeptember 26, 2024

    You're very welcome. Many years ago I started https://restlessjo.me/my-personal-a-z-of-poland/ but probably of more interest to you is https://restlessjo.me/2011/10/24/exploring-the-polish-connection/ Dad died…

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    talesfromyourlocalpubs on Ode to a Lost Friendship Polish Style ISeptember 26, 2024

    This was in Germany, and I agree, the specific country doesn't really matter. What mattered in this case was the…

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