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TOTAL NIGHTMARE: A Long Stay Visa in France Guide

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 My long stay visa to France application experience: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Note that from the summer of 2018 the visa process will be changing in the USA. Your experience getting the long stay tourist visa...

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6 Things To Do if You Lose Your Debit Card While Traveling Overseas

I lost my debit card in the heart of the Zambian wilderness. As much as I would like you to think that I lost it while using a machete to break through the untamed wilderness and fighting off lions,...

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Oh Dear God do NOT Travel with an American Express Credit Card

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American Express, I hate you. Every time I stumble upon a travel blog that raves about traveling with an American Express credit card I clench my fists and start fuming with anger. If there is someone near me, he...

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The Best Things to do during the Autumn in France

Autumn is by far my favorite season! But I admit ever since I moved to the French countryside I now spend the autumn shivering under ten layers of clothes and carrying around my hot water bottle like a baby....

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Avoiding being shot in the French Countryside in Autumn

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Autumn in France= the sound of gunfire on a Sunday morning Well it is a weekday so it is sort of safe to leave my house at the moment and look at the autumn colors …hunters won’t shoot me...

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Traveling Around the World with Sciatica: Why I did it and What I Learned

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Before you all start throwing tomatoes at me… I know this post about travel with sciatica risks me sounding completely out of touch with the world. “Oops I have sciatica let me just travel all over the world and...

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2 Years After my Microdiscectomy: My Sciatica Update

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2 Years After my Microdiscectomy: My Microdiscectomy Recovery Update The two year anniversary of my microdiscectomy recently passed and I thought I should write an update on the long term effects of a microdiscectomy! I want to write about...

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Months 1-12 After My Microdiscectomy: My Recovery Experience

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The First Year After My Microdiscectomy I want to write about my recovery and lifestyle during the first 12 months after my microdiscectomy (L5S1) for those of you who are curious to know how things turned out. If you...

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My Herniated Disc Experience and decision to get an L5S1 Microdiscectomy: Why I Chose Surgery

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My Sciatica Experience after herniating my L5S1 disc and the steps I took before getting an L5S1 microdiscectomy. Hello all you people who most likely suffer from sciatica or herniated discs! So this is my first post in my...

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1000 Chats Later: My Experience Tutoring English Online with Cambly

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Everything You Need to Know about Tutoring on Cambly This post has been updated as of January, 2018 to reflect some slight changes to the Cambly system and to answer some questions many people asked me after reading this...

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Hello and thanks for visiting! I’m Babeesh, a Michigander who loves solo and adventure travel. I spent several years living abroad in France and Norway and now I'm back in freezing cold Michigan. I’m obsessed with eating raclettes and I have had the honor of visiting over 100 countries. Want to learn more? Check out my about me page!

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