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June 26, 1990 was the hottest day in Phoenix history with the temperature reaching 122 degrees Fahrenheit. I was a college student at the time, pursuing my undergraduate degree in marketing. I was paying for my education with a full-time job, working as a delivery driver for a Phoenix advertising agency. This was before the […]
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My 17-day European trip began in Switzerland. It seems like no matter where in Switzerland one is, wherever you look, you are bound to see something beautiful. And in many places, the beauty is absolutely breathtaking. My first visit to Switzerland was in 2021. Then, as now, I was there to see Nils, whom I […]
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If there is a country, other than the US, that I could most see myself living in, it is Denmark. It is not necessarily the most naturally beautiful country I have been to, although it is pretty beautiful, and some might say it Is a little boring. But at least based on my now two […]
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Nils from Switzerland, an exchange student I hosted during the 2019-2020 school year, joined me on my first-ever trip through Germany. We took the train from Zurich to Munich. Our train car was filled with a school group of pre-teens who ran amok for most of the journey and our train experienced several delays, but […]
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Norway was the last stop on my European tour with exchange students. Aksel was our Norwegian host for this part of the trip. Aksel was an exchange student in Phoenix during the 2019-2020 school year, and although I did not host Aksel, he was friends with the exchange students I hosted that year. Joining me […]
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For eight years I have hosted high school foreign exchange students in my home. Each spent a year living with me while attending high school in Phoenix. Hosting so many students means I now have an extended family of those students, plus often many of their family and friends that I have gotten to know […]
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Hello world! I created this blog as a medium for sharing a wider range of content than what I can typically post on social media. Like my social media, you can expect a variety of topics. I recently returned from my summer travels in Europe, so the first posts will be about those adventures. But […]
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