Destination Europe


Jul

29

Brain Dead

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There are 2 different Monoprix in my quartier, one for food and the other for clothes, toiletries, makeup etc. I go to the food one pretty much every day (because I like to eat) but almost never head over to the other.
For weeks I’ve been thinking I need to go to Monop, so I [...]

Jul

22

C’est Vrai

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For some reason it’s difficult to buy vitamins here in France. You can get them from parapharmacies or pharmacies (no I don’t know what the difference is) but you don’t get a whole lot of choice and they’re super expensive. I used to buy my vitamins in bulk from the UK but the last couple [...]

Jul

15

Devastated

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A tragic, tragic event has taken place in my neighbourhood. I headed out to get my daily baguette to find a crowd of people gathered around the front of the boulangerie. People were crying and had their heads in their hands in despair.
I didn’t have to ask what was going on, I could see for [...]

Jul

15

Alone Again

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F headed to Albania yesterday, leaving me alone for the rest of the summer. He has to take care of some family business, plus he wants to spend some time with his mother, so he’ll be there for at least a month.
I could have gone with him but there’s just no way I can take [...]

Jul

14

Big Balls

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F was trying to convince me this morning that the reason he weighs so much (80kgs) is because he has big balls!
‘Really, big balls huh?’
‘No, not big balls’, he replied, ‘big bones!’
Man his accent is weird…