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Things I Loved / Hated This Week #62

LOVE: The Wendy Williams Show: I don’t know what I’ve been doing not watching this show all my life — it’s phenomenal! Wendy is my new obsession, and I can’t wait to get home to watch the latest...

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PARIS: À La Recherche De Champollion

Jessica has a hard time dealing with my allure. People of all genders and walks of life flock to me. My light is so bright that no bushel could hide it. It’s exhausting, reader, to constantly be...

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CAIRO: Leave Me Alone!

There is a psychological disorder known as “Paris Syndrome.” It usually effects Japanese visitors to Paris who are so disappointed by the reality of Paris that it shatters all of their preconceived...

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CAIRO: A Change Of Perspective

When I woke up the next day, I was still in a terrible mood. I would have caught the next flight back to America. I’m glad I didn’t. Today proved to be quite a different day from the last and I was...

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LUXOR: Stalked

It was so nice to wake up in a palatial room with an excellent bed and clean surroundings. It was like going home. My bedroom in Iowa is inspired by LA’s Chateau Marmont and I’m used to starting my...

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LUXOR: I’d Be A DAMN Good Tour Guide

I don’t mean to brag or boast, but I often find that my knowledge of things is too overwhelming. I’m not cocky about this when I chat to people, because I’m a gentleman, but I sometimes find others to...

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LUXOR: Amongst Equals

Rising at dawn is truly a horrific thing. There is nothing good about it and I am forever suspicious of individuals who claim to be morning people. I’ve tried it a hundred times, but that’s not the...

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LUXOR: Life At The Palace

Originally, I had planned to use my last day in Luxor luxuriating around the hotel. It’s a stunning place, in every way, and it has been for well over a hundred years. Old Hollywood royalty Douglas...

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THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #85

LOVE: Ridiculous Family Stories: I don’t know very many stories about my mother’s side of the family, which is something that saddens me. Maybe they aren’t storytellers? My father loves to tell his...

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Giggling Through The Galleries

The struggle of waking and getting ready for the day was an even greater one than usual. And that’s saying something. It wasn’t that I wasn’t excited to get out and see the sights, it was simply the...

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GANBARIMASU!

After all of that madness the day before, I don’t think I can be blamed for sleeping in a bit later. I regretted it somewhat, as I was hurried throughout the day making sure I saw everything I wanted...

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Things I Loved This Week #107

Middle School Turn Up Playlist: BuzzFeed is surly one of the greatest things to happen on the Internet in the entirety of its history. Where else can you find good reporting on the Baltimore protests,...

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BERLIN: Meeting the Queen

As can be expected, I was up later than I hoped. I had dreamed of springing out of bed and getting to the Neues Museum as the doors opened. Wasn’t to be, of course, and that’s just fine. I wish I could...

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Why Don’t You? #118

Monday: Why don’t you have your DNA tested to see if you have anything in you that you never knew you had in you? I don’t mean a foreign object left after surgery, I mean maybe you’re Hungarian....

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THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #162

LOVE: Free Time: This was a really good weekend. I didn’t go anywhere. It was fabulous. This semester has been so busy, and I have been constantly inundated with assignments, jobs, trying to exercise...

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LUXOR: Life

I was exhausted. My body ached as I roused myself hours and hours after closing my eyes. The lengthy journey through the desert and temples had worn me out, but it was delicious. I was ready for...

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THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #173

LOVE: 23 And Me: Yesterday was a momentous day in my life, reader. I received the results of my DNA testing. My entire genome was mapped out, and now I know it like the back of my own hand. Well, I...

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LUXOR: To The Cataract!

I woke with trepidation. I was heading to Aswan, checking off another major destination in Egypt, and stopping in several of the iconic temples along the way. Even though I am eager to see everything...

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LUXOR: The Karnak Conundrum

I have a confession, reader, that has the potential to send shockwaves: I don’t care for Karnak. The Egyptologists amongst you are surely gagging, but the rest of you probably haven’t the foggiest...

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MEXICO CITY:  Magic at Walmart

I slept and slept the next morning. Nothing could persuade me to get out of bed; I was so comfortable in my Mexico City loft. It was wonderful to listen to the sounds of the city reverberating through...

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