Happy New Year, y’all! Another year, the same cadet! The bad 2023 was a geopolitical mess and has shown us that media literacy, critical thinking skills, and international cooperation are needed more than ever. I posted my two cents about Israel-Palestine a couple of years ago. My points remain very firm on this. This has…
Category: Life of a space cadet
Kourou, Guyane- Home of the ESA launch pad
I couldn’t go to Suriname without stopping next door to French Guiana! Why? Because A. It is an overseas department of France, so I could add entering the EU on a tattered boat to my bucket list. B. Have proper croissants and have my EU data roaming work. C. Visit the Guiana Space Centre aka…
Checking out Dutch Louisiana…I mean Suriname: PT 1
Happy Spring, fellow cadets! 2023 is only a quarter gone, and it has already been my most eventful travel year in a long time. Today, I will talk about my first big trip of 2023 this year. This year it was Suriname! Why Suriname? Many people asked why I picked Suriname to kick off my…
Yugo-nostalgia! My ranking of capitals from former Yugoslavia
It’s not a secret that I love the Balkans. This region is one of my most beloved regions worldwide. It’s also the region where I have the most experience comparatively. I technically live where the Balkans begin. Although the question ” Is Slovenia a Balkan country?” is quite triggering to many, getting to the topics…
2022 overall wrap up
Happy New year to all my readers! I hope 2023 gives y’all peace and lots of exciting travels and other pleasures you find. I don’t subscribe to the good year/ bad year thing. Years are not collectively good or bad. It’s subjective to each person. Also, when the official year starts is not that relevant….
Happy ADHD awareness month!
Hello fellow cadets! I am not dead, nor have I quit blogging. I just had to take a hiatus from blogging and anything else. The last two months have not been very easy on me. I have been dealing with depression, trauma from being physically assaulted while on a trip, the loss of a close…
10 years living abroad!
Monday was my 10th anniversary of moving to Europe on a permanent/ semi-permanent basis. I was going to Lyon, France, to do a student exchange which I decided to do my last year of university instead of my third like everyone else. Precisely so I didn’t have to move back! Before France, I stopped in…
The type of people you find in online travel groups
Happy summer, fellow cadets! I hope you can travel soon. I’ve had my last three planned trips canceled for a few reasons. Flights canceled, uncertain lockdown in one of the countries, other unspoken reasons for another. I’m going to enjoy the summer in Prague doing my regular freelance work. It has been three years since…
The culture of shame around Covid 19
Hey fellow cadets! Happy almost spring! I’m not going to lie; I feel a little bit like some Jewish kid without a Christmas tree in a southern small town during Christmas time with all these vaccines and stimulus checks when I peep on my US-American friends back home. I’m getting my check eventually. I’m just…
A summary of characters you will find in every Expat group online
One thing that I have become well acquainted with over the years of living abroad are these Expat groups on Facebook. They also operate on other platforms are well. The primary purpose of them is for foreigners, expats, immigrants and anyone else to share information and ask questions. Sometimes these groups can be quite helpful,…