Now I’m at Charles de Gaulle, waiting for the first of four flights home. Yes, you heard that right. Because I booked on points (to get a business class seat, yay!) my route is a tad ridiculous. Paris-Frankfurt, Frankfurt-Calgary (that part is awesome), Calgary-Edmonton, Edmonton-Vancouver. I’ll be a basket case when I get home. But […]

I can’t take credit for the title of this post – it’s from a Leonard Cohen print. Oh, how I love this city – I’ve been lucky enough to visit it many times in my life, and it never, ever loses its magic. But first, back to my final day in Rotterdam. My new BDFF […]

I can speak Dutch. Well, one phrase. I know how to say “A piece of young to middle cheese, please.” This was taught to me long ago by a Dutch friend. I stayed with her in The Hague for a few weeks when I was much, much younger. Now let me tell you more about […]

Well it has been a jam-packed 48 hours full of fun and boneheaded forgetfulness. But first the fun: On Thursday morning I was picked up by the lovely Renée and driven to a school in the middle of Brussels for two visits. The kids had all read “We Are All Made of Molecules” in French, […]