tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773149970988949079.comments2023-03-31T13:04:07.786+02:00pensieri dal mondofromtheworldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07612278475325100068noreply@blogger.comBlogger519125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773149970988949079.post-34281521596521100722013-05-16T11:39:31.407+02:002013-05-16T11:39:31.407+02:00Blog address saved :-)
East Coast....I would have ...Blog address saved :-)<br />East Coast....I would have loved to be on the West Coast....I guess from where I will be, it will be easier to visit the East Coast and explore many places I always wanted to visit!fromtheworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612278475325100068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773149970988949079.post-59555020692558380072013-05-16T05:34:38.556+02:002013-05-16T05:34:38.556+02:00Here is the link to my new blog:
http://traveleat...Here is the link to my new blog:<br /><br />http://traveleatlivelove.wordpress.com/<br /><br />I look forward to keeping up with your migration across the big pond. Will you be on the East Coast or West Coast?<br />Piccolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03498866286829017483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773149970988949079.post-45380824170975341962013-05-15T11:08:50.821+02:002013-05-15T11:08:50.821+02:00So nice to hear back from you and to read that you...So nice to hear back from you and to read that you are doing very well and that everything is going nicely for you and Alex! Please let me know your new blog, so that I can follow up on you!<br />fromtheworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612278475325100068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773149970988949079.post-85174946007064177742013-05-15T05:26:06.407+02:002013-05-15T05:26:06.407+02:00Wow!! You're getting married!! I'm so happ...Wow!! You're getting married!! I'm so happy for you!! I haven't been by to read your blog in so long. How things have progressed :) I'm Piccola from Portland. Ale and I got married almost 2 years ago and he was able to find a job pretty fast after obtaining his work permit and we are doing well. We spent Christmas and New Year in Italy with his family. I will continue to read yourPiccolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03498866286829017483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773149970988949079.post-972229688900396302012-11-07T20:14:55.732+01:002012-11-07T20:14:55.732+01:00What I can see for myself, my sister, my mom, many...What I can see for myself, my sister, my mom, many of my girlfriends is that women tend to put other people, especially if they love them, always or often in front of themselves. I am not saying that we should all be selfish, but some healthy selfishness sometimes would not be bad. But it is difficult to learn.....but we should learn, because it is up to us (at least in part) to at least try as fromtheworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612278475325100068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773149970988949079.post-36259878986355516412012-11-07T16:57:58.602+01:002012-11-07T16:57:58.602+01:00Everything you said is so powerful and I wish more...Everything you said is so powerful and I wish more women loved themselves! <br /><br />I myself am going through a tough time in my relationship...mostly that I want to "know where it is going" after three years as far as marriage and family and my boyfriend doesn't even want to think about it. <br /><br />Relationships can be so tough sometimes. And drain you. I have to remember toPortlandierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14811849548050574875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773149970988949079.post-43543124286153757452012-09-10T19:34:08.623+02:002012-09-10T19:34:08.623+02:00uh, for the cooking and cleaning part being a woma...uh, for the cooking and cleaning part being a woman's duty sounds also like Italian old style men...I am familiar with that...so hard to deal with.....be patient!!! one step at the time. Good luck to all of us, trying to bridge different worlds.fromtheworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612278475325100068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773149970988949079.post-39718340946285486872012-09-10T17:43:44.385+02:002012-09-10T17:43:44.385+02:00I identify with what you are going through. My boy...I identify with what you are going through. My boyfriend is Russian and he doesn't always understand why I show so much affection and laugh and smile so much compared to the Russian culture. He also has an expectation that women should always cook every meal and clean up after him which I don't agree with. We have major cultural differences and it takes SO much work to communicate Portlandierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14811849548050574875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773149970988949079.post-12665475663512857122012-08-23T09:56:07.460+02:002012-08-23T09:56:07.460+02:00Please, if you find out about this, let me know......Please, if you find out about this, let me know...I am very curious to hear more about this couple-swapping so common in France!fromtheworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612278475325100068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773149970988949079.post-53408011353579386132012-08-23T09:54:53.709+02:002012-08-23T09:54:53.709+02:00Me? and how am I going to explain to the guard tha...Me? and how am I going to explain to the guard that I would like to make sure that everything is ok in there??? in which language am I going to tell him?<br />maybe I can just mimic the bad smell and try to convince him in some way to open the door....fromtheworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612278475325100068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773149970988949079.post-86591681856018251052012-08-23T01:30:54.598+02:002012-08-23T01:30:54.598+02:00Better check it out! It could be a dead body. Funn...Better check it out! It could be a dead body. Funny post.Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773149970988949079.post-21041176044931012552012-08-20T15:14:14.085+02:002012-08-20T15:14:14.085+02:00This is the funniest story ever! And having lived ...This is the funniest story ever! And having lived myself in France for 4 years total (and counting), I almost feel like going around and asking random people in the street if they couple-swap.. Haven't heard of this apparently wide-spread phenomenon myself...Alishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06366007560210129306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773149970988949079.post-6958148443522354752012-08-13T17:23:27.423+02:002012-08-13T17:23:27.423+02:00It is not a town :-) it is a small fishing village...It is not a town :-) it is a small fishing village near Porto. Definitively very lovely. <br />In Montpellier (France) were I was before, we had a similar situation with the farmers market...because it was organic and things tasted better, it was also pricey...so at the end I couldn't afford buying there too often. Here instead, the farmers market is better and I save money!fromtheworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612278475325100068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773149970988949079.post-45030451931823107062012-08-13T16:52:01.440+02:002012-08-13T16:52:01.440+02:00What town are you in? It sounds very peaceful.
I...What town are you in? It sounds very peaceful. <br /><br />I love that you have a "real" farmers market. Our farmers markets in the city are more than buying organic vegetables and fruit at a grocery store and a loaf of fresh bread is at least 4 to 5 dollars.I love buying fresh but it is many times too expensive. I wish we had your farmers market here!Portlandierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14811849548050574875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773149970988949079.post-56304871191303434362012-07-25T11:06:23.935+02:002012-07-25T11:06:23.935+02:00Over the years I realized that people mean differe...Over the years I realized that people mean different things when it comes to friendship and relationship. The thing for me is that I move around all the time, so often I end up having my closest friends far away. It doesn't make sense to keep friendship that are not so strong when there is a lot of distance in between the other person and I. In general I am going for few good friends, whom I fromtheworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612278475325100068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773149970988949079.post-19907521688542129452012-07-24T18:51:29.860+02:002012-07-24T18:51:29.860+02:00That is a tough question. Go with your instinct. I...That is a tough question. Go with your instinct. I have a friend recently who only wants to be a friend when she feels like it. She hurt my feelings and I can't decide whether or not she is worth the hard work when she doesn't seem to care either way. It hurts and sometimes I question whether it's better to have very little friends than cultivate ones that we know instinctively will Portlandierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14811849548050574875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773149970988949079.post-85220619139930573292012-07-23T18:25:00.755+02:002012-07-23T18:25:00.755+02:00....on one hand, I feel better knowing that it doe.......on one hand, I feel better knowing that it doesn't happen just to me :-)<br />I guess that this type of behavior must work with some other women, otherwise these men would have learn by now...wouldn't they?<br /><br />PS. The Galapagos are always very very cool. It was my second time there....I hope that there will be a third one, and a forth and so on!fromtheworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612278475325100068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773149970988949079.post-52530399728934633892012-07-23T17:07:21.353+02:002012-07-23T17:07:21.353+02:00Haha! This happens to me to but I don't think ...Haha! This happens to me to but I don't think people always believe me because it usually happens when I am alone and walking to the store or down the street. I always pretend I don't hear them or I act like I am preoccupied with something else.When will these type of men realize this behavior does not work on women?<br /><br />PS. How cool that you went to the Galapagos Islands!Portlandierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14811849548050574875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773149970988949079.post-63976016452977072362012-06-04T22:42:36.779+02:002012-06-04T22:42:36.779+02:00I am with you. If I was not feeling quite lonely a...I am with you. If I was not feeling quite lonely and almost desperate to make some friends here, I would just not put so much energy into it, since it is quite frustrating to often having to excuse other people for not investing a bit in it too.....fromtheworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612278475325100068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773149970988949079.post-42546783731386001432012-06-04T17:18:51.439+02:002012-06-04T17:18:51.439+02:00When people are late if bugs me too...especially w...When people are late if bugs me too...especially when we don't really know each other really well. In my own life I have decided to stop trying if certain friends don't put in the effort to making meeting up an easier process. It's too annoying!Portlandierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14811849548050574875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773149970988949079.post-43790885642553275462012-05-25T16:52:02.755+02:002012-05-25T16:52:02.755+02:00So happy your happy!So happy your happy!Portlandierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14811849548050574875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773149970988949079.post-71432148245948207232012-02-27T17:57:07.427+01:002012-02-27T17:57:07.427+01:00I wish I will soon find some good friend here too....I wish I will soon find some good friend here too. I really miss my girlfriends from Montpellier. Friends can be a perfect way to keep living in the moment and seeing things in an objective way.<br />Also, sport is always a great cleaning-mind option for me. And now that I live in front of the ocean, it is even more pleasant to do some outdoor activities when it doesn't rain.<br />Thanks for fromtheworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612278475325100068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773149970988949079.post-38297593925330647512012-02-27T17:52:55.567+01:002012-02-27T17:52:55.567+01:00It is true that thinking too much about a situatio...It is true that thinking too much about a situation can make you have mood swings and make it impossible to enjoy the present. I think it is great you are distracting yourself with exercise and friends. They will remind you to be in the present which is important and key to enjoying life!Portlandierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14811849548050574875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773149970988949079.post-76799940873873696752012-02-14T23:12:42.726+01:002012-02-14T23:12:42.726+01:00It is completely true that the older we get, the h...It is completely true that the older we get, the harder is to meet people...and not only...in my case I am also pickier than when I was in my 20s.....so...even if I meet someone now, to make the cut, the guy needs to be really something. But still. Maybe because I am also shy and I can't see myself to go out with someone I don't already know...but this thing of the online dating really fromtheworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612278475325100068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773149970988949079.post-36954401890647446602012-02-14T17:20:14.281+01:002012-02-14T17:20:14.281+01:00I agree that an algorithm will not work. If it did...I agree that an algorithm will not work. If it did everyone would use it! I hated online dating because I like to meet someone and not expect it. I like romance! But I can see why I started to use it because the older we get the harder it is to meet people.Portlandierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14811849548050574875noreply@blogger.com