Posted in The Netherlands, tagged Holland, Paranoia, Planes on December 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I was in transit on Thursday for a total of approximately 18 hours. Here was my itinerary:
8:30 a.m. : leave Utrecht apartment for Utrecht Centraal
9:13-9:45 a.m. : train ride from Utrecht Centraal to Schipoll Airport (Amsterdam)
12:45-10 p.m: plane ride from Amsterdam to Detroit (arrived at 4 p.m. EST)
5:55-7:45 p.m EST: plane ride from Detroit [...]
Posted in Canada, tagged Bali Conference, Canada, CanWest, CTV, Don Cherry, Environment, Stephen Harper on December 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Let’s face it; when most people think of Canada, they think hockey, strong beer, maple syrup and “Eh?” uttered after every sentence. And while our great country to the north is indeed most of those things, our historically wholesome image is slowly slipping away. We can blame an American influence all we want, but [...]
Posted in Hogeschool Utrecht Work, tagged Communism, Kaczynski, Poland, Pope John Paul II, Soviets on December 9, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Unfounded Witch-Hunt or Understandable Measures?
European History Term Paper, Europe in the World, 2007.
In 2005, a list containing close to 240,000 names of both communist collaborators and those who were monitored by the secret police was released in Poland. “Wildstein’s List,” as it is called, was named after Branislaw Wildstein, the Polish newspaper journalist who leaked [...]
Posted in Hogeschool Utrecht Work, tagged European Union, Trade, United States on December 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Consequences of a Strong US-EU Trade Relationship
European Economics Term Paper, Europe in the World, 2007.
In today’s technologically advanced society, physical distance is no longer an impediment to the creation of strong trade relations. Further still, links between countries have become the cornerstones of economic development, job creation and wealth. As such, it is not surprising [...]
Posted in The Netherlands, tagged Frustration, Grammar, Spelling on December 6, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Clearly, the title of this blog is an exaggeration. I will give my classmates the benefit of the doubt, and say that most of them know the difference between they’re/their/there, right/write, to/two/too and poor/pour. But, to be honest, never have I felt more frustrated about my writing than since I arrived in Europe. What is [...]
Posted in Belgium, Canada, tagged Bloc Quebecois, Brussels, Flamish, Montreal, Quebec, Separatism on December 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »
That’s what I usually say when someone points to the fact that I’m a Quebecker. “No, actually I’m Canadian… from Montreal,” is most often my response. Montreal is within the province of Quebec and thus in reality, I am a Quebecker. But for one reason or another, I don’t identify myself that way. It may [...]
