Whether you go there for a quick stop or to hang out an entire day to appreciate its grandeur, Bibliothèque Richelieu is surely a worthy visit when in Paris.
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I’m impressed with how well-maintained, curated, and organized everything was for a small suburban city. It was also frequented by city dwellers, and it was a pleasant sight to see. I thought to myself: I can work here!
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Sometime in March 2022, upon coming home tired and confused from work, I broke down. It started with a comment ça va? from B, our usual, seemingly routinary exchange. One thing led to another, and I started wailing uncontrollably. I knew right then and there that I needed help.
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It was then, during this seemingly quiet day of transition, the calm before the storm, that I decided to do another revamp as if the life changes weren’t enough. And as I condense an hour of that day into five minutes, I’m left with satisfaction. All this to say, I decided to rearrange some items in my kitchen.
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I felt like going to a bookstore after finishing two books. I had no idea what to read. Up until the last minute before heading out the door, I almost told B no. We ended up in Galignani - unknowingly to me - the first English bookstore on the continent and bought one book in French and one in English.
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D & K are my friends from forever and I’m lucky to have them on this side of the hemisphere. We might not live in the same city, but thanks to the freedom to travel within the EU, we can easily meet up somewhere, sometime. In yet another chapter of last-minute planning, I hopped on a Thalys train a weekend after coming home from the Philippines to join them in Amsterdam.
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I felt in my element, that I was in my place during those four brief days. It was eutopia for me, and I would like to see if this environment is better suited to the ideal life I’m trying to craft for myself. Nature, design, minimalism, simplicity, security, calm… I can go on and on.
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One year can breeze through so fast, but also, now that I look back and as I wrestle to find the words to finish my thoughts, I’m thinking, gosh, I have an entire year to catch up! Seems like so much work, but I’m happy to finally have time and this space to safely house them.
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Two weeks into the Acceler’emploi program and simultaneously sending applications, my phone was ringing off the hook. I underwent nine interviews in two weeks for five leads and I received two job offers by the end of the second week of interviews. I recount these five leads so that I can describe the experience of how I handled multiple interviews, how I declined an offer, how I accepted an offer, how I informed the rest that I took another offer.
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The first phase of the job-hunting process is characterized by the first round of interviews, which only led to rejections. In this post, I will talk about my options, how I followed up on my applications, and how I reacted to rejections.
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After four months of endless applications, I finally got a job! I start Monday. Here are my main takeaways after having done and redone my CV and cover letter.
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Spring is here, brighter days ahead. Yesterday, we adjusted our clocks one hour less. Daylight savings has begun, summertime is fast approaching!
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