So Culture Shock is about to go through a lot of updates really soon. But as always, I have to dedicate the next few posts to assignments that I love to do so much, because they are actually paying for all the work that I am having done right now. So please still bear with [...]

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Did you know that there is a website that is a Microsoft Authorized Education Reseller who does something really cool for tons of people. Not only do they have great prices and amazing customer service, but they have worked with hundreds of libraries, hundreds of schools and colleges and countless staff members at schools and [...]

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Okay, so I am having a little-ish problem with my blog today. Today I added a plugin that would allow me to link posts together in a ’series’. This is so great for me, because I frequently write series and it helps me to connect the individual posts more easily for my readers. But the [...]

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So what are you doing this July? Besides all of the fun fireworks, picnics and great food (oh - that hurts to think about! I am not in the US for 4th of July…boo hoo). Why don’t you try something new for a change this year? What, you ask? :)
WELL, it just so happens that [...]

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The western part of the Iberian Peninsula, the part bathed by the Atlantic Ocean is the traditional country of Portugal. Long ago, the territory between the northern part of Portugal and Spain were not very well defined and the cultural aspects were very similar. But then the Castrena culture made its first appearance with grass [...]

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A few years ago my parents went with my grandparents to Missouri where we have a lot of extended family. I remember my parents telling me how much fun they had there and about all the cool stuff they did.
I have never really thought of Missouri as the most exciting place in the world before [...]

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One summer vacation a long time ago my family took this motor home (which I am convinced was possessed) from California to Canada. It was supposed to be the best summer vacation we ever had but everything that could go wrong did…believe me! We still managed to have a great time once we turned [...]

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This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series My trip to Rome“When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, thats AMORE…”

Italians are famous for their pizza, pasta and wine. And lets just say that I had more than my share of all three of them while I was in Rome.
Rome, [...]

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This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series My trip to RomeOkay, so I know that it is high time to tell you all about my vacation to Rome, Italy! So here is the first part about my trip to Rome:)
Since we found cheap airline tickets about six hours before we actually left, [...]

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Hi everyone! I am in the Algarve in Portugal right now….loving every minute of it! I thought I would have more access to the internet here but I don’t. So that means you will have to wait till I get back to Norway to really hear how it is. Sorry :)

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