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The magic of good music and sunshine (Split, Croatia)

September 22, 2017October 2, 2017by Tori Dudys1 Comment on The magic of good music and sunshine (Split, Croatia)
The magic of good music and sunshine (Split, Croatia)

  It’d be easy to write a whole post about the scenery of Split, Croatia. It’s absolutely, insanely beautiful. But to be honest, I spent almost two years of my life blabbering on about scenery for a travel magazine and I’m quite sick of that shit. The flora and fauna blah dee blah dee blah. [...]

Living Abroad

People, Privilege, Pierogis, Poland

September 13, 2017September 13, 2017by Tori Dudys1 Comment on People, Privilege, Pierogis, Poland
People, Privilege, Pierogis, Poland

It’s taken me a wee while post-Krakow to process my few days there. It was a whirlwind of quick bursts of self-discovery, great discussions, lesson learning, and mind-altering experiences. So I’ve broken these down into four categories: People It was simple and comforting to tell myself that the majority of this trip would be spent [...]

Life Lessons, Living Abroad

Alone in the airport

September 4, 2017by Tori Dudys2 Comments on Alone in the airport
Alone in the airport

Day 1: Edinburgh - Krakow I’m sitting at Gate 23 in Edinburgh Airport. It smells like French fries and ketchup and around me I can hear the buzzing of foreign languages (Polish for one) and the howling of the bathroom hand dryer. My flight to Krakow has been delayed by an hour. Classic. I’ve not [...]

Living Abroad, Prose, Scotland

A new-found fear of sheep

June 2, 2017June 2, 2017by Tori Dudys4 Comments on A new-found fear of sheep
A new-found fear of sheep

The short, sassy, and stupid tale of a city girl taking on a night in the Scottish wilderness   Through and through, I was a true city girl. I adored shopping, shoes, the hustle and bustle of a city centre, business folk storming subway stations in suits, and taking Ubers in exchange for 20-minute walks [...]

Amsterdam, Living Abroad, Norway, Poetry, Scotland

Poetry about boots

May 30, 2017by Tori DudysLeave a Comment on Poetry about boots
Poetry about boots

Here's a quick poem about my boots that have been to so many places over the past couple of years. If I'm being honest, the ones I wrote the poem about have now gone to shoe heaven (may they rest in peace) BUT all the things I said they'd seen they really had. These Boots [...]

Living Abroad

Some significant lessons I’ve learned while living abroad

April 4, 2017by Tori Dudys4 Comments on Some significant lessons I’ve learned while living abroad
Some significant lessons I’ve learned while living abroad

We all have different lessons to learn and different ways to approach life to make it easier and more enjoyable. I am in no way trying to say that these are lessons we all need to learn, I can only speak for myself and for my scatter brains that need to see things in writing [...]

Amsterdam, Life Lessons, Living Abroad, Scotland

A toast to friends

February 11, 2017March 3, 2017by Tori Dudys3 Comments on A toast to friends
A toast to friends

"You will never be completely at home again, because part of your heart always will be elsewhere. That is the price you pay for the richness of loving and knowing people in more than one place." -Miriam Adeney When I left Ottawa, three amazing friends accompanied me to the airport. After many hugs and kisses, [...]

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