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		<title>100 posts, a new blog, and an article in the paper</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 04:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cécile</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[100 posts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It took me more than two years to write 100 posts. I learned to write on this blog, made friends through it, and had a lot of fun. Coming up with ideas and getting them out here regularly wasn&#8217;t easy. But feeling connected to my friends, family, other bloggers, and even total strangers has been &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="http://tryingtobeconscious.wordpress.com/2013/03/16/100-posts-a-new-blog-and-an-article-in-the-paper/">Continue reading &#187;</a></span><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tryingtobeconscious.wordpress.com&#038;blog=19598639&#038;post=4790&#038;subd=tryingtobeconscious&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Always Look On The Left Side Of Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2013 20:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cécile</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The world we live in]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Driving on the left]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s hard to focus on the bright side of life when you&#8217;re too busy trying to be perfect. My first two weeks of university have been challenging, exciting, interesting, and overwhelming. That on top of coming to the other side of the world, painting and cleaning a new house, switching on to the news, trying to &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="http://tryingtobeconscious.wordpress.com/2013/03/02/always-look-on-the-left-side-of-life/">Continue reading &#187;</a></span><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tryingtobeconscious.wordpress.com&#038;blog=19598639&#038;post=4745&#038;subd=tryingtobeconscious&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Switch On To The News</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2013 04:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cécile</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The world we live in]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christchurch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christchurch Rebuild]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can you become a journalist if you don&#8217;t like the news? According to the head of the journalism programme I&#8217;m about to start on Monday, the answer is no. Her first email to me read: I urge you to follow the news closely, and that includes sports and business news. We expect our students to be &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="http://tryingtobeconscious.wordpress.com/2013/02/17/switch-on-to-the-news/">Continue reading &#187;</a></span><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tryingtobeconscious.wordpress.com&#038;blog=19598639&#038;post=4705&#038;subd=tryingtobeconscious&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Dream Is Not In The House</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cécile</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I used to live in a dream house before my parents divorced. It was a dream house because it was made of stones, had a fireplace, and a sunny terrace with hammocks on it. The house was in Villefranche sur Mer on the hills above the sea. From there, we could see the bay and &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="http://tryingtobeconscious.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/the-dream-is-not-in-the-house/">Continue reading &#187;</a></span><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tryingtobeconscious.wordpress.com&#038;blog=19598639&#038;post=4627&#038;subd=tryingtobeconscious&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Risks Of Writing</title>
		<link>http://tryingtobeconscious.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/the-risks-of-writing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cécile</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wanted to send an email, write a blogpost or even just a Facebook update, but decided not to? I once sat in a train across from a guy who was completely absorbed in the writing of a letter. It was clearly a love letter: the feverish focus on his face, the insecure &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="http://tryingtobeconscious.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/the-risks-of-writing/">Continue reading &#187;</a></span><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tryingtobeconscious.wordpress.com&#038;blog=19598639&#038;post=4580&#038;subd=tryingtobeconscious&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Postcards From Australia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cécile</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The world we live in]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bondi Beach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brisbane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Byron Bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cogee Beach]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;d love to give you some exciting updates about my new life in New Zealand, but I&#8217;m still completely buzzed from all my travels and the whole moving to the other side of the world thing. I just came back from a little holiday in Australia where I met up with my sister Flora. She&#8217;s on &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="http://tryingtobeconscious.wordpress.com/2013/01/21/postcards-from-australia/">Continue reading &#187;</a></span><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tryingtobeconscious.wordpress.com&#038;blog=19598639&#038;post=4534&#038;subd=tryingtobeconscious&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is it supposed to feel that way?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 05:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cécile</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Goodbye]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[here and now]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leaving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moving]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever had the impression of being a spectator watching the movie of your own life? Sometimes, I can&#8217;t help observing myself like I would observe a character in a movie and wonder: &#8216;Am I supposed to feel that way?&#8217; Sitting at a funeral, not feeling anything, wishing you could cry but you can&#8217;t. &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="http://tryingtobeconscious.wordpress.com/2013/01/03/is-it-supposed-to-feel-that-way/">Continue reading &#187;</a></span><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tryingtobeconscious.wordpress.com&#038;blog=19598639&#038;post=4515&#038;subd=tryingtobeconscious&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Little Break, a Big Tree, and a Fat List of Resolutions</title>
		<link>http://tryingtobeconscious.wordpress.com/2012/12/23/a-little-break-a-big-tree-and-a-fat-list-of-resolutions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2012 18:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cécile</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The world we live in]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever had this impression of not being able to create anything right? I drafted two posts this week and none of them expressed what I wanted to say. Being in a creative rut is usually a sign that I need a break. Nick and I are spent after two intense weeks of sorting out &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="http://tryingtobeconscious.wordpress.com/2012/12/23/a-little-break-a-big-tree-and-a-fat-list-of-resolutions/">Continue reading &#187;</a></span><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tryingtobeconscious.wordpress.com&#038;blog=19598639&#038;post=4450&#038;subd=tryingtobeconscious&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">The tree has nothing to do with this post. Except it&#039;s winter, it&#039;s Christmas, and i love trees.</media:title>
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		<title>Happiness Is Not In The Box</title>
		<link>http://tryingtobeconscious.wordpress.com/2012/12/14/happiness-is-not-in-the-box/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cécile</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The world we live in]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clutter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decluttering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The God of Small Things]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before buying anything new, I ask myself: &#8220;Will buying this make me happier?&#8221; Despite this habit, all the things I accumulated without even realising it are resurfacing today in a big mess. I have 6 days left in Zurich and a flat full of boxes and half assembled furniture. Getting ready to move reminded me that &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="http://tryingtobeconscious.wordpress.com/2012/12/14/happiness-is-not-in-the-box/">Continue reading &#187;</a></span><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tryingtobeconscious.wordpress.com&#038;blog=19598639&#038;post=4377&#038;subd=tryingtobeconscious&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">A small fraction of the stuff we have to give/throw away</media:title>
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		<title>I Already Miss Switzerland</title>
		<link>http://tryingtobeconscious.wordpress.com/2012/12/06/i-already-miss-switzerland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cécile</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[My Zürich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bikes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fondue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raclette]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since Nick and I decided to leave Switzerland, I&#8217;ve started mourning my family, my friends, and all the wonderful Swiss things I&#8217;ll miss in New Zealand. It&#8217;s a confusing feeling to start missing things and people you still have access to. It&#8217;s like my brain decided to start processing the inevitable nostalgia waiting for me &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="http://tryingtobeconscious.wordpress.com/2012/12/06/i-already-miss-switzerland/">Continue reading &#187;</a></span><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tryingtobeconscious.wordpress.com&#038;blog=19598639&#038;post=4160&#038;subd=tryingtobeconscious&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">This is not a typical tram, just a cute little red train that takes Zurich&#039;s students to the University</media:title>
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