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simonevanheijst February 13, 2020

A Life Update: After the Move

Time for another life update! A good while ago I posted a life update in which I announced I would be moving back to the Netherlands by myself to pursue grad school. Well, I’m here now and I’ve got things to say. By now it’s almost been a month since I left the United States, almost two since posting my first life update! It’s crazy that time seems to go so slow and yet so fast at the same time. I actually always feel like as soon as you’ve survived January, the months fly by. Thank god for that too,…

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simonevanheijst September 17, 2019

My Favorite Fall Scents

I went to Bath & Body Work yesterday, which is always a great day for me, but a horrible day for my wallet. I might have a slight addiction, since I own 29 body mists alone… And 22 of those are full size! But for some reason I didn’t have any big candles from them yet, so when I went yesterday it was my goal to buy a nice fall candle. While sniffing literally everything in the store, I decided I should make a post about my favorite candle scents! First off, shopping for candles during the holiday seasons is…

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simonevanheijst September 7, 2019

My Fall Bucket List!

A lot of people have a favorite season. Some like the crisp, cold air of winter. Others like the warm, sunny days of summer. I honestly like all of the seasons! But every time a season ends, I am so ready for the next one to begin. With all the new decor already in stores, I am super excited for fall to begin! My favorite things about fall are pumpkin EVERYTHING, Halloween parties, crisp mornings, candy apples, and cozy sweaters! I decided to make a fall bucket list for this year to keep me (and maybe you?) busy the whole…

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simonevanheijst September 5, 2019

TBT: a quick trip to The Netherlands

Hmm… writing a blog post about vacationing in my own country feels a little weird. But this wasn’t just any vacation back to the motherland, this time I got to bring one of my best friends! Normally I would just hang out around my hometown with my friends, but this time around I had to play the tour guide as well! Continue reading to find out about the fun things we did and saw! First a little backstory. I don’t normally go back to The Netherlands a lot because everything I know there has basically stayed the same the past…

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simonevanheijst August 11, 2019

El Yunque Rainforest

During my vacation in Puerto Rico, my family and I took a small tour of El Yunque Rainforest, which is Puerto Rico’s national forest. The company we did the tour with, El Yunque Tours, is completely independent from the forest administration, but our guides knew a lot about the forest and its history. I found the tour and the information they gave along the way so interesting, that I decided that El Yunque deserves its own blog post! The rainforest is not far at all from where we were staying, but still we had to get up pretty early! It…

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