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Saturday, July 19, 2008
Nation or states?
Another political crisis is looming in Belgium, with the country seemingly on the brink of collapse. It's hard to really gauge the situation when I'm this far away - I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens... For an analysis of the situation,check out this BBC article.
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Both nations and states look so 2nd Millenium to me...
Oh, how I wish we ould afford a trip to Hawaii, it would be such a great way for us to snap out of our winterblues! It's not on the cards though, so at the moment we'll just have to dream of faraway islands & golden beaches... Enjoy summer!
Did I ever mention that my Belgian bloke is a district chairman for VLD and works part-time in a city alderman's kabinet? It's great for keeping up with the political stuff but fuels many 'interesting' discussions, as politically we don't see eye-to-eye, and by nature, I'm a wee bit of a stirrer.
For the past decade I have wandered the globe a bit, leaving my homecountry Belgium in 1999 to first study in Australia and the US and to later end up in beautiful New Zealand because of a chance meeting with a lovely Kiwi guy, now my husband. In July 2005 we packed our bags once more to experience the JET-life in Fukuoka, Japan. Those two years flew by and after several months in Europe & China we returned to good old Aotearoa. After nearly three years of living a semi-settled life in the capital Wellington, I'm now off on a six-month journey through East Africa and the Middle East. No idea what to expect but stay tuned for news from the road...
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Both nations and states look so 2nd Millenium to me...
Otanjoubi Omedetou Inge! Miss you two a lot. Come and visit me (and check it off your to-do list??)!!
Oh, how I wish we ould afford a trip to Hawaii, it would be such a great way for us to snap out of our winterblues! It's not on the cards though, so at the moment we'll just have to dream of faraway islands & golden beaches... Enjoy summer!
It's an interesting situation indeed ...
Did I ever mention that my Belgian bloke is a district chairman for VLD and works part-time in a city alderman's kabinet? It's great for keeping up with the political stuff but fuels many 'interesting' discussions, as politically we don't see eye-to-eye, and by nature, I'm a wee bit of a stirrer.
Interesting article from a British website I frequent:
http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/45018,opinion,what-is-belgium-actually-for
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