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‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ is my drug of choice, ‘Siddhartha’ is the most wonderful book that’s ever been written, and ‘Why We Sleep’ stressed me out: ‘’the half-life of caffeine is 5 to 6 hours’’, but the half-life of not feeling guilty everytime I don’t have the ‘perfect sleeping routine’ is 5 to 6 years, SO YEAH. Other than that, a fascinating read.• here's the transcript• here are the...

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If *YOU* learn a language, I’ll say ‘’speak as much as possible, practice as much as you can, no matter your level!’’. If *I* learn a language, then ‘’we shall not bother the citizens of this honourable country with our gibberish’’, WOW THOSE DOUBLE STANDARDS ARE VISIBLE FROM SPACE. Anyway, I think it’s time to revisit the language. (and the country)• here's the transcript• here are the greek...

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Some people think of the Roman Empire every day, I think of Mongolia every day. I looooove the country, the history, the traditions, the language, the art, the absolutely INCREDIBLE uniforms they had at the Olympics, I mean WHO DO I HAVE TO BRIBE to get some of those?? If you know someone who knows someone, I beg you to drop me an email.• here's the transcript• here are the greek lessons • drop...

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An artist builds a sphere-shaped studio and his local government is like ‘’hmm this doesn’t fit with our square-shaped mentality, we are the Borg, resistance is futile’’ and his resistance was to declare that the sphere was an independent nation, which is how I found out about the concept of micronations. (I actually am a Lady of Sealand) The structure ended up in Vienna’s Prater Park, where...

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My girl Yiuli and I are comparing lives and lifestyles in Britain and in Greece. • here's the transcript• here are the greek lessons • drop me a message: sixthousandislands (at) gmail (dοt) cοm • Γιούλη's youtube channelSupport the show

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Hannibal Lecter had ‘having a friend for dinner’. Cronus ate his children, Zeus ate his first wife, hence ‘Wives for Dinner’ as the title of this episode WOW SO GENIUS please hold your applause.• here's the transcript• here are the greek lessons • drop me a message: sixthousandislands (at) gmail (dοt) cοmSupport the show

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Did I start my coffee *journey* by drinking instant coffee and thinking it was a Michelin-level beverage experience? Yes. (to my defence, it wasn’t just Nescafe, it was Nescafe **GOLD BLEND** so I was duped by marketing, your honor) Did I turn into a coffee snob the milisecond I discovered specialty coffee shops and coffee festivals? Also yes. Coffee is soooo exciting. It’s superior, it’s...

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If you have made New Years Resolutions and actually followed through with them, please send an email to Harvard or Mensa or someplace where mega-geniuses meet and talk about their mega-achievements because you’ve accomplished something extraordinary. A New Year’s Theme is like an umbrella. Anything you do could go under it and therefore shield you from the Thunderstorm of Guilt that a...

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I used to live on the edge, getting on buses without tickets and such. But then I almost got caught and I knew luck wouldn’t always be on my side, so I moved away from the edge to a place more stable: one where I do, in fact, purchase tickets on public transportation. Hooray for law-abiding citizen Daria!• here's the transcript• here are the greek lessons • drop me a message: sixthousandislands...

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I sometimes lay in bed at night, thinking ‘’What would my life be like if I had actually become a cryptozoologist?’’. My occupation would for sure be a great icebreaker at parties, but, I don’t go to parties. Maybe that’s why I didn’t become a cryptozoologist and opted to become a language teacher, a career more palatable for the small, intimate social gatherings I frequent.• here's the...

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What do you mean ‘’fear of public speaking’’? I WANT those spotlights on me, honey. Give me a stage and a microphone and I’ll MC the hell out of your event, I’ll give you an unforgettable speech, I’ll moderate your panel like it’s a gathering at my own house. Presentations, videos, podcasts, events, speeches, with all my heart I love it all.• here's the transcript • here are the greek lessons •...

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Vienna was love at first sight. She is *that* girl, gorgeous and sparkling, a shiny fabergé egg with museums and parks and palaces and coffee shops, home of two recent Eurovision winners HELL YEA. Vienna is the gift that keeps on giving, I’m still madly in love and cannot wait to go back.• here's the transcript • here are the greek lessons • drop me a message: sixthousandislands (at) gmail...

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You spend your life not caring about spiders and then you read the myth of Arachne and *BAM*, there’s now a tug in your heartstrings everytime you come across a little spidey in your home or in nature and you don’t even want to destory their web because you feel bad they lost the competition with Athena and really, you too were supporting the underdog in that story.• here's the transcript •...

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For someone who doesn’t care about cooking, I sure do love, I adore, I worship sushi. Such an exciting dish to make, to eat, to share with others, to talk about, to explore different ingredients and combinations. There isn’t a sushi variation I haven’t liked. The one I make is a simple makizushi with avocado and cucumber, but really, the possiblities are endless. And so are the times I have...

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I genuinely thought I was a city rat for a few years but now that I'm older I kinda do prefer clean air and smaller, quieter places wow who would've thunked. And I knew that was the case because although at first I felt so out of place at that no-water, no-bathroom, no phone signal middle-of-nowhere house in Loch Fyne, (a truly rustic experience, let me tell you) eventually I was really looking...

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My biggest culture shock in the UK was the fact that I could do all my government-related paperwork online. Online?? Via the Interwebs???Why is no one asking me to go to a 1960's building with 1960's infrastructure and bring *physical copies* of whatever it is I need to do, along with some prayers and a hope for the best? I NEED to wait in a disorganised queue, darn it, a queue that is only a...

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When I was 8 years old I did swimming classes for exactly nine months and it was a disaster because I was always terrified of going to the deep end of the pool. In the end-of-year swimming competition I came dead last but really I had won because I NEVER HAD TO DO ANY OF THAT AGAIN, THANK THE GODS. Anyway I now know I have a fear of big bodies of water, mad respect to the sea but I ain't going...

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Not gonna lie, I felt pretty proud of this *attempt* at cooking! The lentils were edible, which is more than I could ask for. I will never (ever) try it again, but I'm proud nevertheless, because hey, I now have a story to tell, and this podcast has its first episode. EVERYBODY WINS!• here's the transcript• here are the greek lessons • drop me a message: sixthousandislands (at) gmail (dοt)...

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