HeyJaredThe Journey
A bi-weekly collection of experiences, observations, and valuable lessons on moving to a new country, and building a new life, centered around creative pursuits.
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The Enviable Life of Houseplants (opens the original)
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Life at LargeThis week I didn’t have a topic in mind for this post, so obviously I went to ask Michal if he had any ideas. Well, that led to a lengthy discussion about the crap state of politics, the world, and the fact that our floors still aren’t done and the baseboards seem to have disappeared into thin air with no timeline for their return. Interesting. I guess one could say we are in a little bit of a funk. There’s no real reason for it (besides the aforementioned crap state of the world),
“Absurd” Doesn’t Necessarily Mean “Simple” (opens the original)
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Life at LargeSometimes, I encounter a situation that, on the surface, seems so absurd that I automatically boil it down to a “simple” problem with a straightforward solution. This week’s absurd problem? Mailboxes. These mailboxes, to be specific – the rather elegant ones in our building’s entryway:<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Uhxk!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fim
A Change of Seasons (opens the original)
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Life at LargeAs time has marched on, I’ve come to think of the various phases of my life as seasons. Not so much because it’s a tidy metaphor, but because, in my experience, life and seasons unfold in a similar way – gradually, then wham! You’re in a new season. Snow doesn’t vanish overnight. It melts slowly, revealing bare ground, or last season’s wilted foliage. A hardy bulb pops up here and there, trees slowly bud. Then, wham! You get a few days of hot weather, suddenly everything is green, a
A Road Trip, A Solar Eclipse, and a Shrieking Car (opens the original)
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Life at LargeThis summer’s road trip was built around two critical events – Petra (my step-daughter) completing her collection of coins from Andorra, and observing the solar eclipse from the path of totality in Spain. Achieving such lofty goals involved eleven days on the road. We rented a car in Porto and set out. We didn’t bond with the car straight away – it was a bit of a screamer, one could say. High-pitched proximity alarms, speed alarms, lane alerts, and a variety of other shrieks and din
Letting the Characters Lead (opens the original)
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Life at LargeCelebrating the one-month anniversary of our new apartment, we regularly catch ourselves commenting on how much we love it, and how grateful we are to finally call it home.The spare room has hosted visitors, and now Petra is staying with us. We’ve met neighbours, as people slowly move into the building. We’re making friends and forming memories here.I love my new workspace. Over time I’ll add shelves, art, a whiteboard, but there’s no rush. It already feels peaceful, inspiring. We a
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