The World In Between

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• Ah Switzerland–where time matters

  By Julie Callahan on November 14, 2016 • ( 13 )

  

  The day before the world ended, I wrote a blog post. It was a puff piece—a bit too light spirited for the current mood. But since I spent some number of days on it, let me summarize. Two years ago,… Read More ›

• Jammie Day

  By Julie Callahan on October 25, 2016 • ( 17 )

  

  The past few days, I’ve been in a funk, so I executed my social media scorched earth plan (where I suspend Facebook, cancel Twitter, and cull my Instagram account to the three people I might like). This cascaded to never… Read More ›

• What’s Typical?

  By Julie Callahan on October 14, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  Yesterday, I opened my computer. Then I typed. To paraphrase Truman Capote, I was typing, not writing. Eventually, I gave up and took a walk. One might think I have something to write about. In the past three weeks, we… Read More ›

• Two Weeks in Berlin

  By Julie Callahan on October 3, 2016 • ( 5 )

  

  When we decided to spend two months in Bratislava, Berlin became a foregone conclusion. Fifteen years ago, I bought the Thomas Cook European Rail Timetable and kept it on my bedside table. At night, I would play a game: If… Read More ›

• Five Years After

  By Julie Callahan on September 23, 2016 • ( 10 )

  

  This week, Pat and I took a walking tour of Berlin. The guide was an affable Irishman named Finn who led a tour of twenty-five of so visitors from around the world. Finn began the walk by calling out the… Read More ›

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