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		<title>Surviving Life In Nepal &#8211; Ruth Style!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 17:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Om mijn leven in Nepal draaglijk en ietwat overzichtelijk te houden, leef ik met een aantal (ongeschreven) regels. Deze regels hebben zich in de afgelopen 2,5 jaar langzamerhand ontwikkeld, volgens het alom beproefde trial and error. In de eerste maand &#8230; <a href="http://ruthklapwijk.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/surviving-life-in-nepal-ruth-style/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ruthklapwijk.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6037318&#038;post=1652&#038;subd=ruthklapwijk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>This Is Your Chance!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 16:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ruth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ik ben nog nooit zo lang niet in Nederland geweest &#8211; 1 jaar en 7 maanden. En de laatste keer dat ik langer dan een jaar in hetzelfde land was, is zo&#8217;n 6 jaar geleden. Ik vind het geweldig om &#8230; <a href="http://ruthklapwijk.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/this-is-your-chance/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ruthklapwijk.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6037318&#038;post=1647&#038;subd=ruthklapwijk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Food Lessons</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 05:12:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ruth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ik zal beginnen met het hoogtepunt van de dag. Nadat we een half uur in de brandende zon hadden gelopen (gelopen, want het is nog steeds bandh) zagen we een kraampje met watermeloen. Het zag er bijzonder lekker uit. Dus &#8230; <a href="http://ruthklapwijk.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/food-lessons/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ruthklapwijk.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6037318&#038;post=1634&#038;subd=ruthklapwijk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>To Bandh Or Not To Bandh</title>
		<link>http://ruthklapwijk.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/to-bandh-or-not-to-bandh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 17:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ruth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ik dacht, laat ik jullie eens vermaken met een verslag vanuit het pittoreske Nepal, helaas geplaagd door bandhs en whistle rallies. Ik kan jullie namelijk best vertellen dat een bandh betekent dat alle winkels dichtgaan en je de straat niet &#8230; <a href="http://ruthklapwijk.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/to-bandh-or-not-to-bandh/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ruthklapwijk.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6037318&#038;post=1629&#038;subd=ruthklapwijk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Just Normal Life In Nepal</title>
		<link>http://ruthklapwijk.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/just-normal-life-in-nepal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 16:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ruth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember the concept of a bandh in Nepal? A group of people (a political party, or a people group, etc.) can call a bandh, which literally means &#8216;closed&#8217; and results in a shut down of shops and transportation. Cycling and &#8230; <a href="http://ruthklapwijk.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/just-normal-life-in-nepal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ruthklapwijk.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6037318&#038;post=1625&#038;subd=ruthklapwijk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Short Trip To Gorkha</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ruth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ik had jullie nog een stukje beloofd over mijn bliksembezoekje aan Gorkha. Bij deze! Als ik zeg kort, dan bedoel ik ook echt kort. In totaal 7 uur op de motor zitten voor een bezoekje van 2 uur is misschien &#8230; <a href="http://ruthklapwijk.wordpress.com/2012/05/16/a-short-trip-to-gorkha/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ruthklapwijk.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6037318&#038;post=1616&#038;subd=ruthklapwijk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Being Famous In Nepal</title>
		<link>http://ruthklapwijk.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/being-famous-in-nepal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 06:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ruth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Er zijn heel wat plekken in Nepal waar ik weet dat ik bekenden zal tegenkomen. Hoteleigenaren, gidsen, verkopers, leraren, parkeerhulpen, taxichauffeurs&#8230;zelfs in de meest afgelegen dorpjes loop ik kans dat iemand zegt &#8216;Hey, ben je er weer!&#8217; omdat ze me &#8230; <a href="http://ruthklapwijk.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/being-famous-in-nepal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ruthklapwijk.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6037318&#038;post=1620&#038;subd=ruthklapwijk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why I&#8217;m less adapted than I think I am&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://ruthklapwijk.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/why-im-less-adapted-than-i-think-i-am/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 10:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I tend to think I&#8217;m fairly well adapted to this culture. But sometimes the truth comes out&#8230; While on the bike, I overheard a guy say to his friend (both on a bike as well) &#8220;Utta gora ho!&#8221; (translates to: &#8230; <a href="http://ruthklapwijk.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/why-im-less-adapted-than-i-think-i-am/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ruthklapwijk.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6037318&#038;post=1617&#038;subd=ruthklapwijk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8230;to love and be loved in return</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 08:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ruth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These past few weeks, or maybe even months, have been interesting. A lot of traveling, a lot of goodbyes, a lot of&#8230;emotions. My housemates left the county for several months, then my boyfriend left, shortly after that my sisters arrived &#8230; <a href="http://ruthklapwijk.wordpress.com/2012/04/28/to-love-and-be-loved-in-return/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ruthklapwijk.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6037318&#038;post=1609&#038;subd=ruthklapwijk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>This Is Not About Baking</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ruth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vandaag kreeg ik van een niet-nader-te-noemen familielid te horen dat dit wel een beetje een bak-blog was geworden. En dat, lieve lezers, deed mijn schrijvershart een beetje pijn. Want bakken doe ik , maar dat niet alleen. Ik woon per &#8230; <a href="http://ruthklapwijk.wordpress.com/2012/04/22/this-is-not-about-baking/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ruthklapwijk.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6037318&#038;post=1606&#038;subd=ruthklapwijk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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