Before coming to New York, I tried not to get too much information about the city or about things to do here just so that I would not get hyped…
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New York Day #4 A Grand meeting of viral friends and other stories in Hell’s Kitchen
by Despoinaby DespoinaThe year was 2002 and the internet connection was only possible with a cable. I was in college at the time and as most of us in our early 20s…
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New York Day #3 Under the Brooklyn Bridge, through Chinatown and East Village
by Despoinaby DespoinaDay #3 Downtown Manhattan It is day three in New York and we are walking in the streets of Manhattan. Surrounded by all these immense buildings is nothing but overwhelming,…
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Saying yes when meaning NO. What did I learn and where do I go from here
by Despoinaby DespoinaI remember one of the first times that I said yes when I really meant to say no. It was when I went off to college to study Information Management, something I…
Just another blog post about WordPress Yes, this is just another blog post written in support of WordPress in no other place but a WordPress website. Admittedly I could not…
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A 30 year old master graduate on the Belgian job market
by Despoinaby DespoinaWhen I was close to graduating from the VUB in 2013, I was fairly confident that I would easily find a job in Brussels. My knowledge on the domain I…
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Impressions: UX Beers at the VRT tower in Brussels
by Despoinaby DespoinaA few weeks ago, I attended theĀ “Secrets and Superpowers” UX Beers MeetupĀ that took place at the VRT tower here in Brussels. Needles to say that UX Beers is by far…
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Being a step mom, or how I learned to stop worrying and loved the kid
by Despoinaby DespoinaLet me tell you right off the bat that the whole stepmom situation is usually a topic that I do not like to talk about. Every time I had to…
Being Greek in Brussels means that each time I attend some sort of social gathering, I am asked a specific set of questions which I sometimes find funny but quite…
I have been living in Brussels for 8 years now and here is a thing I never thought I would miss: the sound of my own name! I know white…