Rina Mae Acosta
Originally made in the Philippines, raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, cultivated in Berkeley, and briefly seasoned in Philadelphia, I find myself determined to materialize the lucid American dream in “Europe”. Armed only with my supposed intellect and dependable MacBook Pro, I clumsily navigate through a foreign land and the inevitable quarter-life crisis. What is not lost in translation is my love for the DutchBoy, moderate type-A mentality, undying faith, and pagasa. With my impending nuptials in August 2010, I will be writing more about my own experiences as an overseas bride. Everyone knows that wedding planning is incredibly time consuming and stressful. Throw in the challenges of living in a foreign country and planning a wedding in one’s hometown and one get’s plenty of material to write about.
Hometown: San Francisco
School: University of California at Berkeley
Abroad Program: Erasmus University, Msc Health Economics
Where I've Lived Abroad: Utrecht , Netherlands - San Francisco, United States - Philadelphia, Netherlands
In Search of DutchLand
Culture Shock:Chronic Disease of Expatriation and Personal Growth
14 Oct 2009
"Later that day I got to thinking about relationships. There are those that open you up to something new and ... read more
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