As my Fulbright stint in Poland was coming to an end, I blogged more and more frequently -- seemed like I had a lot of experiences I wanted to process, thoughts worth recording, ideas I wanted to share. Then we left and went on a 6-day bike ride from Brussels to the North Sea. And I have to admit that 1) staying off the computer for that week, and most of the following week, was incredibly refreshing and 2) the green Belgian landscape, and the beer we quaffed not once but twice a day as we cycled through it, has erased much of what was on my mind as I left Warsaw. Photo from behind, taken by my fabulous daughter. Which I have to assume is a good thing. Fulbright will take some time to process -- I was in mourning the night we left Europe, and I still wish I didn't have to drive around the U.S. in an automobile -- but the benefits of landscape on memory may last a lifetime as well. Belgium at 17-22 kilometers an hour (these were bikes built for comfort, not for speed!) ...
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