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	<title>We Had Longer Ways To Go</title>
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		<title>more about Berlin (in English, this time)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post was supposed to be a change-up from the extremely high levels of German and introspection present in my last one.
…at least it's in English? <a href="http://ourbatteredsuitcases.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/more-about-berlin-in-english-this-time/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ourbatteredsuitcases.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11837825&amp;post=402&amp;subd=ourbatteredsuitcases&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>a letter to the CBYXers</title>
		<link>http://ourbatteredsuitcases.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/a-letter-to-the-cbyxers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:59:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ich habe euch alle, meine schöne PPP-Familie, so sehr lieb. <a href="http://ourbatteredsuitcases.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/a-letter-to-the-cbyxers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ourbatteredsuitcases.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11837825&amp;post=400&amp;subd=ourbatteredsuitcases&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nä, wat wor dat dann fröher en superjeile Zick</title>
		<link>http://ourbatteredsuitcases.wordpress.com/2011/05/11/na-wat-wor-dat-dann-froher-en-superjeile-zick/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 17:29:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Of course, that's all a good two months ago now. But I can look back and say, "nä, wat wor dat dann fröher en superjeile Zick." A very loose translation: good times! <a href="http://ourbatteredsuitcases.wordpress.com/2011/05/11/na-wat-wor-dat-dann-froher-en-superjeile-zick/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ourbatteredsuitcases.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11837825&amp;post=387&amp;subd=ourbatteredsuitcases&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Things Germans Do That Confuse Me</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 15:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'm back! and I stole the title of my post from Lydia. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right? <a href="http://ourbatteredsuitcases.wordpress.com/2011/05/01/things-germans-do-that-confuse-me/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ourbatteredsuitcases.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11837825&amp;post=376&amp;subd=ourbatteredsuitcases&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>what I&#8217;ve been up to</title>
		<link>http://ourbatteredsuitcases.wordpress.com/2011/03/04/what-ive-been-up-to/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 23:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[you can also check out the amikinder YouTube channel to see more of me (and a few of my friends) rambling. the short version: I go to school, which is pretty good I went to my CBYX mid-stay camp, which &#8230; <a href="http://ourbatteredsuitcases.wordpress.com/2011/03/04/what-ive-been-up-to/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ourbatteredsuitcases.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11837825&amp;post=374&amp;subd=ourbatteredsuitcases&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>and the first half comes to a close!&#8221; (echt?!)</title>
		<link>http://ourbatteredsuitcases.wordpress.com/2011/02/07/and-the-first-half-comes-to-a-close-echt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By many counts, today is the halfway point of my exchange.
...what? <a href="http://ourbatteredsuitcases.wordpress.com/2011/02/07/and-the-first-half-comes-to-a-close-echt/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ourbatteredsuitcases.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11837825&amp;post=366&amp;subd=ourbatteredsuitcases&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>rambling</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[this is just me introducing myself/playing with my hair. <a href="http://ourbatteredsuitcases.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/rambling/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ourbatteredsuitcases.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11837825&amp;post=359&amp;subd=ourbatteredsuitcases&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>on going home (and Heidelberg)</title>
		<link>http://ourbatteredsuitcases.wordpress.com/2011/01/10/on-going-home-and-heidelberg/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 20:48:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I guess those people who insist that home is where the heart is have a point. It's kind of cool that mine is scattered all over the world. <a href="http://ourbatteredsuitcases.wordpress.com/2011/01/10/on-going-home-and-heidelberg/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ourbatteredsuitcases.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11837825&amp;post=347&amp;subd=ourbatteredsuitcases&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>how many 747s?!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 17:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a fan of numbers, so I geeked out slightly over this and wanted to share it with you. The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here&#8217;s a high level summary of &#8230; <a href="http://ourbatteredsuitcases.wordpress.com/2011/01/02/how-many-747s/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ourbatteredsuitcases.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11837825&amp;post=341&amp;subd=ourbatteredsuitcases&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>an exchanger&#8217;s Christmas</title>
		<link>http://ourbatteredsuitcases.wordpress.com/2010/12/24/an-exchangers-christmas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 14:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ich wunsche euch ein fröhliches Weihnachten! <a href="http://ourbatteredsuitcases.wordpress.com/2010/12/24/an-exchangers-christmas/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ourbatteredsuitcases.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11837825&amp;post=333&amp;subd=ourbatteredsuitcases&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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