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Author: cori swords

welcome to my blog!! my name is cori and i grew up in iowa but have lived the past 20 years on the east coast of the united states - from college in bethlehem, pa to manhattan to boston. recently i made a major life change and moved to oslo. i’ve always enjoyed visiting europe, especially norway, and cannot wait to experience my new life here. i love travelling and finished up visiting all 51 countries in europe in november 2018, putting my total country count at 64. when i’m not writing about my travels or life lessons, i’m spending time with my bulldog ruby and watching the patriots, the bruins and liverpool fc. lehigh alum. 📚 bulldog lover. 🐶 mountain enthusiast. 🏔 traveller. 🌎 cold weather seeker. ☃️
June 24, 2020cori swords

concerning corona.

“with uncertainty, there is never a dull moment.” – haresh sippy a few weeks ago i went on a very strange journey. dizzy, hazy, and almost dreamlike. i was in a fog, it couldn’t possibly be real. i had already completed this journey dozens of times in the past, but this time it was disturbingly […]

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August 6, 2019August 7, 2019cori swords

unBELIZEable.

well, well, well. where did i leave you last? dropping off the face of europe? i think not.  europe is only one continent and according to my american upbringing, there are 6 more to conquer (i dare you to challenge me the rest of the world… there are 7 CONTINENTS!!!!!!  DEAL WITH IT!!!!) my first […]

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June 9, 2019June 9, 2019cori swords

milestone moments.

“it seems that the more places i see and experience, the bigger i realize the world to be.  the more i become aware of, the more i realize how relatively little i know of it, how many places i have still to go, how much more there is to learn.  maybe that’s enlightenment though – […]

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April 22, 2019cori swords

FINALLY fifty-one.

every great dream begins with a dreamer.  always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars and change the world. — harriet tubman — it’s true, every great dream begins with a dreamer.  in fact, the world is full of dreamers, but the world is not […]

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February 12, 2019February 12, 2019cori swords

magnificent montenegro.

“when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”  — paulo coelho — why do we do what we do every day?  we get up early, sit in traffic for hours on end on our way to work, to then turn around and go home after a long day and […]

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December 17, 2018December 18, 2018cori swords

the home stretch.

“good things happen when you meet strangers.” – yo-yo ma – it is often said that when you travel you meet the most interesting people along the way. i can fully attest to this because through my travels i have met some really amazing people that i can happily say are forever friends. we talk […]

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December 8, 2018cori swords

mamma mia, here we go again.

“you may have the universe if i may have italy.” – giuseppe verdi –  when i was in college i fell in love with italy.  i will never forget taking the subway to the colosseum and walking up the stairs to catch my very first glimpse of something i had always dreamed of seeing. after […]

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December 3, 2018December 3, 2018cori swords

better together.

there are no strangers here; only friends you haven’t yet met. — william butler yeats — i have a friend who lives in ireland. he’s all sorts of totally awesome and also loves to travel as much as i do. definitely my kind of guy. we ended up connecting over a year ago because he […]

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November 27, 2018November 27, 2018cori swords

sister, sister.

“i hope you believe in yourself as much as i believe in you.” have you ever been really, really certain about something only to find out you were completely and utterly wrong. i mean, dead wrong. 10,000 miles in the wrong direction wrong. i had just turned 8.5 years old and in 14 short days […]

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November 21, 2018cori swords

100 things to be thankful for.

when you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. if you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.  — tecumseh — one of my favorite times of the year is almost here!! […]

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