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</div></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/MyNotes" rel="tag">#<span>MyNotes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Blogging" rel="tag">#<span>Blogging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Life" rel="tag">#<span>Life</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Reflections" rel="tag">#<span>Reflections</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Memories" rel="tag">#<span>Memories</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/685b565e-8f95-41d6-b9df-5c1cd1e8c33a/my-city</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:35:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/685b565e-8f95-41d6-b9df-5c1cd1e8c33a.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:17:02 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to My City on Fri, 22 May 2026 12:18:37 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane">@<span>rl_dane</span></a></span> same feeling. Same situation.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/stefano/statuses/116618187076109423</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/stefano/statuses/116618187076109423</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 12:18:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to My City on Fri, 22 May 2026 11:34:07 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<span><a href="/user/stefano%40mastodon.bsd.cafe" rel="ugc">@<span>stefano</span></a></span> You and I need to have beers at a beech resort some time to chew the fat. Many stories here are what Aussies face but on an extreme magnitude of distance, which makes it even harder. Great write up and thanks for sharing your story.]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.bsdlab.au/objects/5d683f80-d0ef-499e-a119-1b9be03b1a17</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.bsdlab.au/objects/5d683f80-d0ef-499e-a119-1b9be03b1a17</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[tubsta@social.bsdlab.au]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 11:34:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to My City on Fri, 22 May 2026 11:25:33 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane">@<span>rl_dane</span></a></span> thank you. Year after year, I found that this kind of experience is more common than I expected. <br />We somehow change. Or, maybe, we just open our eyes.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/stefano/statuses/116617978444523119</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/stefano/statuses/116617978444523119</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 11:25:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to My City on Fri, 22 May 2026 11:22:39 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/stefano%40mastodon.bsd.cafe">@<span>stefano</span></a></span> Same feelings here.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/xenotar/statuses/116617967029482020</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/xenotar/statuses/116617967029482020</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[xenotar@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 11:22:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to My City on Fri, 22 May 2026 10:32:37 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/stefano%40mastodon.bsd.cafe">@<span>stefano</span></a></span> mindful post, I can share the same feelings, living now abroad for 15+ years. Fortunately, there is much more to be experienced outside your own city, so not taking the opportunity feels like guilty</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/madduci/statuses/116617770292206829</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/madduci/statuses/116617770292206829</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[madduci@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:32:37 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>