HTX 🇺🇸 ➡️ Netherlands 🇳🇱 Expat life | Travel Photos | Tired Millennial Birthday: 1/29/1987 🎁🎉🎂 $Travelbug87https://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3mtqzkz5lvk22For those who have been on the job hunt for months to years how are you holding up mentally? I have my good days and my bad days and lately it has been an absolute nightmare. I stay trying to fight off depression but I feel it ever so slowly creeping up on me.23 Aug 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqzkz5lvk22https://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3mtljws33p22eWent home to Texas a few months ago to see my family and I was prepared to see how much everything cost but good god! Even going out to eat was a debate I used to love going to Pappas BBQ and getting a brisket or sausage baked potato. Now it's basically $20 for a brisket potato!21 Aug 2026 10:19 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtljws33p22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3mh4f634wzc2oWhat is the point of having nursing homes & medicaid especially in Texas?! My grandmother is 90 & can't do a lot for herself anymore. I learned that if she goes into a nursing home they will put a lean on her home. And when she passes we'd have to pay out of pocket for the costs of her being there.15 Mar 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh4f634wzc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3mg6cxt3xns2tI am so sick & tired of LinkedIn! My hate for that platform is strong mainly the job board portion. They have ppl paying for the platform and companies pay to be on there. Why are they not vetting the companies & job postings?!03 Mar 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6cxt3xns2thttps://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3mdkdtccq322zBirthdays hit different as you get older. I should feel happy & excited but I'm not. Been worried about my ongoing job search & financial worries. I can't justify celebrating when I don't feel secure. Lord knows I'm trying but I'm also tired. Not where I thought I'd be, but...Happy Birthday To Me!29 Jan 2026 08:14 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdkdtccq322zhttps://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3mcjtgeo7oc2iI applied to this remote job last month & within hours I got this rejection email. Which was a record for me haven't gotten a rejection that fast before. It's still soul crushing nonetheless though...16 Jan 2026 09:55 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcjtgeo7oc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3mcjrrt7m5k2iLooking for work while unemployed has been an absolute nightmare. Applying for jobs to never hear back, & getting rejected without any explanation has taken it's toll on me. I do everything recruiters suggest revise your resume, add this, delete that, dumb it down, use this format....I'm tired 😭😔16 Jan 2026 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcjrrt7m5k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3mbmuzemin22vI am looking for a remote job specifically "work from anywhere." Has anyone had any luck finding one and if you did was job boards did you use? Recently I applied to a job and not even 12 hours later I got a generic rejection email. I've been looking for 3 years & ya'll I'm mentally tired.04 Jan 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbmuzemin22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3mblscdymts2rThe city is always beautiful but with all the snow it makes it even more beautiful to look at.04 Jan 2026 11:15 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mblscdymts2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3mbj2wswbus2tThree days into to the new year & we got snow! Seeing snowfall will always me magical to me. It rarely snows here & where I'm from in Texas it doesn't snow at all. This is a nice start to my birthday month 💙❄️💙❄️03 Jan 2026 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbj2wswbus2thttps://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3matcbj2c522wMerry Christmas Everyone! Today is a day of joy and spending time with loved ones. I wish everyone a very merry Christmas and I hope you all have a wonderful and blessed day!25 Dec 2025 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3matcbj2c522whttps://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3lw23467akk2nPhoto Dump of Dordrecht...I used to live in the 4th largest city in america. And to move to a different country to a smaller town has put things into perspective. Living in the city I felt stressed & always on the go. Here I don't feel any of that it's more relaxed. Get out see the world everyone 🌎10 Aug 2025 10:28 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw23467akk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3lvxruer5x22iMy cherry tomatoes are coming in nicely. Now hopefully my other tomato plant will do the same.09 Aug 2025 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvxruer5x22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3lvshztv4722vDespite my decent into depression I have to get up and catch the train to Amsterdam today to renew my passport. Usually I'd want to explore a lil bit but today I just want to get there do what I need to and go right back home. Lord give me strength today....07 Aug 2025 09:58 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvshztv4722vhttps://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3lvfveiq4ok2jMy spirit is at an all time low. Still being unemployed & looking. I still haven't been able to pay off my grandma's air conditioning unit & I'm scared of not making the payments. My whole working adult life I've been the dependable one & now that I need help I can't seem to get any 😭....02 Aug 2025 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvfveiq4ok2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3ls7i7c3dj226Yesterday was a day it was 90° with no wind and I felt like I was melting from the heat. Since having an air conditioner here is considered a luxury not every house has one. I was so tempted to go jump in the canal just to cool off 🥵.22 Jun 2025 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls7i7c3dj226https://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3llqr5rtezk2zThe manner in which I have been hoarding this last bag of buc-ee's sour power belts is insane. I've been holding onto it since my last trip home & I already devoured the other two bags. I'm tempted to ask my uncle to get me more on his trip back home but that would just be feeding my obsession 😬😅01 Apr 2025 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3llqr5rtezk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3lkiz3bjjsc2lA few days ago, I saw a republican lawmaker taking shii that pickup trucks are not in Europe. Pickup trucks exist here but are considered a working vehicle for contractors. If you aren't a contractor, you can get one, but you will pay a ton in import taxes. I took this picture on my morning walk.16 Mar 2025 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkiz3bjjsc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3ljdijhf3dk27The utter debauchery no fuckery that went down in the oval office yesterday was DEMON work! At my dutch class today, they asked me if I was embarrassed to be an American? Zelensky really kept his calm, but I know he was screaming & cussing on the inside.01 Mar 2025 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljdijhf3dk27https://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3lihzrxz2mk2dThe job market is abysmal! I've applied to so many jobs I am qualified for & nothing. I applied for a job on Sunday & today I get a automated response they were not proceeding with my application. No explanation as to why either. I'm 100% certain AI has ruined the job application process. #BlackSky18 Feb 2025 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lihzrxz2mk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3lhu6buat4c26Watching the super bowl being hosted in New Orleans got me craving pralines! There are some junk food things I miss from america but man am I missing pralines! Specifically chewy pralines from Aunt Sally's in the french quarter.10 Feb 2025 22:16 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhu6buat4c26https://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3lhtycyew6c2cStayed up until 2am last night to watch the game & the half-time show. As soon as it started, I told my friend I could hear cultured america going wild! Of course unseasoned america was complaining cuz they have nothing else better to do. I'm just glad the Eagles won....🦆 the chiefs!!!10 Feb 2025 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhtycyew6c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3lh5im5af6222An unelected & unappointed billionaire has no business having access to the nation's treasury! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Feb 2025 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh5im5af6222https://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3lgvtnfy3sc2fToday is my Birthday!!! Another year around the sun, being blessed to have a supportive family and being born a Black Woman! Here's to thriving in my power and doing my best to be a source or love and light! #BlackSky #Birthday #Aquarius29 Jan 2025 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgvtnfy3sc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3lgjhhcweqk2bJust left a birthday party & the topic of discussion was America. If you thought other countries think america is crazy you'd be right. People outside of the states are just as concerned for America's mental state.24 Jan 2025 22:36 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgjhhcweqk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3lgfoultvkc2cDordrecht is the oldest city in the Netherlands & where I now call home. The island is a treasure trove of preserved architectural wonders. The island is surrounded by rivers Merwede, Noord, & Oude Maas. The streets lined with 17th & 18th century houses & picturesque canal views. #blacksky23 Jan 2025 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgfoultvkc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3lgb6tt2bpc2uI can't believe how much it's snowing back home in Houston! Mom sent me a video and it's a lot of snow on the ground. Meanwhile where I live in the Netherlands it's nothing but fog as far as the eye can see. Photos for comparison 😂 #AddToBlackSkyTravel #BlackSkyTravel #Blackskyhtx21 Jan 2025 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgb6tt2bpc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3lg4gcspnhk2mSooo I just opened Tiktok and it up and running!!!! Go check your apps ppl!19 Jan 2025 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg4gcspnhk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3lg45ydbxjk24Got home from doing groceries & I hear ppl yelling. I look out my window to see a man arguing with the restaurant owner downstairs. The guy walks inside his house & comes out with an unsheathed KATANA! Threatening the restaurant staff then he runs inside his house. The cops are in his house now 😱19 Jan 2025 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg45ydbxjk24https://bsky.app/profile/travelbug87.bsky.social/post/3lg3uikarq22dEven though I updated all my info in TikTok to reflect that I live in the Netherlands now I can't access it. The government was quick to say it's a security risk. Yet they didn't & haven't done anything about the data breaches & companies selling our data.19 Jan 2025 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:7vb5f2o6zo6why56qa2zucq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg3uikarq22d