I am studying abroad and have been living in Los Angeles since September 2015. I haven't been back in Europe nor my hometown in Belgium since I moved out to the U.S. After not seeing my mother for more than 8 months when she visited me in California, I decided to travel 9,054 kilometers/5,626 miles to surprise her on her birthday.

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