Happy 4th of July to my readers in the US! Whoops; I guess I forgot about that. I tell ya; ever since I left the States, I have really not been paying attention to what’s been going on up there. Somebody even had to remind me that 2012 was a presidential election year. I had ... Read More
Happy 4th of July to my readers in the US! Whoops; I guess I forgot about that. I tell ya; ever since I left the States, I have really not been paying attention to what’s been going on up there. Somebody even had to remind me that 2012 was a presidential election year. I had ... Read More
I’ve noticed some curious side effects lately as a result of learning a second language, some good and some bad. Most notably, I’m losing some of my English vocabulary. I have started to forget a lot of words that I don’t generally… um… that I don’t use very often. It happens to me every now ... Read More
I’ve noticed some curious side effects lately as a result of learning a second language, some good and some bad. Most notably, I’m losing some of my English vocabulary. I have started to forget a lot of words that I don’t generally… um… that I don’t use very often. It happens to me every now ... Read More
It occurred to me today that all of my friends have an “expat-compatible” mindset — either they are expats themselves, they were expats at one point, or they seriously want to live in a foreign country in the future. I can’t think of anybody I’ve met during my Five Years Abroad that I would consider ... Read More
It occurred to me today that all of my friends have an “expat-compatible” mindset — either they are expats themselves, they were expats at one point, or they seriously want to live in a foreign country in the future. I can’t think of anybody I’ve met during my Five Years Abroad that I would consider ... Read More
Does anybody know the name of the squiggly bit over the ‘n’ in ‘ñ’? A friend suggested cola del chancho, but I’m pretty sure that’s not the official name. I have a lot of conversations with people in my country of origin about the obstacles in the way of their own Five Years Abroad. The ... Read More
Does anybody know the name of the squiggly bit over the ‘n’ in ‘ñ’? A friend suggested cola del chancho, but I’m pretty sure that’s not the official name. I have a lot of conversations with people in my country of origin about the obstacles in the way of their own Five Years Abroad. The ... Read More
This afternoon, I caught myself cutting up an expired credit card before throwing it out so that nobody could find it and use it to make purchases. It’s funny how many little habits I’ve accumulated over the years that make absolutely no sense whatsoever. When you move to a country where you don’t understand the ... Read More
This afternoon, I caught myself cutting up an expired credit card before throwing it out so that nobody could find it and use it to make purchases. It’s funny how many little habits I’ve accumulated over the years that make absolutely no sense whatsoever. When you move to a country where you don’t understand the ... Read More
