Writing a blog is like being a teacher, you often learn more from your students and readers than from your own research and writing. Sometimes it is more what readers say, how that works in your sub-conscious and how this grows into an action and a learning. A few days ago MissFootloose shared a comment [...]
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Tis the season to be …
Posted in Random musings on December 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Expat faux pas
Posted in Random musings on November 29, 2010 | 3 Comments »
If you haven’t made a cultural Faux pas in your location then I regret to inform you that you are not a true expat. Seriously it is true – in order to join the ranks you must insult, irritate, surprise, knock-the-wind-out-of or down-right infuriate a local at a 6 – 8 out of 10 rating [...]
Today I just want to go home
Posted in Random musings, tagged expat, expat going home, repatriation on November 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Home-home. Now. Have you ever waken up in the morning and that is the first thing on your mind? No particular reason or event prompted it, it is just there. I doubt there is any expat anywhere, who could give a categoric ‘No’ to this question, no matter how much they love living wherever it [...]
Maintaining the life to which…
Posted in Random musings, tagged expat, expat future, expat planning, goal setting on November 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
… you have become accustomed. Something we all aspire to whether we are 25, 45 or 65. Given of course that we are achieving all those goals we have set ourselves previously. We may have to give up a few things like a travel allowance or the thrill of a new posting (if it ever [...]
Towards a real future
Posted in Random musings, tagged expat future, expat goals, expat planning on November 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Not knowing what lies ahead is a rather exciting way to live. For some people it would be complete torture, but for us, it holds a certain seductive charm. Otherwise we wouldn’t be doing this. As we get older however, it gets harder to defend in its entirety as grown-up things like retirement and stopping [...]
How long did you sign up for?
Posted in Random musings on November 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I once asked an expat associate what her and her partner’s long term goals were and she said,’Well we are expats, we don’t have any.’ In truth I have no idea whether this notion is a common one amongst us, or an unusual one. Personally, I would be lost without my long term goals. When [...]
Dancing the Limbo
Posted in Random musings on November 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In Christian circles they call it ‘Limbo’ and it is the notion of being almost stuck between worlds. Other definitions include standing on the edge, boundary and even ‘confinement by force’. It has positive connotations such as enthrallment yet the negative ones seem more prevalent and include entombment, impoundment, imprisonment, incarceration and internment. From a [...]
Stuck in the middle again
Posted in Random musings on September 5, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I seem to have songs on the brain this week, including the Beatle’s ‘Stuck in the middle again’. As I indulge in the expat ‘perk’ of being an expat tourist within my current country, I also find myself stuck in the middle between my visiting friend who is a total tourist (from my home country), [...]
Complimentary beer nuts
Posted in Random musings, tagged compliments, Expat cheer, expat tips on July 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A guy is sitting at a bar and he hears a voice, ‘Nice shoes’ – he looks around and sees only the barman at the other end of the bar cleaning glasses. Again he hears a voice ‘Your shirt is such a nice shade of blue – it really suits you!’ – still no-one in [...]
When did you last have a CFD?
Posted in Random musings, tagged CFDs, computer free days on March 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
You know that little voice that says – ‘Go check…’ or ‘Just see if…’ or ‘I might just go and look up…’? That is the voice of techno-need! A wonderful friend of mine named Vanessa mentioned she did this once a week and I thought ‘Well that’s a good idea’ but didn’t actually try it [...]
