At the risk of sounding entirely self-serving, I am going to share with you a development I hope expats*, cross-culturals, current and adult TCKs/CCKs, global nomads and repatriates alike will find heartening: the rise of books chronicling all and sundry aspects of expatriate life. I know my mentor, Jo Parfitt, will find this gratifying as […]
Posts Tagged ‘living abroad’
T is for Thoughtful
Posted in Adventures Big & Small, Change, Culture, Crosscultural, Intercultural & Multicultural, Expat Life, Expat Transitions & Change, Expats A to Z, Repatriation, Third Culture Kids (TCKs), Expat Teens, Travel, tagged aware, caring, change, considerate, cross-cultural, culture shock, cultures, definitions, expat, expat transitions, expatriate, Expats A to Z, fits us to a T, global living, heedful, helping others along the way, intercultural, kind, living abroad, meanings, meditative, nomadic life, reasoned, reflective, Repatriation, TCKs, Third Culture Kids, thoughtful, traveling on December 4, 2012 | 12 Comments »
Earlier this year I introduced Expats A to Z, a new series of posts about the little things that can make a difference in how we approach some of the challenges and experiences of expat life. I’m talking about those qualities and traits that we can nurture within us not only to simply survive but thrive […]
O is for Open
Posted in Adventures Big & Small, Blogging, Culture, Crosscultural, Intercultural & Multicultural, Expat Life, Expats A to Z, Writing, tagged bittersweet, blogging, characteristics, Expat A to Z, expat life, horrible, living abroad, living overseas, open, open arms, open eyes, open-hearted, open-minded, painful, the good, the just plain odd, the not so good, traits, writing on July 21, 2012 | 14 Comments »
Recently I introduced Expats A to Z, a new series of posts about the little things that can make a difference in how we approach some of the challenges and experiences of expat life. I’m talking about those qualities and traits that we can nurture within us to help not only survive, but thrive amid […]
When Non-Expats Visit
Posted in Adventures Big & Small, Albert Heijn, Dutch Life, Expat Life, Family & Friends, Light Bulb Moments, Netherlands, Travel, United States, tagged expat life, living abroad, Netherlands on May 5, 2011 | 12 Comments »
Two weeks ago, my brother and his family visited from the US. All four are intrepid travelers, including overseas. My brother and sister-in-law have even been to Amsterdam before for a quick visit, as part of a larger trip. But this was the first time they’d come to visit us since we moved to The […]
Suitcases and Sacrifices
Posted in Adventures Big & Small, Expat Life, Family & Friends, Light Bulb Moments, Work, tagged expat life, going 'home', living abroad, play, Suitcases and Sacrifices on February 8, 2011 | 2 Comments »
On Sunday evening, a new friend and I met up to see the two-woman play Suitcases and Sacrifices at Den Haag’s Pepijn Theater. Another fellow expat had recommended it, and it sounded intriguing. As explained in TheHagueOnline here, this play has been translated from its original Dutch. At times touching and deeply affecting, at others uproariously funny, the show tackles […]
Introducing the Expat Familial Unit
Posted in Change, Expat Life, Holidays, Netherlands, Our Animals, United States, Writing, tagged change, expat, family, Halloween, living abroad, Netherlands, pets on November 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Since I’m going to be sharing tidbits and stories that occasionally involve our family, it only seems right that I introduce everyone upfront. You already know we’re Americans living in Den Haag. Here’s a little more to whet the appetite. Yours Truly (that would be me) is a writer, wife, mother and jack of all trades. The […]
Hartelijk welkom bij mijn blog!
Posted in Dutch Life, Expat Life, Learning Dutch or Other Foreign Languages, Netherlands, tagged expat, learning Dutch, living abroad, Netherlands on November 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I bet you weren’t expecting a post title that looks like that. Now you’re probably thinking, ‘oh please, don’t let this be some idiot boring me to death with their stupid foreign language skills.’ I won’t speak to the idiot part, but I can tell you that I am not flaunting my language skills. For the record, my Dutch […]