You have your friends and family from home to come and visit...but isn't it also the best when they leave because you have your friends and life abroad as well. We through a party.
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Travel, adventure and change is something that is part of my life. The thing that I cannot shake and I have choosen to embrace; I was raised as a Mormon girl in Utah.
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Sitting in a bus I met one of my dearest friends. She didn't like me at first and I didn't like her after that encounter. If you read this you will understand why and why it is so important to try, try again.
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Young, in love and full of adventure. That was me at age nineteen but still....I missed those colorful lights that Germans found Kitsch, my siblings, the laughter and the way we did things at home....
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Germany 1989, with no internet and I tried to make pumpkin pie. The word try is important here. You've got to love those expat flops and oh how I love Libby! I am a loyal customer.
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Yes and I have been peddling around Europe on a bike for over 27 years. Kiel, Bordeaux, Fribourg, Montreux and Amsterdam. I am confidant curving in and out of traffic and yet others never cease to be amazed!
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Swearing is in vogue but is swearing in a foreign language a good idea? Caution advised here and yes, I have made this mistake and looked like a fool
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Have you lived away from home long enough to have boxes of letters? I have but all of that all stopped when I got my first fax machine. One of my quirkiest but most desired wishes for Christmas.
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Oh, have I messed up with languages in the past. The video I have linked in this blog post is hysterical. Twelve words we really should have in English. What is your favorite word?
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I have a strange soft spot for mormon missionaries. Call is what you like...I think they remind me of home.
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Dreams are beautiful, exciting fantasies that stay dreams until they become reality. An expat knows all too well that once overseas the dream ends and the adventure and the work begins.
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I get excited about the most random things. This summer I embarrassed my kids by belting out my High School Song as their band marched by us. I will screech with joy over things that surprise many people. I think any expat will understand because we all live this.
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