It's a good life this expat life we live. Yes, it can be hard but ohhhh the adventures we all have! On a bad day I just have to remind myself of this.
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If there is one thing I have learned over the past twenty seven years of expat life.... you can never go back, not really. Once you've left you've changed and going back means going back to a different life. I don't need to go back...I've found home abroad but it took a few years.
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Around 7200 Sirens are tested every year in Switzerland. This happens on the first Wednesday in February. The first time I heard the sirens screaming through the little village nestled above Montreux I was panic stricken. I still get a fright when I hear them.
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Somedays I wake up and think, this really happened, I've really had all of these experiences. French castles are a delight just as are the French. On this particular weekend I learned about the bourgeoise about tradition and yes the French definition of alcohol. Vivre la France.
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What is your favorite country? How I got from this question to a romantic kiss in the snow is a bit strange but nevertheless...... Suspense. Read about the first kiss my husband gave me and which of the five countries I've lived in is my favorite country.
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Who wasn't clueless at nineteen. I had some pretty embarrassing moments at parties and ended up going back to the history books to learn. Twenty-seven years later I have to admit that I am still clueless at times. If you have teens having them tell you you're clueless is a charming reality, but sometimes they are right.
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Wanting to integrate In a new country, feeling lonely? Letting your child go to preschool in full costume is maybe not the best idea. I did it anyway and would do it again because being true to myself was more important.
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This is me breaking the Berlin Wall down at the age of 19. One day before the inauguration of Trump, the least popular President-Elect in modern history, the man who is to lead a divided nation, ask yourself if you have been touched by the events, have you stayed kind? Has your dark side been awakened, are you listening? An unusual post for me but a very personal one, from my point of view, an expat and outsider for over twenty seven years.
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Tea, lemon and honey have been consumed in bounty this week. I am sick but somehow still working. Being sick abroad is worse than being sick at home and I think any expat will agree with me here.
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I am a rule breaker, I don't follow social norms. I didn't back in Utah and I have continued to break rules throughout adulthood. How did this story about respect and breaking cultural rules turn into a story about smiling? Read on-
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Driving in Switzerland with a Dutch car .... I never even thought for a second about it, why would I? Then I drove with a Dutch car in Switzerland and I have become a kinder driver.... and certainly more thoughtful!
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I love my Christmas Tree. This is a story about my first Christmas in Europe and how as a poor student I scored my first Christmas Tree. I will never forget my first Christmas in Europe and my tree is still sacred to me. Many of my friends tease me about my trees but they are also in awe of them.
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