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Expats Learn to Cook Street Food and Draw a Crowd
As a Diplomatic military “trailing spouse” living in China, I cannot work outside of our embassy without forfeiting my diplomatic status. Therefor, knowing the repercussions of living in a precarious situation such as that, I do not work locally, and have … Continue reading
Posted in Living abroad, military family
Tagged china, cooking class, expat, expat life in china, living abroad, living in china
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All In A Day’s Work in the Expat World
Last night, before bedtime, I realized I’d be at the school all day the next day and had to plan for dinner. In this odd life, that has a different meaning than it did when I was teaching back in … Continue reading
Posted in Living abroad, military family
Tagged ayi help, beijing life, china life, chinese to english, diplomat life, expat life, foreign service life, living abroad, living in china, lost in translation, military family life, miltary family blog, river garden life, shunyi life, translation
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On the Road- For Real
I drove to the US Embassy today. Young Harold needed his final rabies vaccine, so I had to take him to the embassy health unit. That might not sound like much to write about, but for a foreigner like me, … Continue reading
Life Hacks, Adapting to the New Normal
We received our air shipment last week, finally. Our household was packed up in Taipei July 5 and 6. We had two shipments: one went by air and the other by sea. Neither should have taken very long to reach … Continue reading
The Freedom To Roam
When in Rome (or Beijing), do as the locals do. I saw very few motorized tuk tuks when we lived in Beijing seven years ago. Now, though, I see them everywhere around our little rural hamlet. Locals and expats alike … Continue reading
Snakes and a Language Lesson
Last Thursday was a day to remember. I saw not only one snake, but two, and they were both cobras! Neither snake was long for this world. The first was lying, injured, on the road, and the second was a … Continue reading
Overseas American School Projects
One of the benefits to serving in the overseas jobs, that Horatio serves in, is the wonderful schools our boys attend. This past week, three of the four boys have made videos for school projects. To show the progression of … Continue reading
Strength Finds Me
Long after Horatio returned from his most recent 20+ month deployment, people still say they don’t know how we did it. Horatio gets looks of pity for having been away from his family for so long, and friends and acquaintances … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, Living abroad, No Nonsense Parenting
Tagged blue star family, dealing with deployment, deployed spouse, deployment, deployment blog, expat life, family, living abroad, married single mom, military blog, military family blog, military family issues, military kids, navy family, single parenting
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Jianguo Artists Corner
On the weekend, the parking garages beneath the highway that leads downtown turn into a market of flowers and art and knickknacks. Three markets stretch beneath the highway. I don’t know the length of the markets but the flowers, crafts … Continue reading
Posted in Living abroad
Tagged art, art in taiwan, crafts in taiwan, expat life, flower market taiwan, flowers in taiwan, living abroad, living in taiwan, Taiwan
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Crash and Burn (a little cash)
I’ve described the treacherous driving here on several occasions. Our family vehicle could only avoid getting dinged up for so long. It was only a matter of time. That time passed several months ago, but wasn’t worth mentioning. What happened … Continue reading
Posted in Living abroad
Tagged bad day, car accident abroad, expat life, living abroad, living in asia, military blog, military life
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