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Tag Archives: moving abroad
8 Things You Need to Know When You Take an Overseas Posting
You may or may not be able to take your household goods. Well, of course you can take your belongings, but you might be extremely limited in your weight allowance. The good news is that if this is the case, … 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
What’s to Love about Diplomatic Life?
A lot. I admit, I did not want to move overseas. As I like to say: been there, done that. I didn’t want to do it again and it wasn’t in the plan. Plan. Ha! So, I spent the first … Continue reading
It’s Only 2 Weeks
Horatio is in Taiwan for two weeks of immersion language training. He is already fluent in Mandarin but the two weeks of intensive, in-country, classes will help him brush up on his skills. Of course I’d rather have him here, … Continue reading
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My Chinese Son- Thoughts about Multiculturalism
No, Harold is not adopted. He was born in China, the biological child of my husband and me, while we were stationed at the American Embassy in Beijing. People often ask, upon hearing that he was born in China, if … Continue reading
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