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•  Would you admit to preferring life as an expat?
  The American Resident Does it matter to you that your friends and family back home may be hurt to learn your prefer life as an expat? Most expats are able to find something they enjoy about their overseas life. Some are miserable expats the whole time they’re there and that makes me sad for ...
  Tue, 22 May 2012 09:26:08
•  The top 5 things I learned at CybHer blog conference
  The American Resident More and more blog conferences are appearing in the UK, which is a great thing. This means there’s more opportunity in the UK to network with other bloggers and more opportunity to learn new things about blogging and writing. I learn a lot about what I do online, of cou...
  Thu, 17 May 2012 09:22:16
•  Is it possible to live without regrets?
  The American Resident Should we try? I have many?some big, some small. I try to use them as learning points and not repeat my mistakes. Doesn’t always work. Some time ago a Facebook friend posted a link to a Guardian article The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying, a list created by a person who work...
  Wed, 16 May 2012 09:25:39
•  Can you learn to love living overseas?
  The American Resident Not everyone loves it. And of those who do love living overseas, not everyone loves it all the time. I’m currently thinking Texas in August is better than England reinacting the biblical 40 days of rain thin (and I’m a gardener, I’m supposed to love this stu...
  Mon, 14 May 2012 12:45:52
•  The mystery of the cow and the cart
  The American Resident When my daughter was tiny and she and I lived in a tiny house in town she started coming into my bedroom at about 4 am some mornings. I cuddled her in under the duvet with me and snuggled into her warm hair and told her we could go back to sleep for some sweet [...] ...
  Tue, 01 May 2012 11:19:21