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Hi There fellow Expats.
Nice to see a group of expats. I now live in South Africa but have been an expat for over 20 years. It has been a wonderful adventure and I love every minute of it.. One thing I want to share is a concept I have just coined as... Eternal Vacation Mentality. (EVM) This may not happen to you but it sure does to me. For years…
US Passport Flagged
Hey, I thought that this might be a good question to ask you guys. I traveled to Peru last August and brought a piece of fruit back to make my family one of the fruity drinks that they drink there. I didn't think it would be a big deal, but customs caught me and said that they were flagging my passport because of it and…
So, how's the weather?
Hey there fellow expats! I guess one thing about living away from home is that while your friends and family are "snowed in", you might be playing outside...or v.v. Most of my fb friends and family just got dumped with snow yesterday. Meanwhile, I went for a run in a t-shirt. :glasses: It's certainly not always this way.…
What's your favorite food from your new home?
I am loving the fresh fruit that is available here in Brasil. Particularly the Manga Palmer and the papaya. Super flavorful, and soooo inexpensive! I bought neither of which in the 'States because they were always a disappointment … but here? Every week. Also, the queijo minas fresca … which is a firm yet soft cheese, sort…
Why I LOVE it!
So moving family halfway around the world (from USA to Greece) was not always a cake-walk, but after ~7 years, I've learned plenty and can really appreciate many of the differences. #1 In Greece, we have "laiki", this is the traditional market (1-2x/wk they close the street for a farmers market in every neighborhood of…
OK! What's the ONE food you miss most from home?
For me, there is no contest. WILD. MAINE. BLUEBERRIES. I used to eat about 25 pounds of them a year back in the good ol' Pine Tree State. Here? Can't ever get them. What about you all?
Food shopping in Brasil … a new adventure!
So many things are different here from the USA. And that is a good thing, in most cases. But the one thing I do truly miss is the culture of healthy food back in ol' New England. I was a CSA member for years, and bought most of my additional foods at the local co-op or from the organic & natural foods section at my local…
