All Entries in the "Expat Life" Category
Happy Birthday, Just a Plane Ride Away!
Last Saturday, Just a Plane Ride Away turned three! Was it only three years ago that I sat in the study of our Houston home and naively wrote this post? Like many bloggers, I thought my parents and maybe a few other relatives would be the only ones following our adventures. Little did I know that because [...]
We sure ain’t in Holland anymore
Somewhere in Houston. Do you know? I think I’m just about over my jet lag. We’ve been in Texas nearly a week and for the most part I’ve been waking up between 2:45 and 4:30 AM. Last night I managed to stay up past 11pm, so I actually slept until 5:30 this morning. I guess [...]
Ask an Expat: An interview + Thank Yous!
Hi there! For today’s Ask an Expat, I’m going to send you over to Argentina to visit with Tom Frost, who interviewed me for his blog Expat Alley: True Confessions of Expat Freelancers and Entrepreneurs. Be sure to check out the other interviews, as well as Tom’s excellent and informative articles. By the way, Tom’s wife is [...]
Ask an Expat: Wooden shoes, NL popluation, and a little teen fashion advice
We picked up a wooden shoe ship kit at the Zuiderzeemuseum this summer. Think Wynken, Blynken and Nod. Julia asked: Does anyone wear wooden shoes, not for show or for the tourists but maybe in their home? Do you ever see them outside people’s front doors? Julia, in the almost six months I’ve lived in [...]
Happy Dutch-American Heritage Day
The program was in this building, which just happens to be the location of one of my favourite places–the Library of The Hague. I had the privilege to go to a very special event this morning. I probably wouldn’t have heard about it except Roxi’s school jazz band was invited to play for it: Dutch-American Heritage Day. What, [...]
November musings
The weather here lately has made a few of us in the Netherlands a wee bit homesick for England. It’s not just me, Roxi said that several of her friends at school reported they were feeling lonely for England too. I’m pretty sure it was the cold and wet from last week. Funny how something [...]
Ask an Expat Roxi Edition: Going to School Overseas
Do you wonder what Roxi is looking at? She’s admiring this view in Gent, Belgium. Julia asked: Maybe Roxi could do an “Ask an Expat” guest post….what do you enjoy about being in school overseas? What do you miss about the US? Roxi says: What do I enjoy about being in school overseas? What do [...]
Knock Knock
TRICK-or-TREAT! We found these at the big grocery store the other day. I love how they have stuck on faces—LOL. Plus the instructions on the box–in English and Spanish! I was just reading about Jack-o-Lanterns on Wikipedia and found out that though carved pumpkins weren’t associated with Halloween until 1866, pumpkins have been associated with [...]
Ask an Expat: Biking in cold weather and Paris in the Spring
The ladies of Den Haag are very elegant. LucyLucia wondered: Are there special “biking outfits” that people wear when it gets cold? You know, like special water proof insulated pants you put over regular pants? I don’t know why this fascinates me, but it does!! I am sure those coats will get thicker as we [...]
Ask an Expat (a day late): Moving to Amsterdam
Not far from where I take my Dutch lessons. I received a lovely email from a reader in India who had a few questions for me. I actually sent him these answers earlier this week via email, but he said I could post them here too in case they might help someone else :-) How [...]
