December 14, 2005I don’t expect the readers to share my views. I welcome all intelligent contributions. And KMM gives me liberty to engage in dialogue as I deem fit, to keep or edit (delete) comments, and other such command decisions. I know KMM is looking for writer/editors, and I encourage those interested to contact them.
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I have been a college instructor of Spanish and have studied Spanish, Arabic, Russian, German, Urdu, and Hebrew. I know what it takes to learn a foreign language, and I know how vital it is to be able to communicate in the local language. I also know that many organizations, government and private sector, do…
Matt Ellsworth December 23, 2005 Christmas time in Abu Dhabi: the national colors of the United Arab Emirates are red, green and black, and the national day is in early December. The 8th, if I remember correctly. So in about the middle of November, the… Continue Reading
Let this be the first entry in a growing review of Mexico from the expat perspective. I want your comments. I don’t want to hear from tourists about their week in Cancún. I want to hear from businesspeople, diplomats, evangelists, retirees, and others who know Mexico from the inside. I want to hear if the…
Matt Ellsworth April 6, 2006 It can be assumed that friends will come to you to ask for favors that might be within your reach but not within theirs, such as helping to get a visa. I have a short, unsatisfactory answer you can use: “I’m sorry, I can’t help.” Continue Reading
My name is Matt Ellsworth. I’m an American. And I have been an expat (short for expatriate from the Latin ex patria, meaning “out of the fatherland”) for more than 8 years. [Sounds like a confession in a 12-step program, no?] I first left the U.S. in 1975, spending two years in Chile as a…