January 25, 2006Expats in Latin America, keep a wary eye on your surroundings. I’m not sounding an alarm, but I don’t want anyone to be unaware that political sentiment, and consequently economic policy, are moving leftward in Latin America. Continue Reading
Over the weekend, powerful governments, including the US and Germany, said they won’t offer support to a Hamas-led government unless it shows a more peaceful face. Everybody’s watching. It’s as if the sweeping Hamas victory in the elections were a declaration of war. Israel sees no reason to give money to an opponent, so it…
While shopping in a flea market in Chile years ago I was surprised to find an 1832 U.S. half dollar. Then I remembered that all Atlantic-to-Pacific sea traffic had to circumnavigate South America until the Panama Canal was opened in 1914. Remnants of far-off societies can still be found all along the coasts. This episode…
One week into the Winter Olympics I’m prompted to ask, are there any out there who were fortunate/unfortunate enough to be living as expats in the Torino (Turin) area at the time of the Games? I’d love to hear descriptions of what the Games and the crowds have meant to the quality of life. I’m…
The cultures of the US and Northern Europe operate on a timer. We expect to know our own futures and then catch up to them without a wrinkle. Changes in expectations are unnerving. Not so in much of the rest of the world. Here are a few examples: If you ask an airport employee in…
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How many of you expats are living overseas in an ancestral homeland? What motivated you to move there? I have seen enough in my many years of travel and genealogical research to suggest that there is some sort of innate affinity–or perhaps a fascination–with the homeland of one’s ancestors. I have often heard travelers talk about…