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
Matt Ellsworth December 5, 2005 I’m sorry to share even a portion of our grief with you on a topic that you might not want to consider, but then, my brother never thought he’d be dealing with it now. Continue Reading
Matt Ellsworth December 15, 2005 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 an inadequate job of preparing their employees (and the families of the employees)…
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Matt Ellsworth December 1, 2005 While at an international conference in Muscat in about 1999, the head of our delegation suffered a mild heart attack. As the only Arabic speaker in the group, it fell to me to accompany him to the hospital, get him admitted, and keep the rest of the delegation apprised of…
Matt Ellsworth February 27, 2006 An expat gets to witnesses religious experiences abroad that they rarely see at home. I’m referring to faith healing shows, statues that weep or bleed, apparitions (or rather, reactions thereto), flagellations and excoriations, crucifixions, pilgrimages, and the like. Continue Reading
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