December 29, 2005If you’re a church-going practitioner of religion, you’ll want to locate a church, synagogue, mosque, temple, center, or whatever, at your new home overseas. Continue Reading
The Associated Press has circulated yet another heart-warming story about Iraqi children who were brought to the U.S. for life-saving medical treatment. It made page A12 of my local paper. It also provided one answer to the question I posed about family members in my earlier entry. The article says, “The children and their fathers…
You might find it necessary to go to your local Embassy or consulate. It isn’t likely to be pleasant. Modern embassies are fortresses. Local guards surround it, carrying automatic rifles, maybe flanked by armored cars. Surveillance cameras watch every approach. Inside, Marine Security Guards stand duty behind thick glass, shotguns at the ready, with buttons…
There has been quite a flap the past few days over the widespread publication of some political cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad in a bad light–one even showing him with a turban-cum-bomb with a lit fuse. Bad taste, bad manners, bad judgment. It inflames prejudices, wounds sensitivities, and arouses hatred. Can that be good? One…
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I was recently searching for expatriate resources on the Internet and came across a helpful resource: Expatriates.com. Billed as “the community website created for and by expatriates and internationally minded people everywhere,” this site focuses on providing bulletin boards, classified ads, and a resource directory of expatriate websites to expatriates around the world. The classified…
Matt Ellsworth January 30, 2006 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,… Continue Reading