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…
When a child is born to you while overseas, questions come up regarding citizenship and birth records. There are things you need to know, and there are things you need to do. Let’s take an initial look. Birth Certificates and Birth Records: You’ll want to get a birth certificate for the child. It will be needed…
On December 15 I wrote about the importance of language training before heading into work overseas. Now I want to offer a few tips to help you learn a foreign language. Employers, feel free to pass these on to personnel going abroad, but not in lieu of language training. 1 – Get over fear. People…
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I received an anonymous comment in response to my entry entitled “Iraqi Boy Has Heart Surgery in U.S.”. I’m sorry it was submitted anonymously, as we now can’t judge the bona fides of the author nor ask direct questions, but the comment shows a familiarity with visa issues and is well-addressed to my entry. The author…
I heard that President Bush’s proposal that guest worker status be offered to laborers now in the U.S. illegally has been removed from an immigration reform bill now in the House of Representatives. I hope it isn’t true. The main argument against it thus far is that it rewards those who are already here illegally. …
While in Israel in 1989, I was struck by a car and suffered two fractured vertebrae. I was told I came very close to becoming paralyzed. The story of the medical care I received in Israel should serve as a warning to other expats there, and perhaps in other areas with similar nationalized healthcare systems….
Some of the most memorable New Year’s Eve parties I have ever experienced were outside my homeland. I have watched fireworks over the harbor of Arica in northern Chile, danced on table tops (while wearing the centerpiece) in Abu Dhabi, and soaked in the serenity of a milestone along life’s highway in several other countries. …
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The AP distributed an article today chronicling the ills and woes of every country from Egypt to Iran. It isn’t pretty. A quote from Diaa Rashwan, a political researcher in Cairo, opens the article and pretty much sums it up: “Everywhere you look on the map of the Middle East, you see trouble and no…