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  • The Escalator Girl

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robinstl on The Escalator Girl
Rick Christiansen on The Escalator Girl
Linda allnutt on Juxtaposition
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Laura Ammon on Greta Goes Global

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  • Apartheid
  • Bahamas
  • Bi-racial
  • birthday
  • Black
  • Blogging Abroad
  • Books
  • Brasil
  • bread pudding
  • broken ankle
  • brunch
  • Cape of Good Hope
  • Cape Town
  • Caribbean
  • cheese
  • children
  • China
  • Chinese medicine
  • Christmas
  • circus
  • Circus Flora
  • conch fritters
  • CSA
  • Cultural differences
  • Culture
  • Culture shock
  • Dating
  • death
  • dinner
  • discrimination
  • Election
  • elephants
  • ESL
  • Expat
  • Expatriate
  • Family dynamics
  • Florida
  • Flying Wallendas
  • Food
  • Freeport
  • Global Nomad
  • gluten free
  • Grandkids
  • grief
  • growing up
  • haircut
  • healthy eating
  • Hong Kong
  • Interfaith
  • Japan
  • Johannesburg
  • Junkanoo
  • Kruger
  • Language
  • LGBT
  • lightning
  • Liuzhou
  • Liuzhou City Zoo
  • Liuzhou Industrial Museum
  • Madiba
  • Mandela
  • marriage
  • McDonald's
  • Missouri
  • Model UN
  • Mongolian food
  • Mount Dora
  • Muslim
  • Nassau
  • Neighborhood
  • Neighbors
  • New Year's
  • organic veggies
  • pandas
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  • Radisson
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  • rosemary
  • Safari
  • Saudade
  • Seniors
  • sibling rivalry
  • South Africa
  • sprained ankle
  • St. Louis
  • Star
  • Star Trek Discovery
  • step-families
  • storms
  • Study Abroad
  • summer pasta
  • summer squash
  • sundried tomatoes
  • teaching
  • Thanksgiving
  • Third Culture Kid
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Month: October 2017

China, Cultural differences, Culture, Culture shock, Expat, Expatriate, Global Nomad, Liuzhou, Neighborhood, Neighbors, relocation, Travel, Travel writing, Triangle, Uncategorized

Week Six: 2017.10.22 – Random Ramblings

A couple weeks ago, while walking to the shipping office (a local Mailboxes Etc. type of place) to pick up … Continue reading Week Six: 2017.10.22 – Random Ramblings

China, Cultural differences, Culture, Culture shock, Expat, Expatriate, Global Nomad, relocation, Travel, Travel writing, Triangle, Uncategorized

My Apartment

It’s a decent sized apartment, with a tiny galley kitchen, bathroom, living room, bedroom, office, enclosed porch, and a sort … Continue reading My Apartment

children, China, Cultural differences, Culture, ESL, Expat, Liuzhou, teaching, Travel writing, Triangle

Week Five: 2017.10.15

I’ve now been here for one month, having arrived on 14 September. I’ve already had a week off, and I’ve … Continue reading Week Five: 2017.10.15

China, Cultural differences, Culture, Culture shock, Expat, Expatriate, Global Nomad, haircut, Language, Liuzhou, Neighborhood, relocation, St. Louis, Travel, Travel writing, Triangle, Uncategorized, Walking

Week Four: 2017.10.8

Having a weeklong holiday* in your first month is pretty nice, but I didn’t know ahead of time so I … Continue reading Week Four: 2017.10.8

Expat

Your Friendly Neighborhood Mountain

Today the weather was only in the 80s (high of 88, currently at 9pm 84 with heat index of 90), … Continue reading Your Friendly Neighborhood Mountain

China, Cultural differences, Culture, dinner, ESL, Expat, Expatriate, Language, teaching, Travel, Travel writing, Triangle, Uncategorized

A Day in the Life: 2017.9.29

Friday was very busy. First thing in the morning, I went with Carol (my campus liaison) to the health clinic … Continue reading A Day in the Life: 2017.9.29

Expat

Week Three: 2017.10.1

Last week of the first month of school. I’ve only learned some of my students’ names so far, but I’m … Continue reading Week Three: 2017.10.1

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