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  • Dateline: China
  • Phillipine Dream
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  • The Escalator Girl

Recent Comments

robinstl on The Escalator Girl
Rick Christiansen on The Escalator Girl
Linda allnutt on Juxtaposition
Linda allnutt on Greta Goes Global
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
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  • physical therapy
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  • Radisson
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  • repatriation
  • 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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Category: Food

birthday, Blogging Abroad, brunch, cheese, China, Cultural differences, Expat, Food, Global Nomad, Liuzhou, Radisson, repatriation, Travel writing, Triangle

Week 38: 2017.5.27-2017.6.2

Sunday started out great. I got to sleep in, and then I went for brunch at the Radisson with A. … Continue reading Week 38: 2017.5.27-2017.6.2

Blogging Abroad, broken ankle, China, Chinese medicine, Cultural differences, Culture, Culture shock, Expat, Expatriate, Food, Global Nomad, gluten free, Model UN, physical therapy, sprained ankle, Travel, Travel writing, Triangle, Uncategorized

Week 34: 2017.4.29-2017.5.5

After working my second six-day week this month, we had the third holiday for the month of April: Labor Day. … Continue reading Week 34: 2017.4.29-2017.5.5

Blogging Abroad, China, Expat, Expatriate, Food, gluten free, Missouri, sprained ankle, St. Louis, Travel writing, Triangle

St. Louis

After relaxing in Florida, I returned to an STL that was in full Winter mode. Whee. The first thing I … Continue reading St. Louis

Blogging Abroad, conch fritters, Cultural differences, Culture, Culture shock, dinner, Expat, Expatriate, Florida, Food, Global Nomad, gluten free, healthy eating, Mount Dora, organic veggies, Travel, Travel writing, Triangle, Uncategorized, Vero Beach

Vero Beach

After our lovely weekend relaxing in Mount Dora, I spent a fortnight with Mom. She lives in a retirement community … Continue reading Vero Beach

Blogging Abroad, China, Cultural differences, Culture, Culture shock, ESL, Expat, Expatriate, Food, Liuzhou, teaching, Travel, Travel writing, Triangle, Uncategorized, Walmart

Week 19: 2018.1.15-2018.1.21

The last time I took an exam was in January 2012. I took the required class and then studied for … Continue reading Week 19: 2018.1.15-2018.1.21

Blogging Abroad, cheese, China, Cultural differences, Culture, Culture shock, death, Expat, Expatriate, Food, Global Nomad, gluten free, grief, Language, Liuzhou, teaching, Travel, Travel writing, Triangle, Uncategorized, Walmart

Week 18: 2018.1.14

I never liked cheese as a child. Gooey, icky, American ‘cheese’ was the only kind we ever had at home. … Continue reading Week 18: 2018.1.14

Blogging Abroad, Cultural differences, Expat, Expatriate, Food, Language, Liuzhou, Mongolian food, Travel, Travel writing, Triangle

A Day In The Life: 2017.12.3

My friend A had invited me to lunch at the Mongolian restaurant and I’d been looking forward to it all … Continue reading A Day In The Life: 2017.12.3

Blogging Abroad, cheese, China, Christmas, Cultural differences, Culture, Culture shock, Expat, Expatriate, Food, Liuzhou, McDonald's, Missouri, St. Louis, Uncategorized, Walmart

Walmart Comes to Liuzhou

Late last night I saw a post on the local expat page: Walmart?! In Liuzhou? Opening tomorrow?! I texted my … Continue reading Walmart Comes to Liuzhou

Blogging Abroad, China, Cultural differences, Culture, Culture shock, Expat, Expatriate, Food, Global Nomad, relocation, teaching, Thanksgiving, Travel writing, Triangle, Uncategorized

Week Eleven: 2017.11.26

The Cold, The Damp, The Dreary The rain and the cold weather began on Sunday and hasn’t let up. It’s … Continue reading Week Eleven: 2017.11.26

China, Cultural differences, Culture, Culture shock, Expat, Expatriate, Food, Global Nomad, healthy eating, Mongolian food, Neighborhood, relocation, teaching, Travel, Travel writing, Triangle, Uncategorized, Walking

Week Two 2017.9.24

I taught my first full week of classes. I have five groups of students, only one of which I see … Continue reading Week Two 2017.9.24

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