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Monthly Archives: September 2012

The Nexus

28 Friday Sep 2012

Posted by Tom in Sentiments

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expat, expat-almanac, expatriate, travel

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What a moment in life!

That’s the kind of thing we said when our first child was born, or when we ate our first bite of Duck a l’Orange, or when we did our first hit of acid. (Forget I said that. I admit to misbehaving a bit, and listening to Hendrix, and living ten miles from Ken Kesey, but acid? No. Not acid. Not that I can recall…)

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Anticipation

25 Tuesday Sep 2012

Posted by Tom in Sentiments

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expat, expatriate, Girona, travel

Frame from Heinz ketchup commercial

Remember that Carly Simon song, “Anticipation”? It was cleverly used in a Heinz ketchup commercial in the late 1970s. It has been running through my head lately.

We…
Can never know about the days to come,
But…
We think about them anyway.

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How We Waste Our Time

11 Tuesday Sep 2012

Posted by Tom in Silly stuff

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expat, expat-almanac, Girona, Spain, travel

We can’t get our adventure out of our minds. While Louise buys luggage, I conspire with cartoon characters to clutter the blog:

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Bag and Baggage

07 Friday Sep 2012

Posted by Louise in Accommodations

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While Tom writes rhapsodic thoughts about the true meaning of home, I am pondering luggage. He is a poet; I am a Capricorn.

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Home is Where the Head Is

06 Thursday Sep 2012

Posted by Tom in Accommodations, Sentiments

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expat, expatriate, Home, serial expat, travel

Child's drawing of a home

We talked this morning about the concept of “home.” If we’re to become serial expats, living here and there for three or six months at a time, will we feel homesickness? And if we feel it, for what home will we feel sick?

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An (Almost) Spiritual Welcome

03 Monday Sep 2012

Posted by Tom in Sentiments

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expat, expat-almanac, expatriot, Mexico, Puerto Vallarta

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Today I posted a quick note on the Puerto Vallarta Forum at Trip Advisor.com. It was just a hello, a brief self-introduction. I announced that we are about to become serial expats and that we’re considering the Mexican Pacific coast for next winter.

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