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The Nexus

28 Friday Sep 2012

Posted by Louise & 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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How We Waste Our Time

11 Tuesday Sep 2012

Posted by Louise & 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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An (Almost) Spiritual Welcome

03 Monday Sep 2012

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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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Home Furnishings

08 Wednesday Aug 2012

Posted by Louise in Sentiments

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expat, expat-almanac, expatriot, travel

The new Ikea catalog came today. This is always fun: looking at the new affordable household perker-uppers, fabrics, lamps, and storage gizmos. But this time it was all somebody else’s fantasy. We are here for eight more months and then comes the tag sale, the storage room, and the trip abroad with one suitcase. 

Ikea catalog cover.

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Life After Girona

09 Monday Jul 2012

Posted by Louise & Tom in Sentiments

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expat, expat-almanac, expatriot, Girona, ireland, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, travel

Question mark made from Jell-O

We’ve been discussing Life After Girona lately. Ireland? Italy? Switzerland?

Or, maybe, no plans at all. Perhaps we’ll wait until the last minute – the 88th day in Girona? – before we decide where to go next.

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