January 2011

Blog Birthday

January 30, 2011

February 1 2010 marked my introduction to the blogging world. I had no clue what I was doing, but it was an exciting challenge for me and an outlet to document the massive changes that were about to unravel in our life. I haven’t been the most prolific writer – only 86 posts total in [...]

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Misconceptions – Notes from the Other Side of the World

January 27, 2011

I gave David such grief about posting an article about his recent business trip to India, he commited to writing my longest blog entry ever. Enjoy! Those who know me would describe me as fairly chill. I like to go with the flow, and I’m usually up for whatever. However, when it comes to being [...]

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Vacation Envy

January 23, 2011

As anyone of my friends can attest, I have been obsessed lately planning our 2011 holidays. Everyone here – especially expats – cram serious vacations into each year.  Our 2010 holiday budget was spent on our two trips back to the States, our weekend trips to Paris and Amsterdam, and a few day trips in [...]

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Daily Rhythms

January 15, 2011

I have the flat to myself this weekend while David is in Bangalore, India for work. He promises to write a post about his trip, but in sum, he’s been impressed with what a welcoming experience it has been. If it wasn’t such a long journey, I think he’d be excited to go back anytime. [...]

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Retail Mania

January 9, 2011

Long story short: in 2008 I quit my job and moved in with David, looked for a job in my field (education, non-profit management), realized the job market was crap in the recession, and ended up taking a part-time job at Banana Republic. In high school and college, I would stalk the meager sales racks [...]

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The Real Holiday Highlights

January 6, 2011

Writing this post has taken longer than I originally suspected, probably because it’s hard to reflect so soon after being away. A huge thank you to our families and all our friends who made this our favorite Christmas together! Successfully vacationing in the States once you are an expat can be tricky. Our first trip [...]

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Reflections and Resolutions

January 2, 2011

When we rang in the New Year 366 days ago, David and I knew we were only two months away from uprooting our life and moving abroad. We had not announced the move yet, so as we toasted the new year, we winked to each other knowing it would be one to remember. And indeed [...]

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