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First Expat Post – Holidays in a warm place
I promise to finish the Indonesia trip, but I want to write about being an expat too! And this Christmas, it was all too clear that I wasn’t in the USA anymore. It’s hot. Really, really hot. I sang...
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Gunung Leuser National Park – The Beginning
The next morning Benny Mac and I must have woken up with a bee in our trousers considering the way we were carrying on about getting ready. We were pumped. Were we going to see orangutans today?? Where...
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Sumatran Trek Photo Montage
I was originally going to write a whole post about the trek, but based on the number of posts I already have just about getting to the trek in the first place…I think I’d be better off just showing...
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Thesis delays….
I have every intent of continuing this blog, but have to take a hiatus until my thesis is done. Submission date is October first of this year. After that I’ll be subjecting myself to the perils of...
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The different-ness of being different
It gets old, hey. Having an accent. I used to think men with accents were the epitome of desirable. They were the unattainable. Humpback? Meh. Humpback with a Scottish accent? I can overlook anything....
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American Tragedy from the Outside
On the heels of my blog about frustrations with my accent, I experienced one of the most hurtful things anyone has ever said directly to me about my country, friends and family. If you don’t know about...
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That “used-to-it” feeling
I’m still on the cusp of finishing my thesis, so many apologies for the lack of posts. So much to do…so little time! I shouldn’t even be on here NOW, truth be told. Yet…here I am anyway! I’m having a...
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The joys of international scientific writing
Because composing a thesis and writing scientifically is not hard enough. Now I have to find a balance between the Aussie vernacular and my native style. The words I want to use are incorrect or...
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Existential Crisis and the future of this Expat
I’ve submitted my thesis……now what. For the first time in my life I’m at a point in my life where I don’t know what is happening next. There is no more school left, no job waiting in the wings to scoop...
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Facebook – the eternal love/hate relationship
Ah yes. Facebook. To the average bear, Facebook is a prepetual source of gossip and acts as an events calendar for the socially active. However, to the expat, Facebook is so much more. In many cases...
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Spike!
Holy cow! I just had a huge spike in views on my blog! Japan?! Thanks, over there! I think I might be inspired to get back into this, if only for my own mental release. Goal – one post a week. Here we...
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A change…perhaps?
Man, where has this blog gone? Nowhere! I’ve decided to jump back on this bandwagon. I feel there is a lot happening in the next few months (years?) and it is worth cataloging and spreading around the...
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Mount Marlow and the Many Peaks track
First hike in the series of our “Training for Hinchinbrook” series! Get those buns moving! We started our training with a march up a mountain not far from our home. The Townsville Town Common...
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