Category: Expat Life
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Traveling During a Pandemic
A global pandemic is something everyone is learning how to deal with. It is one of the few commonalities of the human race in 2020. The travel industry has been one of the hardest hit, and after my recent travels, it makes me wonder if travel will ever be as it was. First up was…
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A Joyous New Year
2018 has started off as a joyous New Year, with our first three days spent in our home town of Chicago. Our most recent visit was one of the best we’ve ever had. Matilda has added a whole new level of specialness to our visits home and this Christmas and New Year was no exception.…
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My Thoughts on the Paris Tragedy
My thoughts on the Paris Tragedy. My thoughts don’t really matter to but a few of my closest family members, and that’s okay. My broken heart, like many others, has once again been ripped open, not yet healed from the other tragedies experienced recently. This will be one of those moments that I will recall vividly….”I was in…
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Swiss Heating
As the leaves are slowly starting the change and the temperature is beginning to drop, Tony and I are being reintroduced to one of cultural traits of the Swiss: heating. I am unable to determine if the heat being turned on has been pre-programmed or managed manually, but this morning I was quite warm on…
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La Langue
I have noticed something very interesting since living in Europe. More often than not, English tends to be a very dominant language, regardless of where you go or what country you find yourself in. I have had the good fortune to be in Amsterdam, Milan, and Paris over the last two weeks and the English…