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Thanksgiving while living abroad

For most Americans living overseas it is business as usual on the third Thursday of November. Although many other countries have similar holidays...
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Watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade online

For many Americans, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is as much a part of Thanksgiving as turkey dinner. They love the memories of waking up...
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What "face" do you show to the world on Facebook?

Since living overseas, social media outlets such as Facebook have been my main source of staying in touch with my friends and family in America....
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Expat Momma: An American abroad trying to represent

In an effort to improve my Chinese and make some friends in my community, I signed up to take a local yoga class. I have practiced yoga in America...
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Expat Momma: Missing the first day of Kindergarten in America

In every culture, mom's have certain rights-of-passage which help them link to other mothers in their community. For example, in America, a mother...
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Expat Momma: Keeping your hobbies will keep your sanity

As I walked down the isle of the grocery store my first day in Taiwan, I could feel the culture shock coming on strong. Tears were welling up in my...
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Expat Momma: Dieting in a foreign country

Whenever you change your eating habits, which naturally happens when you move to a different country, something is bound to happen to your weight....
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Preparing to move a family abroad

In the middle of a Wednesday night, as my husband and I followed a lead for a job, we found ourselves agreeing to a job in Kaohsiung, Taiwan which...
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