Expat Problem: Neighborhood Cats Jumping IN Through the Windows
I never imagined that neighborhood street cats jumping IN to our house through the windows would be a problem when I first became an expat. It also never occurred to me that others also had the same...
View ArticleMiddle Eastern Children Explain a CULTURAL Reason Why Moderate Muslims are...
Living in the Middle East, I often get asked the question, “If all Muslims are not extremists, then why aren’t the so-called ‘moderate’ Muslims not publicly denouncing the extremists (or their...
View ArticleMy Most Embarrassing Secret As a Traveler and Expat
I am white, and I have an embarrassing secret. Two decades ago, I had the occasion to travel for several months in Black Africa–Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, and Zaire. The first few weeks after my...
View Article“Taxi Whores”
I live in North Africa. Sometimes foreigners and expats assume that only they are getting taken advantage of by taxi drivers. It’s always reassuring when we find out that the locals get...
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