February 2010

Have you ever seen, right in front of your car, a person crossing a road crawling on all fours? As an expat or a foreigner traveling in alien lands you…

Do you like to smile? Well, be serious for a moment! I’m sure you know that if you’re a globetrotter or an expat you invariably come across baffling habits or…

As a young expatriate bride living in Kenya, East Africa, I once made a heroic attempt at cooking my favorite Dutch comfort food, erwtensoep, split pea soup. The experiment ended…

So you’re and expat living abroad. Let’s say in Kenya, East Africa, the place with all the wild animals. Say you’ve eaten your share of the local soul food, irio,…