Category: Expat life
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The Blinding Gift of Freedom
A spring morning in 2018 I woke up sleepy and thought I would ask my friend John if we could just do half of our usual morning running loop. (I always think, when I wake up for a run and am still 75% asleep, that I could never make it for the full run I’d…
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Expat Life As Seen by a Newcomer Vs. A Cynic
And The Expat Street Cred Score One year after moving from the US to Amman, Jordan One of the things I most appreciate about living overseas: everyone is interesting. Everyone has some story to tell or is doing some interesting work. Life in Amman can be hard, dusty, and sometimes exhausting. But it is also…
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Me Vs. The Bureaucrats of Amman, Jordan
Or, The Part No One Tells You About Living Abroad Jordanian bureaucrats are quirky, funny creatures. They all have mustaches, gelled hair, and a cigarette lodged between their lips while they process (and drop ashes onto) your paperwork. The main requirement for extending a tourist visa[1] at one of the local police stations is that…
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A Tale of Two Homes
And the endless journey back and forth Amman, Jordan – January 2022 Good morning my dear ones. The sun is shining and it’s frigid in our apartment. Our fake-wood floor feels icy through sock feet. It is strange being back in Amman after almost two months away in the US. I’m drinking my favorite coffee:…
Curious Georgie 
–مرحبا سلام Thank you so much, what a lovely comment to receive! I think you’re right; we can’t always be…