A day in the life of a man in his late twenties, struggling to control his finances, his social life, and his attempts to escape the middle east once and for all.

Furry Germans, uncultured Brits, written 1 week ago, What do you remember about German music in the early 1980s? I’ve tried this question on a number of Germans and Brits… and the answer which both groups have in common is usually Nena. But what do people remember about Nena? Well… the Germans...

Day Two Hundred and Seventy-Three: Re-Hired, written 2 days ago, The process of possibly re-signing is as follows: They ask me, informally, in October, if I'd like to renew possibly. If the teacher says yes (as I did), then they offer me up some belated constructive criticism I'd've preferred to rea...

I Was In Jail, written 3 days ago, It was my second time to stay in jail! Hold on, I wasn’t send to prison! Heaven forbid! Since living in the Philippines I am “always on the way”. One thing I tried to visit, has been a prison, because I got a lot of questions in mind. But whom could I ask? At...

Saigon, written 1 week ago, Love Circle:

Keeping up-to-date with Hepatitis Vaccination in India, written 4 days ago, Living in Asia the past 6 years, I regularly try to stay up-to-date with Immunizations and precautions. As a pampered and spoiled European you naturally don’t have the immune system or the antibodies to fight diseases like...

Hibernation, written 6 days ago, This afternoon as I pulled up in front of my dad's house, I saw a squirrel sitting on a tree branch with a large acorn clenched between his paws. He turned and eyed me up, and then he skittered down the tree trunk and into a burrow at the base of the tree. I imagi...

Only In China Can Gold Be Tarnished, written 1 month ago, Much has been written about the “Golden Week”, most of it incapable of accurately representing the full depth of its absurdity, if only because it would require hundreds of pages to fully consider the phenomena. Short of writing that book...

New school, written 1 week ago, Today was Alesha’s first day at the new school. She spent her last day at Krippe Wichtelburg yesterday with a farewell party and left with some gifts. Will try to snap pix of that and post it on her blog. This is a pix of Alesha and her friends in the old krippe. I...

Some New Korean Blogs, written 6 days ago, Long term readers know I've always been a big fan of Alan Scully's Korean Blog List. The site had a bit a problem recently after the hosting company upgraded php on the server, but it's back in business again so I thought I share some links. I'm probably t...

extra info on my james bond stunt..., written 3 days ago, So I just thought I would say hi just so you know I am doing okay. I have a few things to say about the incident just so you know how weird it was. Jamie did get the details of how it happened about spot on, but strangely, when I got out of t...

Back for more, written 4 weeks ago, The cleaning lady at our office just sprayed the most oppresive brisas de vainila odor-eater throughout the office HELLLLPPPP!!! So I’m now here on a courtesy visa which is their way of saying "please get off our backs until we’re assured that Devil Barb...

Just another American in Paris

Pinoy Books for SALE, written 1 month ago,

In The Bush, written 1 month ago, Beaverboosh is on a Blogging Break.

I voted!, written 1 month ago, If you're an American living abroad and you want to vote, go here to get information about receiving your federal write-in ballot.

The poor expat.

An English ex-pat living in California begins to document his experiences in a new land...

Fukujima Curry House 福島上等カレー, written 4 days ago, Shop Name:　Fukujima Top Grade Curry House （福島上等カレー） Location: In front of the stadium （府立体育館前店） This was the first time I visited this curry house and as compared to other, I would consider it one ...

The journal of an expatriate.