I am working on a project that includes compiling advice from Americans who have lived abroad for Americans who want to live abroad. I would be grateful if you took a few moments to write your 5 sentences or less quote via the link below. And I would be doubly grateful if you asked other Americans you know who have lived or who are living abroad to contribute a paragraph: Thank you!

... September 2009 version of bill there is wording which would cause great hardship on American citizens living outside the US. I don't want to be rude to Carl, but... Du-uh. Causing hardship is what Obama's all about! And if you think he's bad for Americans living in Israel, then think for a moment how bad he must be for Israelis living in Omerica, where they are ...

... of a Court's authority to require an American citizen living abroad, to travel to the United States to provide testimony. The Magistrate in the Sabhlok case, ordered an American living in Hong Kong to testify in the United States in a ... "The Walsh Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1783, was enacted in 1926 in order to compel Americans living abroad to return to the United States to testify at a ...

Just some observations: Middlemen- cut them out or to absolute minimum. That includes relatives, "friends", brokers et al.The more liquid an asset, the better.Remember exchange rates matter.Legal recourse in Kenya can be long and expensive.Returns in motherland can be awesome.Timing is important, therefore avoid herd mentality.Invest in things you can monitor easily. This might mean ...

First of all, I had a nice post about a Disco Camel all queued up and ready to go, but for some reason my phone stopped being able to e-mail photos. So that bit of glitter will have to wait. As for the subject of this post, it's simple. I have written at some length about my weakness for barbecue, basketball and space flight, not necessarily in that order. Being a dork, I think, means knowing ...

... , well this seems to me the main shift in time then it all went belly up. However, why is it when you live abroad you compare things to your own country, things like, costs, driving, the weather, women, men ... about and may think I have lost my marbles. I forgive you dear reader. When I am abroad, I miss things that I would never usually think about, eat or have. I miss fish and chips, (I never eat ...