Latest Blog Posts for The Over-thinking Expat

• Reading On the Road: Travel Companions Aren’t Always Flesh and Blood.
  on Dec 14, 2012 in Tales from Travels bad jobs competition Down and Out in Paris and London expat George Orwell inspiring books Ireland roommates travel blog travel writing waiting tables writing
  It began as an attempt at adventure. I met and instantly connected with another American girl on the second day of an independent trip around Ireland. She’d just landed what was considered a serious win in the broke-student-traveler-community:...
• Reading On the Road: Travel Companions Aren’t Always Flesh and Blood.
  on Dec 14, 2012 in Tales from Travels bad jobs competition Down and Out in Paris and London expat George Orwell inspiring books Ireland roommates travel blog travel writing waiting tables writing
  It began as an attempt at adventure. I met and instantly connected with another American on the second day of an independent trip around Ireland. She’d just landed what was a serious win in the broke-student-traveler-community: a job waiting ta...
• Waiting for Rain
  on Dec 1, 2012 in Expat Musings Abu Dhabi cultural observations desert desert climate expatriate rain struggles teaching abroad UAE
  It’s raining outside. Drops of water are falling from a sky thick with dark clouds, washing the dust from every surface and creating puddles on the ground as I type. Many of my friends’ Facebook statuses mention rain with varying levels o...
• Waiting for Rain
  on Dec 1, 2012 in Expat Musings Abu Dhabi cultural observations desert desert climate expatriate rain struggles teaching abroad UAE
  It’s raining outside. Drops of water are falling from a sky thick with dark clouds, washing the dust from every surface and creating puddles on the ground as I type. Many of my friends’ Facebook statuses mention rain with varying levels o...
• Five Purchases the Saavy Traveller Shouldn’t Miss (or Why I Love SkyMall)
  on Nov 10, 2012 in Just for Fun Abu Dhabi consumerism cultural observations expatriate living abroad long distance flights shopping SkyMall travel blog United Arab Emirates
  Summertime in the UAE means two things: temperatures outside will compete with those on the surface of the sun, and school holidays begin. This July, I joined the crowds fleeing the crushing heat and humidity to visit home. I love to travel, but I de...
• Five Purchases the Saavy Traveller Shouldn’t Miss (or Why I Love SkyMall)
  on Nov 10, 2012 in Just for Fun Abu Dhabi consumerism cultural observations expatriate living abroad long distance flights shopping SkyMall travel blog United Arab Emirates
  Summertime in the UAE means two things: temperatures outside will compete with those on the surface of the sun, and school holidays begin. This July, I joined the crowds fleeing the crushing heat and humidity to visit home. I love to travel, but I de...
• Taste of Home
  on May 13, 2012 in Expat Musings childhood obesity cultural observations ethnic food expat blogs living abroad southern food
  One stereotype I’ve frequently heard in my travels is that “Americans are fat,” or more rarely, we are “too obsessed with fitness and gyms.” 37.5% of American adults are obese.* Not, “I need to lose a few pounds to feel fit, “ actua...
• Taste of Home
  on May 13, 2012 in Expat Musings childhood obesity cultural observations ethnic food expat blogs living abroad southern food
  One stereotype I’ve frequently heard in my travels is that “Americans are fat,” or more rarely, we are “too obsessed with fitness and gyms.” 37.5% of American adults are obese.* Not, “I need to lose a few pounds to feel fit, “ actua...
• Expat-riotic?
  on May 8, 2012 in Expat Musings cultural observations expatriate living abroad
  I’ve spent nearly eight years of my adult life living abroad, and I hope to spend many more experiencing other countries and cultures. This is not a result of negative feelings or experiences I had growing up in the United States. I could write...
• Expat-riotic?
  on May 8, 2012 in Expat Musings cultural observations expatriate living abroad
  I’ve spent nearly eight years of my adult life living abroad, and I hope to spend many more experiencing other countries and cultures. This is not a result of negative feelings or experiences I had growing up in the United States. I could write...

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