-
- 492 feed subscribers
Popular Posts
- Top Five Things I Want to Do Before I Leave Japan 17 comment(s)
- EmBAREassing Moment at the Onsen 16 comment(s)
- The Souvenir Tattoo 16 comment(s)
- I'm not a Flight Attendant 15 comment(s)
- Five Ways to Save Money in Tokyo 11 comment(s)
- My New Apartment Situation 10 comment(s)
- The 999th Reason Why I Hate Kanji 9 comment(s)
- Are Americans 'Bad Friends'? 8 comment(s)
- There's No Place Like Home? 7 comment(s)
- Patriotism: Good or Bad? 7 comment(s)
-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- The Six Best Travel-Themed Tattoos | Taken by the Wind on The Patriotic Tattoo
- JT on If I’d had 1,000 dollars…
- Reannon Muth on If I’d had 1,000 dollars…
- Big News: I Have My Own Column! | Taken by the Wind on New Posts Coming Soon
- Big News: I Have My Own Column! | Taken by the Wind on Adventures on Hippie Island: Part 2
Tags
Airline America Artists Abroad Crazy Adventures Creativity Cultural Differences Culture Shock Engrish Expats Fate Guatemala Intuition Japan Life Abroad Returning Home Reverse Culture Shock Solo Travel Teaching English in Japan Travel Addiction Travel Jobs Travel Lit Travel Personalities Travel Photos Uncategorized Volunteer Abroad Wacky Souvenirs Weird and Wacky TokyoArchives
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
Follow My Travels on Twitter
- Filling out an online job app + it won't let me list 'Japan' as a prior job location cause it's not a State. Global society, yeah right! : ( 8 hours ago
- That JB inflight has something to learn from this...LOL. Check out this tat of an emergency evacuation procedure. OMG http://goo.gl/b/W4f8 16 hours ago
- The Six Best Travel-Themed Tattoos http://bit.ly/9xPRax 16 hours ago
- lavinia spalding: call for submissions: the best women's travel writ... http://goo.gl/b/Ab67 19 hours ago
- Big News: I Have My Own Column! http://bit.ly/9pWOCn 2010/09/06
Meta
Tag Archives: Expats
Why I like Living Abroad
Today my Dutch roommate told me that he doesn’t like living with expats. “At home I’m special,” he explained. “But here, no one cares that I used to live in Curacao,” naming the Caribbean island he lived on for five … Continue reading
Roughing It
If I could only use one word to describe my life in Guatemala, it would be this: rustic. Well, maybe it’s not rustic by some people’s standards. I mean, I have a roof over my head after all (although I … Continue reading
Posted in Expat Life, Guatemala, Travel Personalities
Tagged Expats, Guatemala, Life Abroad
2 Comments
The Hippies in Guatemala
If you’re sitting in some cafe in Haight-Ashbury and wondering to yourself where all the hippies have gone (like the REAL hippies, not the third-generation-urban-outfit-wearing posers), well, I have an answer for that: Guatemala. While Guatemala doesn’t even register on … Continue reading
Posted in Expat Life, Guatemala, Travel Photos
Tagged Expats, Guatemala, Life Abroad, Travel Photos
Leave a comment
Living abroad makes you more creative…But what happens after you return home?
Writers Block by Jennifer K. Mulchahy “The world is but a canvas to the imagination.” — Henry David Thoreau Lately I’ve been felt so uninspired…so stuck. It seems that every time I settle down in front of my computer with … Continue reading
Are you a Risk Taker?
According to Oprah Magazine, a spontaneous, risk-taking personality type is: “Action oriented, curious, outgoing and lives for new experiences. You are drawn to risk-taking and aren’t afraid to fail. Generally restless, you tend to job-hop or choose a field that … Continue reading
Posted in Expat Life, Travel Addiction, Uncategorized
Tagged Artists Abroad, Expats, Travel Addiction, Travel Personalities
Leave a comment