Finding My Way Across Continents “My Gutsy Story®” Kathy Gamble I was born in Burma and grew up on five continents. When I was 18, I went to college in the US, my passport country. It was very difficult for me. I was used to adjusting to new places and blending in but this time it was different. I looked and talked like an American but I had Continue Reading
Next Expat Stop-Tanzania by Yelena Parker
Next Expat Stop- Tanzania “My Gutsy Story®” by Yelena Parker Have you ever shared your story with new and somewhat eager listeners and got the reaction: “Wow, that was such a brave thing to do!”? Last year I started feeling as if anything I had done that was remotely brave was in the too far distant past. I wouldn’t quite call it a mid-life Continue Reading
“My Gutsy Story®” Linda Kovic-Skow
French Illusions: My Story as an American Au Pair in the Loire Valley ( Prologue) One week after placing my ad for a French teacher in the local newspaper, I met Rob at a local café. “Linda, your plan may backfire,” he warned, furrowing his brow. My eyes searched his face. “I guess I’ll take that chance.” “All right then, I’ll help Continue Reading
“My Gutsy Story®” Sandra Bornstein
Becoming an International Teacher in Bangalore, India I dropped off a package at the FedEx office today. As I walked back to the car, my thoughts drifted back to 2010. I was sitting in the same parking lot staring at the majestic Colorado Rockies as I contemplated my future. If I returned the adjacent envelope to India, I would be committing to a Continue Reading
I Can’t Believe I Have John McAfee As a Facebook Friend
Yes, you heard me right. John McAfee, the anti-virus pioneer who is being sought for questioning about a murder case, lives on the island of Ambergris Caye, where my family lived for one year. Thanks to a mutual contact on the island, I became "friends" with him on Facebook. It's not like I ever wrote to him on FB, however, today with US Continue Reading
