Monthly Archives: February 2010

Expat Life in Bali, Part 2: The Multi-Lingual Expat

Posted on February 26, 2010 by admin

Expats can be incredibly difficult people to deal with. I say this after almost 20 years of expat life, and I include myself as someone that can be difficult at times even though I generally make an effort not to … Continue reading →

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Catching Up with the Past and Coming to Terms with Time

Posted on February 25, 2010 by admin

An old friend from my days in Papua called the other day. He was on his way over here for a vacation. The two of us worked together in the early 90s building a hotel in the middle of the … Continue reading →

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Expat Life in Bali: Part 1

Posted on February 20, 2010 by admin

I started to do a series on expats in Bali in January 2009, and I managed to finish 3 out of 9 before getting sidetracked with my job. Then I started another series on expat men and Asian women and … Continue reading →

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Never Think You Know What You Don’t

Posted on February 14, 2010 by admin

I received an email the other day from an internet acquaintance asking me how I could put up with some of the “sexist, anti-female” practices in Indonesia.” I wrote back and asked him if he could be a little more … Continue reading →

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Living in the City: I Love Singaraja

Posted on February 8, 2010 by admin

I’ve lived in cities most of my life. First, Chicago and the suburbs, then San Francisco and the suburbs. Then Lahore, Pakistan. In between cities, I’ve lived in a mining camp in the mountains of New Guinea and in the … Continue reading →

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