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January Blues and Southern Belles

Posted on January 13, 2011 by wordgeyser

I’m ashamed to admit I’ve been feeling a tad low and rather sorry for myself. It may be due to our plague-ridden Christmas/ New Year and ingesting a cocktail of heavy-duty antibiotics and foreign over-the-counter-medication which have left me looking for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Expat Experiences, Inspiration and Reflection, Personal challenges, USA, Women and Female Related | Tagged depression and pneumonia, Expat, expat illness and pneumonia, expats and homesickness, feelings of homesickness, feelings of sadness and loss, January blues, king cake, Mardi Gras, missing friends and family, missing new orleans, New Orleans, post christmas blues, southern belles, southernliving | 3 Comments

Expat Kids Home for Christmas – In a Place They’ve Never Lived

Posted on December 27, 2010 by wordgeyser

I know, I know. We all feel that sense of anti-climax after Christmas. The present buying and wrapping, decorating the house, cooking, getting excited for the children coming home, travelling to friends and family, constant activity and mania – then … Continue reading →