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Teacher and Staff Gatherings1 comment

satisfyingwork wrote 3 weeks ago: It’s almost the end of our first school year in Taichung.  What a great experience this has be … more →

Tags: People, Food, School, "awe-inspiring", gatherings of friends, cooking class for teachers, Hotel One Taichung, End of Year Dinner, Saying Goodbye

Advice for Life: Dr. S's Savvy Suggestions for Survival8 comments

drgeraldstein wrote 2 months ago: When I was 16 I thought that life would be peachy once I knew how to drive and had a girlfriend. Unf … more →

Tags: Psychology, Wisdom, Advice, Life, Avoidance, Denial, regret, repeating mistakes, Appreciation

Regrouping1 comment

satisfyingwork wrote 2 months ago: We were complacent.  We thought we had this living in Taiwan thing nailed. Turns out what we had nai … more →

Tags: Adventures, Cultural differences, Cats, Crashing, napping, Taking a Break, Culture Shock

One Basket2 comments

charlenesevier wrote 3 months ago: There has been some uproar on Etsy in recent months and this past week, it reached a new level of in … more →

Tags: change, Etsy, entrepreneur, eggs in one basket, Micro Business

Technology I Love5 comments

satisfyingwork wrote 5 months ago: There is no question that modern technology makes an adventure like ours much easier to handle.  The … more →

Tags: cool stuff, grateful, Settling In, Favorite Technology

Third Culture Kids2 comments

satisfyingwork wrote 5 months ago: Third Culture Kids are those whose parents are from two different cultures who grow up in a third cu … more →

Tags: People, Cultural differences, Third Culture Kids

A Year of Letting Go1 comment

satisfyingwork wrote 5 months ago: What an interesting year this has been.  The more I let go of what I thought I knew and what I expec … more →

Tags: Adventures, grateful, bring on the new year

Christmas Concerts1 comment

satisfyingwork wrote 5 months ago: We thought we were going to have a quiet Christmas.  We thought wrong.  The calendar is pretty full … more →

Tags: Adventures, grateful, People, Cultural differences, "awe-inspiring", cultural similiarities, Christmas in Taiwan, christmas carols, Concerts

Teacher Betsy6 comments

satisfyingwork wrote 5 months ago: To all my teacher friends….I’m so tired.  I don’t know how you do it.  I admire yo … more →

Tags: Adventures, Cultural differences, School, Settling In, Teaching English

Another Expat Milestone - the Haircut3 comments

satisfyingwork wrote 6 months ago: One of the things I’ve been dreading about living in another country is getting a haircut. I k … more →

Tags: Cultural differences, HairCut

Date Night2 comments

satisfyingwork wrote 6 months ago: Dan works all day talking with people.  I work all day quietly at home.  There’s a bit of a mi … more →

Tags: Adventures, grateful, Date Night, time together, walking

Working on Plan E3 comments

satisfyingwork wrote 7 months ago: (Many of you have already seen this on www.expatsblog.com.  I want to be sure that the essay is incl … more →

Tags: Getting Ready, Adventures

Adjusting Our Ears1 comment

satisfyingwork wrote 7 months ago: Neither of us speak the local language.  We had some exposure to the sounds of Mandarin Chinese in S … more →

Tags: Cultural differences, Settling In

pouring Miracle-Gro on sin

JT Hutts wrote 8 months ago: A friend reminded me the other day, “Moving to another culture is like pouring Miracle-Gro on sin.” … more →

Tags: Sin, Counseling, change, new, miracle gro, Weeds, post-it, Dealing with change, Prepare your heart

Adapting to dementia in a loved one ... it's a process5 comments

Kay Bransford wrote 8 months ago: I worked in many other firms prior to launching my business and one of the nuggets I learned during … more →

Tags: A Day in the Life of Dementia, Tips for Managing Parents with Dementia, dementia, parents with dementia, managing change in parents, Process, change is a process

Still So Much to Learn1 comment

satisfyingwork wrote 8 months ago: Just when I think that we know this town, something reminds me that we are in a new place that we ar … more →

Tags: Cultural differences, Food

Happiness and Productivity

satisfyingwork wrote 9 months ago: I was going to email this TED talk to my friends and family. Then I realized that the best way to re … more →

Tags: grateful

7-11 Adventures - Angry Birds and the Electric Bill1 comment

satisfyingwork wrote 9 months ago: A few days ago we got what seemed to be the electric bill.  First step was to determine if this was … more →

Tags: Adventures, People, Cultural differences

Things I've Learned Recently2 comments

satisfyingwork wrote 10 months ago: Do the laundry early in the morning. And don’t forget to hang it up.  You’ll need all da … more →

Tags: Cultural differences


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