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Expat From Hell

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The out-of-the-boat experiences of a returning American Expat. After postings overseas in three different countries, it is time to come home. Time to start over, to start anew. Everything is on the table now. Let's see what happens.

Added on: May 2nd, 2009
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Kent Brown
Listed in: Culture Travel
Tags: Culture texas communication baseball expat culture shock

Recent Posts

Gimme Shelter

Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 09:10 in human resources, corporations, resumes, rolling stones, rejection, job searching, vindication

"Oh, a storm is threatening. My very life today..."I can still hear the haunting guitar intro to this song, released to all of us forty years ago, in 1969.I have been quite diligent of late in sending out invitations to my soon-to-be coming-out...
A Dusty Old Friend

Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 11:03 in friendships, memories, special occasions, talisker single malt scotch

Some of my friends have been seriously neglected of late.Some of them are gone for good, with nothing any longer in common between us.They have moved away, I have moved away.Sometimes not just physically.Others remain friends, and wait patiently for ...
Flaming Hot Cheetos

Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 13:39 in pets, snacks, kansas, vices, risk-taking, impulsiveness, min-pins

I suppose we all have our secret passions.You know, the ones that are bad for us.Indulgent.The kind of things that you like to do impulsively, even secretly.Not exactly vices, at least in the Biblical sense of the word.Here's one of mine: Flami...
Off the Bench

Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 08:15 in dreams, risk, employment, kansas, career choices

When you are on the bench, you think about the game a lot.Maybe you think about the game more than the players who are actually in it, because you have the added luxury of not being in it yourself.I suppose that's one of the advantages of being...
Vigilance

Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 09:18 in Protection, military, remembrance, watchdog, vigilance, veteran's day, demilitarized zone

This will be the last of my Veteran's Day remembrances.Tomorrow is the big day, and since I am going to be "on the road again" to Kansas, I will throw this one out there this morning.Vigilance is the unsung virtue that we expect from all of our warri...
Church of the Open Toe

Posted on Sunday November 8th, 2009 at 11:16 in christianity, Church, Faith, Worship, attitude, Communion, revolutionary road

I went to church this morning with a bad attitude.It happens sometimes to this writer.Joe is out of town visiting her friend, so I made the adventure a solo experience.Probably just as well.A lot of things have gone to the trouble to shape this attit...