One of the challenges of living in Europe is that you may get your passport stamped a lot. I say may because there are times I’ve traveled through four countries and never been asked for ID, much less a passport. But … Continue reading
Life Away From Your Home Country
Mailbag: Passport Pages, Transferring Your Visa, and Taxes
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, but it’s often helpful for me to share some of these answers to questions I get in email so that others who are also wondering might have their questions answered … Continue reading
Unexpected Consequences of an International Move: Instant & Ongoing Decluttering
I’ve mentioned before on this blog that the Four Hour Work Week is a major influence on my life and was a big part of the “how” portion of the massive quality of life upgrade that was my move from … Continue reading
Meetup: a Great Way to Build a Core of Diverse Friends
This summer I went to the Fête de la Musique with a large group of friends. Though it originally started in France it’s now a worldwide annual event. As the evening closed out at our fourth musical venue out of hundreds … Continue reading
You Can(‘t) Go Home Again
“What do you miss the most?” My friends smile, anticipating a favorite dish, a favorite place, or a particular time of year. “Well, you guys, of course,” I say quickly, hoping to deflect the question from my true answer: “Nothing.” … Continue reading
The Summer that Changed My Life, or “Now I Get to Stay”
I think at any point in a film or a book there is a major crisis point at which the protagonist either succeeds or fails and the rest of the journey rises and falls on that moment. My moment for … Continue reading
The Loss of Netflix and Hulu, or “How I Started Reading Again”
I’m an early adopter. Not the “have it first” type, but the “that’s really cool I’d like to try that” type. Sometimes this works out well, other times one accepts bad experiences as the cost of being among the first to … Continue reading
Lifestyle Design: My Own Case Study
The Four Hour Work Week has been out for many years now and in fact, the author, Tim Ferriss, has gone on to author the Four Hour Body, Four Hour Chef, etc. Of course “four hour” is not literal. It’s … Continue reading
Three Big Changes (A Month In to My Life in France)
This particular move features three major changes for me: a different country, a different language, and a different environment. I’ll start with the last one first. The City I was born into one of the densest cities in the modern … Continue reading