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Ask Mary-Sue: Is the mid-life gap year a good idea?

Leave a Comment Posted by on May 7, 2012

Mary-Sue Wallace, The Displaced Nation’s agony aunt, is back. Her thoughtful advice eases and soothes any cross-cultural quandary or travel-related confusion you may have. Submit your questions and comments here, or else by emailing her at thedisplacednation@gmail.com. Welcome to May, dearest readers. I’m sure like me you find this to be an absolutely delightful time of [...]

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How to throw a party for a bunch of global nomads

20 Comments Posted by on April 4, 2012

One year has passed since our first random nomad, Anita McKay, crashed through the gates of The Displaced Nation, bribing the guards with chicken tikka masala and cranachan and shouting “bollocks” at several of us who tried to stop and question her. And now there are 40 such nomads within our ranks — the latest [...]

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CLEOPATRA FOR A DAY: Fashion & beauty diary of Third Culture Kid Tiffany Lake-Haeuser

6 Comments Posted by on March 30, 2012

Let’s all line up and curtsy to the 16-year-old German-American Tiffany Lake-Haeuser, who has just disembarked on the shores of The Displaced Nation. Born in New York City to German parents, this Third Culture Kid returned “home” to Germany when she was six and then at age 13, moved with her family to Abu Dhabi, [...]

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Dear Mary-Sue: Mad Mad Mad expat men & their fashion & beauty quirks

2 Comments Posted by on March 26, 2012

Mary-Sue Wallace, The Displaced Nation’s agony aunt, is back. Her thoughtful advice eases and soothes any cross-cultural quandary or travel-related confusion you may have. With this month’s theme being fashion and Mary-Sue being Tulsa’s answer to Donatella Versace, she’s keen to share her sartorial expertise with Displaced Nation readers. Submit your questions and comments here, or else [...]

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In honor of Valentine’s Day, top 10 travel and expat posts on finding love abroad

9 Comments Posted by on February 10, 2012

My mother used to disapprove of Valentine’s Day. Although she would indulge our need to cut out elaborate paper valentines and bake heart cookies, she always made sure my sisters and I knew what she thought — that it was a fabricated consumer holiday for boosting sales during the winter doldrums. Despite her remonstrations, I [...]

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Love, love, love — love (& film) is all an expat needs… Welcome to February!

11 Comments Posted by on February 1, 2012

Two expats — he from England and she from Germany — first lock eyes in the lobby of a posh hotel in the Big Apple. Returning to his room from the gym, he stops in his tracks, bowled over by her exotic Northern European beauty, while she is drawn to his toned and muscular physique. [...]

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12 NOMADS OF CHRISTMAS: Iain Mallory, English adventurer (7/12)

2 Comments Posted by on December 30, 2011

Current home: Salford, UK Cyberspace coordinates: Mallory on Travel | Making Everyday an Adventure! (blog) and @MalloryonTravel (Twitter handle) Recent posts: “The ABCs of Travel — Reflections on a Wanderlusting Life”; “Adventure in Lucerne, Switzerland — Travel Journal”; Cologne: The Bridge of Love Locks (December 2011) Where are you spending the holidays this year? I [...]

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12 NOMADS OF CHRISTMAS: Santi Dharmaputra, Indonesian expat in Australia (6/12)

2 Comments Posted by on December 29, 2011

Current home: Sydney, Australia Past overseas locations: Germany, USA, The Netherlands, Syria Cyberspace coordinates: Trilingual: Indonesian, French, English | world trotters raising two multilingual kids (blog) Most recent post: “”A Woman’s Work” (my article in The Jakarta Globe)” (December 23, 2011) Where are you spending the holidays this year? At my parents’ house in Indonesia. [...]

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12 NOMADS OF CHRISTMAS: Robin Graham, Irish Expat in Spain (1/12)

12 Comments Posted by on December 22, 2011

Current home: Tarifa, Spain Past overseas locations: UK, Netherlands, Israel, and a previous stay in Spain Cyberspace coordinates: a lot of wind… (blog) and @robinjgraham (Twitter handle) Most recent post: “Gran Bretaña” (December 21, 2011) Where are you spending the holidays this year? In Hampshire, England. My mother lives there now with her husband, as [...]

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CLASSIC DISPLACED WRITING: Albert Schweitzer, early humanitarian & medic without borders

Leave a Comment Posted by on November 25, 2011

Fifty years ago, “Albert Schweitzer” was a household name. Nowadays it is hard to find anyone who knows who he is. But given our current theme of looking at those who’ve displaced themselves on behalf of humanitarian causes, today I would like to resurrect this great man for the purpose of honoring him with a [...]

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