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LIBBY’S LIFE #27.5 — A Halloween rehash

2 Comments Posted by on November 3, 2011

Greetings, Libby fans! If you’ve been following The Displaced Nation this week, you’ll know that we hashed our Halloween post because the writer — Libby’s creator, Kate Allison — went mysteriously missing. Thankfully, she hasn’t done an Agatha Christie, as Libby had feared, but is the victim of a freak snowstorm that left her without [...]

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All hail Sir Richard Branson, along with global nomads who delve into global misery — and welcome to November

18 Comments Posted by on November 1, 2011

The catalog for Heifer International has just landed in my mailbox, encouraging me to donate a sheep in honor of my nearest and dearest, to a family in need in Nepal, Romania, or Brazil. That family will in turn give away the sheep’s female offspring to other families in need, and so on — a [...]

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Dear Mary-Sue: Things to do in Paris

1 Comment Posted by on October 7, 2011

Mary-Sue Wallace is back and she’s dishing out advice to the helpless like it were soup, soup from a big tureen of common sense in the soup kitchen we call the blogosphere … or something like that. If you are looking for solace, then you need Mary-Sue Wallace. Submit your questions and comments here, or if you are a shy bunny requesting [...]

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Dear Mary-Sue: Tempted to make invidious cross-cultural comparisons

4 Comments Posted by on September 16, 2011

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. Dear Wallace-sensei, As a Japanese expat living in New York, I’m finding myself becoming increasingly unsympathetic to my adopted city. Don’t get me [...]

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The Displaced Nation observes the 10th anniversary of 9/11

8 Comments Posted by on September 9, 2011

Two members of The Displaced Nation team, ML Awanohara and Kate Allison, were living in the United States at the time of 9/11 — Kate as an expatriate from the UK, and ML as a recent repatriate. In commemoration of Sunday’s 10th anniversary, they recount where they were on that day, as well as the [...]

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What the Finnish Spring can teach us about expats and politics

14 Comments Posted by on May 27, 2011

SPECIAL TREAT FOR TDN READERS: Anu Partanen, though she’s currently on the road, has promised to “come in” and respond to your comments and questions over the next few days. So, ask away! Anu Partanen has done the impossible. She has made me care about the Finnish Spring, and I’ve never once been to Finland. [...]

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DISPLACED Q: In the words of The Clash, “Should I stay or should I go?”; When reality bites in your adopted country, are you more — or less — determined to stay as an expat?

4 Comments Posted by on May 24, 2011

In our post on March 20, When in doubt, have a pint of Guinness, we drew attention to the Britons who resolutely stayed in post-earthquake Japan rather than fleeing with the majority of their expat countrymen back to the UK. Despite the danger of the nuclear situation, one man interviewed by the Telegraph said “I [...]

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In the jaws of political or natural disaster: When reality bites for expats

4 Comments Posted by on May 23, 2011

Lately I’ve been thinking about plot lines for movies based on adventure travel. The one I like the most involves a round-the world traveler spotting a shark while scuba diving in the Indian Ocean… In the hands of the right director, I could see it becoming a remake of Jaws. Speaking of which, did you [...]

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RANDOM NOMAD: Emily Cannell, Housewife & Mother

9 Comments Posted by on May 19, 2011

Born in: Houston, Texas Passport(s): USA States/countries lived in: Pennsylvania (Philadelphia): 1989-1990, 1993-1997, 1999-2004, 2006-2010; Louisiana (New Orleans): 1990-1993; Washington (Seattle): 1997-1999; Arizona (Scottsdale): 2004-2006; Japan (Tokyo): 2010-present Cyber coordinates: Hey from Japan — Notes on Moving (blog) What made you leave your homeland in the first place? My husband’s company offered him a job in Japan. We [...]

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Burglars alarmed

1 Comment Posted by on April 12, 2011

Canine vigilantes were too much for two burglars who tried to break into expat Gerard Carroll’s house in Pruna, Spain. When pinned to the ground by the homeowner’s specially trained guard dogs, the thieves had no option but to call the police to help them out of their predicament. Gerard Carroll told The Olive Press that [...]

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