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maggiesofar and the expat life

musings on life as an expat
the irony of expat home leave

the irony of expat home leave

Thomas Wolfe wrote that you can’t go home again. Dorothy Gale, on the other hand, swore there was no place like home.
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language limbo

language limbo

She’s waiting, staring at me questioningly. I can sense the growing combination of mild frustration sprinkled with a dash of embarrassment…
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a hairy situation

a hairy situation

One of my biggest fears about moving to Tokyo was, honestly, where I was going to get my hair cut. When it comes to hair, I’m generally…
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a week in the life of an expat
a week in the life: november 27, 2017

a week in the life: november 27, 2017

In this Sunday series, I write down a little snippet of what I’ve been doing during the past week (with lots of pictures at the end). I…
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a week in the life: november 20, 2017

a week in the life: november 20, 2017

In this Sunday series, I write down a little snippet of what I’ve been doing during the past week (with lots of pictures at the end). I…
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a week in the life: november 13, 2017

a week in the life: november 13, 2017

In this Sunday series, I write down a little snippet of what I’ve been doing during the past week (with lots of pictures at the end). I…
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a week in the life: november 6, 2017

a week in the life: november 6, 2017

In this Sunday series, I write down a little snippet of what I’ve been doing during the past week (with lots of pictures at the end). I…
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a week in the life: october 30, 2017

a week in the life: october 30, 2017

In this Sunday series, I write down a little snippet of what I’ve been doing during the past week (with lots of pictures at the end). I…
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a week in the life: october 23, 2017

a week in the life: october 23, 2017

In this series, I write down a little snippet of what I’ve been doing during the past week (with lots of pictures at the end). I also put…
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a week in the life: october 16, 2017

a week in the life: october 16, 2017

In this series, I’ll write down a little snippet of what I’ve been doing during the past week (with lots of pictures at the end). I’ll also…
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