Comments on: The Life of an Expat, Part Two http://www.affordablecallingcards.net/2009/the-life-of-an-expat-part-two Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:24:59 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Chantal http://www.affordablecallingcards.net/2009/the-life-of-an-expat-part-two/comment-page-1#comment-193 Chantal Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:14:04 +0000 http://www.affordablecallingcards.net/?p=565#comment-193 Hi Meghan, yes, the home thing is a hard one. I find myself doing the same thing. Emily, yes, the "someday" thing is tough. We buy all second-hand appliances because we don't want to invest too much in something we might have to get rid of soon. But it's always that "might" thing that's hard. Hi Meghan, yes, the home thing is a hard one. I find myself doing the same thing.

Emily, yes, the “someday” thing is tough. We buy all second-hand appliances because we don’t want to invest too much in something we might have to get rid of soon. But it’s always that “might” thing that’s hard.

]]> By: Tejal http://www.affordablecallingcards.net/2009/the-life-of-an-expat-part-two/comment-page-1#comment-191 Tejal Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:27:43 +0000 http://www.affordablecallingcards.net/?p=565#comment-191 The question I keep coming back to again and again is this - Is it really necessary to "belong" to a particular place or culture? In the forseeable future, we will be living in a more homogenised world, where it will become more and more easier to travel and exchange thought. In such a world, do regional and cultural identities act as barriers to freedom? Or is it that we will discover that the easier it becomes to access the world, the more we want to find an anchor. In the last few years of living abroad, I'm inclined to lean towards the latter on bad days, and the former on good ones! The question I keep coming back to again and again is this – Is it really necessary to “belong” to a particular place or culture? In the forseeable future, we will be living in a more homogenised world, where it will become more and more easier to travel and exchange thought. In such a world, do regional and cultural identities act as barriers to freedom? Or is it that we will discover that the easier it becomes to access the world, the more we want to find an anchor.

In the last few years of living abroad, I’m inclined to lean towards the latter on bad days, and the former on good ones!

]]> By: Emily http://www.affordablecallingcards.net/2009/the-life-of-an-expat-part-two/comment-page-1#comment-189 Emily Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:22:41 +0000 http://www.affordablecallingcards.net/?p=565#comment-189 I've been thinking a lot about the "someday" feeling lately. I think because I'm getting married soon, I'm naturally thinking more about all the things that will come - kids, professional advancement, even things like buying furniture that will last for years. And while I don't necessarily feel as though I'm holding back from life in Chile, I do still see us eventually ending up in the US, so there are some things (like buying some super heavy high-quality dining table that I'd have to ship, or taking a trip to SE Asia when it's SO much shorter and cheaper from California) that I'm not doing yet. It can be tough to find the balance! I’ve been thinking a lot about the “someday” feeling lately. I think because I’m getting married soon, I’m naturally thinking more about all the things that will come – kids, professional advancement, even things like buying furniture that will last for years. And while I don’t necessarily feel as though I’m holding back from life in Chile, I do still see us eventually ending up in the US, so there are some things (like buying some super heavy high-quality dining table that I’d have to ship, or taking a trip to SE Asia when it’s SO much shorter and cheaper from California) that I’m not doing yet. It can be tough to find the balance!

]]> By: Meghan http://www.affordablecallingcards.net/2009/the-life-of-an-expat-part-two/comment-page-1#comment-184 Meghan Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:52:22 +0000 http://www.affordablecallingcards.net/?p=565#comment-184 Yep, completely agree again. I find that whenever I'm in the US I refer to Switzerland as home. And whenever I am in Zurich I refer to the US as home. So basically, I am never home. I need to change that way of thinking methinks. Yep, completely agree again. I find that whenever I’m in the US I refer to Switzerland as home. And whenever I am in Zurich I refer to the US as home. So basically, I am never home. I need to change that way of thinking methinks.

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