Author Archives: Expat Bostonians

Thank you for everything.

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Expat Bostonians

Roughly two years ago, we had left our apartment in Singapore behind. We’d moved into a hotel for a week while we said good-bye to Singapore. I oversaw the apartment turnover. The kids were finishing up their last week of … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Expat Bostonians

Any of my readers who are also writers are probably familiar with NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month in which participants try to write a 50k novel in thirty days. Putting aside the fact that 50k is either a very … Continue reading →

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40 things about me on my 40th

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Expat Bostonians

In honor of my 40th birthday, here are 40 random things about me. This is stream of consciousness. 1-I’m actually really excited for my 40’s (minus perimenopause–that sounds like a bitch) because with each year I’ve stopped caring about what … Continue reading →

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The Roosevelt New Orleans (A Waldorf Astoria Property)

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Expat Bostonians

Photo source–Trip Advisor If you like historic properties and luxury, I highly recommend the Roosevelt in New Orleans. It’s just off Canal on the opposite side from the French Quarter. That makes a place like Cafe Du Monde a ten … Continue reading →

Posted in Back to the US, hotels/serviced apartments/resorts, New Orleans, North America, Pictures, Travel, Travel by Continent, Country, US | Tagged great hotels, New Orleans, new orleans with kids, Roosevelt New Orleans, The Roosevelt | Comments Off

Cafe Du Monde (New Orleans)

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Expat Bostonians

Like I said in my last post, we were traveling and then had the double whammy of Ravi and Rhi’s birthdays, so I needed a break from blogging. Our vacation was to celebrate my fortieth birthday a few weeks early … Continue reading →

Posted in Back to the US, New Orleans, North America, Pictures, Travel by Continent, Country, US | Tagged beignets, cafe du monde, New Orleans, new orleans with kids | Comments Off

On Vacation

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Expat Bostonians

Hey all. I’ll be back on 10/17 with a bunch of posts about our trip to New Orleans and Ravi and Rhi’s birthdays. But first I have to survive it all!

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What do you want to know about the US/CA/us

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Expat Bostonians

I know this started as an expat experience blog, but over the past eight years we’ve come to know one another, if you’re a long time reader. I’ve been fairly open about our lives and experiences. But I’m reaching a … Continue reading →

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I don’t miss haze

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Expat Bostonians

I was on Facebook on Monday and as I often do, I glanced at my timehop (the feature where you see what you’ve posted on that day years in the past). Three years ago the PSI was going up to … Continue reading →

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Bi Visibility

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Expat Bostonians

So yesterday, Sunday the 23rd, was Bisexual Awareness Day. I identify more frequently as queer, as I feel like a big umbrella covers a multitude of identities. But I do also identify as bisexual, meaning I am attracted to men … Continue reading →

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Learning to Read

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Expat Bostonians

One of the things you learn as an aspiring teacher in the US is that all of the research says that learning to read is a complex process and that the age that is “normal” to learn to read is … Continue reading →

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