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Category Archives: Back to the US
Thank you for everything.
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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The Roosevelt New Orleans (A Waldorf Astoria Property)
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
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Cafe Du Monde (New Orleans)
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
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What do you want to know about the US/CA/us
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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Learning to Read
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
Posted in Back to the US, Education, Singapore
Tagged learning to read, Rhi, Rhiannon, schools
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Elanor and Rhi
If you’re wondering how Elanor and Rhi are doing, here are videos of them talking about books. Rhi wants to talk about Fly Guy vs The Flyswatter Elanor is talking about Dear Dumb Diary #1 Let’s Pretend this never happened.
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Tagged book reviews, Elanor, expat bostonians, Rhi
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Aquarium of the Bay
Last weekend, we took the girls to the Aquarium of the Bay on Pier 39 in San Francisco. It’s a relatively small aquarium, but they make good use of what little space they have. There is an emphasis on fish … Continue reading
Posted in Back to the US, North America, San Francisco, Travel by Continent, Country, US
Tagged Aquarium of the Bay, aquariums, places to go with kids., San Francisco
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Americanized, sort of
I was listening to Elanor talk in the following video a few days ago and it struck me how thoroughly she has assimilated into the US. By comparison, this is what she sounds like now Elanor has lost every last … Continue reading
Posted in Assimilation, Back to the US, Culture Shock
Tagged Assimilation, Back to the US, culture shock, expat bostonians
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Life without a maid
I miss my FDW. Adorable but exhausting I don’t miss her because of her amazing cleaning skills (although they were amazing), but the other myriad ways she supported me. If I had a doctor’s appointment, or some other errand that … Continue reading
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Back to School
This was the first week of the 2018/2019 school year for Rhi and Elanor
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