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Category Archives: Back to the US
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
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
Posted in Back to the US, Helpers, Singapore
Tagged expat bostonians, fdw
Back to School
This was the first week of the 2018/2019 school year for Rhi and Elanor
Posted in Back to the US, Pictures, Rhiannon
Tagged expat bostonians, first day of school, pictures
Marijuana
Singapore’s attitudes towards drugs are pretty draconian. Some opioids are available via a doctor but when I would’ve been given a stronger pain killer in the US, in Singapore I was made to be an inpatient. (This would never happen … Continue reading
Posted in Back to the US, repatriation, reverse culture shock
Tagged cbd, expat bostonians, marijuana, medicinal marijuana, pot, singapore drug laws, thc, using medical marijuana
Homework and Alcatraz
***I’m going back and finishing some posts that were in my started, but never finished file*** Elanor has to do a report on something from California history. She chose Alcatraz (a famous former prison, now a national park) because it … Continue reading
