Foreign Cultures and Customs

The Far East is full of mysteries. I’m sure you’ve heard.  For expats and travelers this can be fun, fascinating,  frustrating, or infuriating as I discovered myself.  For two years …

After our bizarre, ten-minute wedding ceremony in Kenya was over, I wasn’t sure if my Peace Corps volunteer hero and I were really married or not.  What I did know …

My expat life is a crazy quilt of odd bits and pieces. Below is a list of scraps, some part of the quilt, others not. The links are to photos …

While living the expat life in Ghana, West Africa, I was once invited to visit the village of a big-time Ashanti chief and have lunch at his palace. Ashante Chief …

Dear Expats, Travelers, Globetrotters and Other Friends, As many of you know, once a week I post a story about one of my expat-life (mis)adventures. This week I succumb to …