My family and I are migrants. More commonly we are referred to as expats. This is despite the fact that upon closer inspection, we actually meet the criteria of migrant workers more closely. Yet expat is how we identify ourselves as well as those we know. I suspect it has a lot to do with the…
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Faux News
If satire is the highest form of wit, well, this is my way of going high. Right now, it’s all I got. Reuters: U.S. Constitution Discovered to Contain ‘fine print’. Supreme Court Nominee Rudy Giuliani Tells Reporters He was Able to Uncover the Text With a Decoder Ring from his BooBerry Breakfast Cereal. People: After Months of…
Brexit, Trump, and Explaining the Unexplainable: When It’s Exhausting to be an Expat
I saw an article about Americans on holiday bemoaning the fact they’re on one long Donald Trump apology tour. A fellow blogger felt similarly after a recent trip abroad. I had to laugh, just a little. Of course I’m sorry if anyone’s vacation is interrupted by Europeans trying to figure out what the heck is happening. But remember…you get to…
The New Colossus: Post Trump
Now stands the brazen giant of tee-vee fame Whose hate filled breath has poisoned our land Here at our walled and barricaded borders shall stand A mighty ego with hair as flame While the gilt and gilded letters of his name Trump. From his stumpy-fingered hand A raised finger of insult; his wild eyes command…
Wine and Cheese (Doodles) 