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post #101 of 112
5/9/08 at 2:01am
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Originally Posted by LizzyQ View Post
Hi Mamas.. I lurked in the ex-pat forum, and didn't realized you all moved here... So I'm subbing again, and hope I'll really be able to join you as a transplant..

DH and I still live in the US (Utah), but he is working on getting his Scuba Instructor License, and wants to move us out of the country.. somewhere.. but we have no idea where and when.
The Maldives?
post #102 of 112
5/14/08 at 9:34am
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Originally Posted by merpk View Post
All you transplanted mamas, have any of you dealt with a sick parent/close relative from this long distance?



My father was just diagnosed with cancer. We're not on the same continent. We don't have the money to go back and forth. Am ... flailing here.




Any experiences, advice, ruminations, suggestions, or even just plain rants, I'll take 'em all ...
Merpk, I am so sorry, I have only just read this post. I wish that I had some kind of advice......

With regards to contacting family, my US family & I have been enjoying Skype webcam lately- it's imperfect, but at least I can see my parents faces in real time. And I saw my 10 month old niece walk, not 2 hours after she did it for the first time. THat was pretty special- I tease my sister that my niece will think that the computer is named 'Aunty Sarah'!
post #103 of 112
5/15/08 at 4:23pm
merpk,

Oh I[m so sorry. Please let me know if I can help at all.

We have a voice over ip phone and it just makes talkignso much easier. You can also webcam.

I'm so sorry. R"S.
post #104 of 112
5/15/08 at 11:53pm
merpk,
being away from family and friends is the hardest part about living here...
no advice just hugs and sympathy and some healing vibes.
Kathryn
post #105 of 112
5/19/08 at 10:49pm
I'm Greek, married to a Brit. I've been living in England for 16 years(almost 17) and all of us hold dual citizenship.
I don't have problems fitting in, and all my friends are English. My mum lives with me and i don't have a big family. My father passed away and my brothers live in Greece but we visit often and they visit too.

My kids are multilingual (English/Greek/Spanish/Portuguese).
post #106 of 112
5/28/08 at 6:50am
I guess I'm an expat/transplant combo. I am living (temporarily) in Egypt while we build a house here. My DH is Egyptian. We plan to live between here and elsewhere (right now, DH is working in Abu Dhabi). If he goes back to the US for work, we will live there about 8 months/year and here the rest. The kids are homeschooled so it makes it a lot easier. My kids are 6 (almost), 4, and 6 months (almost). The older two have never been raised in the US (Well, DS was there for about 18 months but as an infant) and yet neither speak much Arabic (lazy DH ) and they really don't have any cultural affiliation yet. I've noticed that they aren't aware of cultural "rules" either here or in the States. They are a bit young yet though, so I expect that will change. I do kind of point out do's and don'ts so they don't make any major faux paus.

I do hope to work here once the kids are closer to their teens as a midwife but we'll see.
post #107 of 112
6/11/08 at 4:45am

Can I join you? I followed a link from the expat forum...

I'm a canadian expat living with DH in Seoul, Korea. We're TTC #1 right now and VERY excited but a bit worried about starting our family journey so far from home! I don't speak much of the local language here and don't know many english speakers yet so I've found MDC to be really great so far. I haven't yet found any MDC moms in Seoul though.

DH and I plan to BF, CD/EC, AP, and cosleep and I would like as natural as birth as is possible here (so far having a rough time finding out what IS possible here). We're also into natural/organic living, and would someday like to be semi-self-sufficient on our own small farm in the sun- but we love to move around a lot, so I'm not too sure when that will happen! I love to travel, love all kinds of music, I'm into "radical politics"/anarchism, art and literature, and education (esp. language and literature pedagogy).

We won't be in big-city Seoul for long (just another year or two), we plan to move to NZ for DH to do his PhD. After that, it's anyone's guess where we'll end up or where our family's journey will lead, so it's nice to read about all of you worldly ladies raising great kids around the earth.
post #108 of 112
6/11/08 at 4:46am
forgot to sub...
post #109 of 112
6/13/08 at 10:59am
I find this thread interesting since my hubby and I have been thinking of moving somewhere in Europe, specifically leaning toward Denmark.

My hubby is Romanian and is living with me in the US(I'm a US citizen.) We have one child as of now and are expecting another in December.

I'm going to subscribe to keep track of this thread.
post #110 of 112
6/13/08 at 11:08am
I am German, having moved to Denver, CO for work and met a Frenchman! Yeah, I know. So, now we are married, DS 4 years old and DD 2 years. Love the sunshine, hate the way flight tickets have gone up...
post #111 of 112
6/14/08 at 9:17am
i have been in japan for 22 years, married for 12 with 3 kids.... they have dual nationality. I plan on being here for the long term.... never once thought of myself as an expat.... rather just a foreigner... in japan.. with a japanese family. flying back to the states this year and sick about the expense and the extra security and stress with traveling.....
post #112 of 112
6/15/08 at 3:25am
Im an American living in Mali, West Africa for 9 months while my husband works on his dissertation research. Love to see so many other global mamas out there!
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