I started this blog to chronicle my first opportunity to re-visit three of my former expat homes (Laos, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Ghana, Liberia, Zaire, France, England). Life got in the way after I returned to America, but this seems like as good a time as any to re-start. Grab your passport and join the party!
I’ve traveled a lot. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know, I’ve said that before, but let's be clear: I’ve lived in a lot of places. So I’ve had the good fortune to get to know something of [...]
Thép Thavonsouk’s work takes me home to Laos: its serene and gentle surroundings, saffron-robed monks, and delicious, warm rain. M Thavonsouk was born in Vientiane and educated at the Lycée de Vientiane. He was the first Fulbright Scholar from Laos, and he studied at St. Lawrence University in New York State.
My father was in the Foreign Service (pronounced with a knowing wink), and his job took us to a lot of very interesting places. Vientiane, Laos was our first posting. This was an extreme [...]
"I got busted at the border for smuggling grass." It’s never good when your partner comes home, and his first words are “I got busted.” Especially when you’re flat on your back with the [...]
Last winter saw a lot of welcome rain in drought-parched Southern California. The result was lots of lush, green growth in the spring, with gorgeous wildflowers and rejuvenated trees coming out of a years-long slumber. [...]
Ingredients Onions Garlic Canned tomatoes Tomato paste--1 small can Italian seasoning (marjoram, basil, rosemary, thyme) Wine, red--1 bottle Red pepper flakes [...]
Coming home to Vientiane, Laos, after an absence of more than 40 years.
Sources inside both the United States' Pentagon and the Russian Ministry of Defence today confirmed that two 12-year old #TwitterKind have been in charge of foreign and military policy for the past eleven months. Both [...]
The Onion announced today that, effective immediately, it will cease publishing satirical news for the foreseeable future. Jane Fischer, Associate Editor in Chief, said in a telephone interview yesterday, "We just can not make up [...]
