How A Dutch Dream Came True In Nigeria
Micky Nijboer strides through the Saddle Club with contagious enthusiasm. ‘Let me show you around this little piece of paradise.’ The 9-hectare…
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Close Encounters Of The Fowl Kind
As we drive down the winding mountain road, I see the national military police up ahead, signaling us to stop. David hits…
Read more →Accompanying Spouse: What Is It?
I’m basing this month’s Expat Focus blog on one of the search terms that someone used to find my blog – the…
Read more →A Month In The Life Of An English Writer In Tuscany – February Reflections
The continuing adventures of June Finnigan, her Man, and Farty Barty the cat. Benvenuti to all my Loyal and New Followers February…
Read more →What’s So Wrong With Looking Like A Tourist?
Like many expats, I do a fair bit of traveling but it has never occurred to me to try to look like…
Read more →La Grippe
La Grippe is an unassuming village on the road to Nevers. It bears an unfortunate name, la grippe being the French word…
Read more →The Move To Portugal
My husband and I looked at one another and knew the move was official. We loaded our last set of containers into…
Read more →The Perks Of Being A Native English Speaker In Germany
My first column here on Expat Focus was titled “The Perils of the Native English Speaker in Germany.” In that article, I…
Read more →Did You Become An Expat For Love?
One minute I was on a plane heading for Sevilla to try to learn Spanish, and the next I’m watching a stunning…
Read more →For The Birds
One weekend in early February, my wife asked me first thing on Saturday morning if I had filled up the car with…
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