Living as an expat means you come with a variety of expectations about how daily life should be conducted or
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Crime by Country and Culture
Like many expats living abroad, I’m a member of a Facebook group for the expats living in my adopted country.
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Mongolia: The Land of Manly Men?
“OohhhH!,” said the two young female Mongolian teachers, in stereo, as we walked across the parking lot towards the elementary school
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To Mongolia, With Love
Recently someone asked me to share what I found to be the most interesting thing about this country I call home.
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What Attracted You to Your Mate?
Featured image by: AnonMoos [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Attraction is a mysterious thing. It cannot be manifested out of
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Jekyll & Hyde: A Parenting Tale
Picture this: An American Woman and her Mongolian Husband attend parent-teacher conferences for their 16 year old son. His biological son, hers
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The Birth of a Mother
I was not one of those girls that dreamed about the day when she’d become a mother. I was on the fence
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Do Not Wish on that Shooting Star! Superstitions in Mongolia
Superstition is defined as: “a widely held but irrational belief in supernatural influences, especially as leading to good or bad luck,
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Discovering the Meaning of Friendship in Mongolia
Having lived hundreds or thousands of miles from family members for most of my adult life, friends have become my chosen family,
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