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Tag Archives: Expat life
Expat Voting
Friends, are you going to vote on the 6th? I really want to vote in this election, although, to be honest, I haven’t decided who I’m going to vote for. Also, I haven’t figured out exactly how to cast my absentee … Continue reading
Long-distance Friendship Tip
This post is the third in a BreakfastinMoscow series on friendship. To see more on the subject, click here. Long-distance friendships are a staple of expat life. It’s not that we don’t have any friends, it’s just that all our … Continue reading
Friendships in the City
Do you find it hard to make friends? Are you among those fortunate people who have really good friends? If you’re like me, you probably made incredible friends in college, but now that you’ve entered the land of adulthood, gotten a … Continue reading
Moscow Weekends (and how to rest)
How do you usually spend your weekends? For economist husband and I, with our ever-shifting work schedules, weekends off together are rarer than we’d like them to be. At the moment we average between one and two weekends off of … Continue reading
How Expensive is Moscow, Really?
Well, according to the Mercer Consulting Company, Moscow is the fourth most expensive city in the world. A cup of coffee can be between $7 and $9. Metro tickets cost about $1 per ride. Monthly rent for a 1 bedroom … Continue reading
Homesick
Fellow expats, do you feel like you function at the same level in a foreign country as you do in your home country? A friend of mine recently reviewed a book on cross-cultural living. While written specifically for missionaries, I … Continue reading
Currently Reading: Catherine the Great
Did you know that Catherine the Great was originally German? That she was, in fact, a usurper in no way related by blood to the Romanovs? Me neither! She came to Russia when she was a teenager and changed her … Continue reading
International Pets
Do you have a pet? Growing up our family adopted lots of cats. One of them was a faithful producer of kittens, so we always had a new litter of kittens mewling around the house. I’m a hopeless cat person. … Continue reading
Minimalism
I’ve been thinking a lot about minimalism lately. I love the idea of paring down, of not being burdened by too many possessions. It’s amazing how much stuff I’ve accumulated in the 5 years I’ve lived here in Moscow. We’ve … Continue reading
Unpredictable Life: One of the hard things about living in Moscow
I love mornings because I love the routine that comes with them – waking up, showering, getting dressed, eating breakfast, running to the metro, saying hello to everyone at work, drinking my cup of tea or coffee, and turning on … Continue reading
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