Phase 1 of our Great Expatscape is going slower than I’d hoped. Or, rather, it’s going to take more exploring than I’d hoped. I’m calling it the Goldilocks Approach because that’s what it feels like. Testing things to find the right fit. I think most expats probably do this toContinue Reading
“Meta, how do I loathe you? Let me count the ways…” This past Sunday’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver added to my disgust, which technically started before the Meta rebrand, when it was still just Facebook and Instagram. However, the disquiet probably started in 2019. Maybe even a yearContinue Reading
Has the great American expat exodus happened? Or, I should say, is the great expatscape (expat escape) underway? I don’t know. I still hear people grumbling about wanting to leave, and I know some who have started exploring options. However, I don’t know anyone who’s pulled the trigger yet. MaybeContinue Reading
Have you heard of the SAVE Act? My introduction to it was by way of a USA Today opinion column headline that read: “Married women could face new obstacles to vote. This is what conservatives want.” WTH does that mean? Um. Okay. Concerning. Alarm bells went off. They rang evenContinue Reading
“Bye, Bezos: People Are Leaving Amazon’s Goodreads For A New Book-Reading App.” That HuffPost headline recently caught my eye. What memo did I miss? Why were people jumping ship from Goodreads to something else? And where were they going? Apparently, it’s part of a quiet protest against Jeff Bezos andContinue Reading