friendship — Page 2

Is that a pain cry? What we want to hear about death

Can grief-illiterate Americans grieve in public — and out loud? Restricting who we talk to about death can cut us off from people unafraid to hear about it, perhaps those even able to console us.

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Unlikely associations: is it a sell-out to socialize with insiders?

Sometimes this expat has felt like a duplicitous sell-out for socializing with people she normally would not.

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With/out borders: the shape of your world

Border disputes never made sense to me. Living all over the world gave me a free floating perception of the world.

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Magical thinking: reaping results of our invisible ties

When we invest in relationships and work in tandem with others our results can seem like magic. Sometimes even black magic.

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Creatives surviving & thriving abroad: lowering barriers and raising your game

Technology and the times both lower the barrier for writers abroad, and raise our game. Now we’re producers, directors, engineers of content.

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Food communion: finding lost rituals

A global nomad now back in the USA misses the special status of food.

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Get creative about your place in the world: how to operate on a micro-yet-global level with a global niche

Suspended between multiple worlds — challenged in your pursuits and interests by culture, geography, language or time zone? Welcome to the GlobalNiche club, where our situation mismatch is our secret weapon.

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