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Expat. Immigrant. Assimilant.

This American resident of Istanbul with Turkish citizenship may be fluent in Turkish but she can’t describe herself in any language. [...]

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July 7th, 2010 | Tags: acceptance, American, assimilation, Cherry Coke, citizen, citizenship, emigration, expat, fluency, immigrant, immigration, Istanbul, late-comer, limbo, normality, Target, tipping point, Turkey, Turkish, Valerie Taşıran | Category: American culture, community, home, identity, origin, psychic limbo, self-image | View Comments

The rebel you haven't met

When I travel, I choose to ignore the American tendency to hammer out every last travel detail before leaving home. Why go if there’s no room for adventure? [...]

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May 26th, 2010 | Tags: adventure, adventurous, American, be conservative, bold, boldness, Budapest, budget accomodation, Chain Bridge, Danube, Giulietta Nardone, Giulietta the Muse, guidebook, Hungary, inspirational rebel, itinerary, life awakener, lodging, luxury, play it safe, pre-planning, rebel, rebellion, rebellious, reservation, status quo, travel, travel style, unguided | Category: identity, self-image | View Comments

Waking up Hausfrau

I moved to Switzerland so my husband could advance his career. Overnight, I went from a 28-year-old American career woman to a Swiss Hausfrau. [...]

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April 7th, 2010 | Tags: American, career woman, Chantal Panozzo, feminism, gender, gender gap, gender politics, hausfrau, housewife, local term, married women, One BIg Yodel, progressive politics, second class citizen, suffrage, Swiss, Switzerland, upper-management, wife, women's rights, women's suffrage, Writer Abroad, Zurich | Category: career, community, family, identity, origin, self-image | View Comments

Cultural jet lag

“Iranian by birth, French by citizenship and American by residence” is how my grandfather encapsulated 10-year old me. What does that make my daughter? [...]

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March 3rd, 2010 | Tags: American, Anglo-Saxon, child-rearing, childhood, children, citizenship, England, Farsi, France, French, Gallic, Hilda Saffari, Iranian, Kuwaiti, London, melting pot, Middle Eastern, motherhood, nationality, Pakistani, Pledge of Allegiance, Saffron and Blueberry, Saudi Arabia, Swedish, terrorist, Third Culture Kid, United Kingdom, United States, values | Category: community, family, global niche, identity, multicultural, origin, self-image | View Comments

Reading travelers: Find your historical context

Cultural wisdom historically pools at the intersection of women and travel [...]

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July 14th, 2009 | Tags: adventure, American, Anastasia Ashman, Anna Leonowens, Asia, Beryl Markham, British, Chow Yun Fat, colonial literature, culture, dialogue, Ella Maillart, empire, expat, expat+HAREM founder, expat+HAREM founder series, expatriate, film, founder's desk, historical, Idina Sackville, Isabella Bird, Jodie Foster, John Gullick, Journeywoman, King of Siam, memoir, mores, Ottoman, Oxford, reinvention, reputation, sex pilgrimage, Southeast Asia, travel, travelogue, wisdom, women | Category: culture, history, identity, memoir, society, women | View Comments

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