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Rincon, Puerto Rico
Local farmer's market have been popping and there is one in Aguadilla that deserves particular attention: La Tierra Prometida Farmer's Market. La Tierra Promedita is a non-profit home... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...
In 1986, Richard Fitzgerald, while taking a group of people fishing, had problems with his engine. As he looked over the engine, he noticed rows of algae on the bottom of the ocean floor. ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!...
This Sunday February 28, in Mayaguez the 15th Bomba and Plena Festival will rock and roll at Boulevard de Mayagüez, right next to the Municipal parking lot. Festivities start at 10... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...
One Ten Thai Aguadilla Puerto Rico
During dinner at Mia Bistro, the person introducing the small brewery beers identified himself as Chef Andrew Klein, owner of a small restaurant in Aguadilla. He mentioned his restaurant served... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...
Mia Bistro Mayaguez Puerto Rico
I've been visiting Plaza Colon for its neat night time activities. Last time I had the opportunity to sample food from the makeshift restaurants in the plaza. One restaurant in particular... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...
Mayaguez 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Schedule
Rincon has BMX and Mountain Bike. This schedule seems incomplete because the Triathlon will be held the 24th and 25th in Rincon and I don't see it. Click on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...
NYT > Global Home
Contractors Tied to Effort to Track and Kill Militants
A Defense Department official set up a private network of spies in Afghanistan and Pakistan who gathered intelligence on insurgents, according to officials....
Panic in Georgia After a Mock News Broadcast
A mock news broadcast that pretended to report on a Russian invasion of the country sent viewers into a panic....
Phillips-Van Heusen Nears $3 Billion Deal for Tommy Hilfiger
Phillips-Van Heusen, the clothing conglomerate that owns Calvin Klein, is near a deal to buy Tommy Hilfiger for about $3 billion....
U.S. Consular Aide and Husband Killed in Mexico
President Obama expressed outrage at the “brutal murders” that were apparently carried out by drug traffickers in the violence-racked border town of Ciudad Juárez....
China Uses Global Trade Rules to Its Advantage
Evidence is mounting that Beijing uses inconsistencies in international trade rules to spur its own economy at the expense of others....
China Issues Warning to Google’s Partners
Authorities warned that Google’s partners must comply with censorship laws even if the search giant does not, an industry expert said....
Expat Professional & Business Success Tips
Dealing with Job Search Stress: Getting to the Source of the Problem
The job search is stressful. There is no way to avoid that. But if we want to stay in top form for interviews, put our best foot forward when networking, and generally avoid putting others off with a sour or cranky temperment that often comes with being stressed, then we...
Are Your New Year's Resolutions Supporting or Preventing You from a Successful Life Abroad?
I chose to wait to post this blog post until February. The reason? Many people make at least one New Year's resolution. Research shows that over 45% of people who make New Year's reoslutions break them by the end of the first month. Why is this important to point out?...
Using Linkedin as a Business Intelligence and Learning Tool
I invite you to visit a recent post on my lifestream at posterous to see a great video from the LinkedIn European Business Awards website. It features Reid Hoffman, Executive Chairman and co-founder of Linkedin. Linkedin is one of the most powerful professional networks which I recommend all professionals and...
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Expat Networking: Holidays are a Great Time to Nurture and Grow your Network
December and January are usually some of the slowest months of the year for companies hiring across the globe. In some countries, very little business is done at all in December. As a result it is often said that you can't make much progress in a job search during the...
Brits in Bosnia - toddlers, dog and all
A Tribute to Mothers... our mothers. The Gratitude Tag
A while back I wrote a post about taking my boys ice-skating and how much they enjoyed it and how much I hated it. That post really struck a chord with that lovely Hong Kong blogger, Bloomin Marvelous, who wrote a post about how we don't really appreciate what our...
This weeks prompt from Sticky Fingers' Gallery was a number, to be used in any way we wish. An age for example. A number. Whatever comes to mind.I chose the number 5, for these 5 members of my family settling down for a 5pm tea after a long English sea side...
Women's Day and special post surprises
Yesterday was International Women's Day. It always takes me by surprise here, for us Brits don't really celebrate it. The Bosnians however, they go to town. It is huge here. You couldn't move yesterday for men carrying flowers and trinkets off to see their mother, wife, sister to say thank...
British politics, a dirty, dirty game.
I wasn’t going to write much about the resumption of Karadzic’s trial last week. It was all going to be fairly predictable and it was. The trial began on Monday which happened to also be a Bosnian National Holiday, their Independence Day, a fact not lost on the Serbs*. Karadzic...
If I pretend not to notice then it isn't happening
We had an unexpectedly late night last night. Blame Risk. The taking over the world board game. Apparently we are all evil dictators at heart, and you can never trust anyone, they will always betray you. But it was a late one. 2am late. The kind of late that I...
We are currently without the use of our car. There's nothing wrong with it, we just aren't allowed to drive it at the moment because we haven't been able to register it for this year. We haven't been able to do that because our visa hasn't been extended yet. So...
wasapnin jordan?
Jordan police recover bodies of two Asian women
I know the following is a cut and paste job from ‘AFP’ but it’s scary thought that this horrific act has happened in Amman, Jordan. It’s not something that I have heard of in the past two years or so that I had been in Jordan. I really hope this...
There was no credible sighting of the new moon yesterday, hence tomorrow will be the first of Ramadhan. I hope Muslims will make the most of this blessed month and view it more than just refraining from food. Let’s break free. Ramadhan Kareem wasapninjordan ...
In the recent past my wasapninjordan[at]gmail dot com has recevied so many emails from click-jordan, a web based company which offers internet related solutions. I never signed up to receive the emails. Are they allowed to do this? I do not mind asking before they add me to their mailing...
Jordanian currency is the Dinar
When ever I visit to a new place, whether it’s for a holiday or work, it takes me a while to get used to the currency. I thought it might be helpful for some to know the currency in Jordan. The Jordanian currency is the Dinar, JD or JOD. It is...
(Poll) Which Mansaf do you prefer?
This is my first poll and I think what a way to start. The question is simple and hopefully, the answer should be also, as it was for me. Q:Which Mansaf do you prefer? A: You choose. wasapninjordan ...
I was reading a great blog entry from ‘summer‘ on www.mimicooks.com. She was talking about Mansaf and it got me thinking. I remember eating Mansaf for the first time. The food was so heavy, all I wanted to do was sleep afterwards. I felt so heavy and I...
Vietnam Fun, news, business, sports and events
Nha Trang International Marathon October 2009
Last weekend the Vietnam Triathlon 2009 was held in the wonderfull ancient city Hoi An. The next upcoming event will be the Vietnam Nha Trang International Marathon 2009. Not sure why but it is hard to find anything about this event on the internet.The Marathon will be held on Sunday 11...
Sudoku Ball Detective - Nintento DS
Today a non-Vietnam related story but still extreme……….it’s about the Sudoku Ball Detective game.This game is simply awesome and you can buy it for the Nintendo WII, Nintendo DS and the PC. To get you excited, view the trailer below:You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube...
Hubert van Es (6 Jul 1941 – 15 May 2009)
It has been a long time since my last blog update. I received emails from people wondering where I am. Well I am still alive. It has just been a very busy but positive time. From now on I will frequently update the blog, especially with news about upcoming sports...
Join Vietnam Expats on LinkedIn
The LinkedIn Vietnam expat group is for any expat living in Vietnam, lived in Vietnam or intend to move to Vietnam. Use its discussion board to find recruits, make friends and to share suggestion related to legal, economy, culture, investments, housing, places to go anything or anything else related to being...
Vietnam ladies to increase bra sizes
Let me start by saying that this story is not a joke! Today the much criticized plan to ban short, skinny and people without boobs from driving was banned. The new rule would imply that people weighing less than 40kg, being shorter than 1.5 meter or with a chest circumference of...
My house is located 3 minutes walking from Tan Son Nhat airport in Vietnam. On Monday morning, 27 October 2008 at about 2:45AM the domestic terminal got fire. Many fire trucks could be heard rushing to the airport and it took several hours to get the fire under control. When...
Simply LeAnne
Letters from Egypt:Departing Ways
Ashish's goodbye gathering Throughout your life, you will face a constant changing of friends and social circles; however, as an expat, that rotation happens more frequently. And it never gets easier.My blog allows me to do a lot: vent my many frustrations, inform others about life here who...
Letters from Egypt: Interview with Brigid Maher
As posted previously, I had the chance to interview Brigid Maher, director of Veiled Voices, a documentary focusing on the lives of three women and their struggle to be religious leaders in the Muslim world. I do want to point out that during the interview, I specifically asked if it...
Coming Soon – EXCLUSIVE Interview with Brigid Maher
My next entry will have an interview with Brigid Maher, director of the documentary, discussing her inspiration for Veiled Voices. Below is more information about the film and the lives of the three women featured. If you would like to learn how you can view the documentary, please...
Letters from Egypt: Current Events
Some of these articles may be biased, therefore, I have posted only a few in order to spark your interest to do more research. Before you base your opinions on whether the arrests were justified, democracy really exists in Egypt or the Virgin Mary has been spotted please...
Just as you thought have a metered cab was the way to avoid the hassle, it has now been made public that many driving white cabs are tampering with meters.Please read this article title “Highway Robbery” to find out just what’s going on when you’re regular 7LE cab...
Letters from Egypt: My Sinai Adventure
It has taken me awhile to post this, but since it is such a great story (at least telling it in person always generates some laughter) I decided to locate the email I wrote for friends and family. This happened back in November, and all I can say...
ON THE MOVE AGAIN
Switzerland is not just known for skiing and chocolate. They also love their cheese and have managed to create one cheesy dinner dish! Fondue, a communal dish shared at the table in a eartenware pot over a small burner and eaten with bread, is hugely popular. There are fondue...
This past week, Jignesh was in Poland for work. So, I joined him and we extended the visit into the weekend. While there are certaintly some tourists sights (castles, musuems, etc) to explore, we decided to toss the clip board of fun and just relax. Our trip began in Warsaw...
A snowy day in Krakow Krakow's old town A park near Krakow's old town Pierogies, a traditional Polish appetizer. Yum! Warsaw's old town More of Warsaw's old town Warsaw's main square...
While you can undoubtly survive with English in Geneva, French is still the official language and used in most stores and businesses. To truly integrate into the community and feel at home, I feel that it is imperative to speak French (or at least try!). So, in an attempt to...
Yesterday was an unusually sunny, warm day. So, I headed out the door for a long walk with Schlopy complete with a stop at the dog park for the little guy. As we were leaving the park and heading for home, the loudest sirens imaginable started to fill the air....
With a little time on my hands and restaurants being bloody expensive in Geneva, I have been exploring the art of cooking as of late. Until now, I have always been a very basic cook....pasta and premade sauce, grilled ham and cheese, etc. Since my newly ordered Cooking Light...
An American in Lima
“All Hail the Glacier Gods”: El Fotografo’s MSNBC Pix of Qoyllur Rit’i
Back in December, msnbc.com published a photo story on Qoyllur Rit’i and global warming, with photos by El Fotógrafo and captions by yours truly. I neglected to provide the link to that slide show, which includes some of EF’s strongest images of the dangerous (and endangered) glacier pilgrimage, so here it is, belatedly:...
How to Prepare for an Earthquake in a Third World Country
The devastating 8.8-magnitude earthquake that ravaged Chile on Saturday could easily have happened here in Lima or anywhere else along the Pacific coast. Sooner or later another big one will hit Peru, as one did in July 2007, and there are only a few ways to increase your odds that you...
I’ve been away from An American in Lima for a little while (understatement) but thanks to my friend Levi Novey, aka Mr Green HuffPost, I’m getting a bigtime nudge to return to blogging. Which I do love doing, by the way. Levi let me hijack his column today to guest rant...
Peru’s Panettone Is Fake, Says Italy
A tower of Peruvian-made panettone entices shoppers at Wong supermarket, Miraflores (photo c. Barbara Drake 2008) Peruvians and Brazilians love their locally-made panettone, an Italian-style Christmas cake that’s grown into a multimillion-dollar business for bakers in South America. Now the Italian Cake Industry group wants nonItalian manufacturers to conform to strict baking standards...
Video: Struggling for clean, safe water in Peru
American Lara DeVries, executive director of the Light & Leadership Initiative, an NGO based in the Ate-Vitarte district of Lima, talks about the high cost of water for shantytown residents in this MSNBC video: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Lara helped me coordinate the NBC Nightly...
Video: “Peru’s future depends on mountains”
Jorge Recharte, Andes program director for the Mountain Institute, eloquently explains the special bond between Peru’s people and her mountains. This relationship has shaped 5,000 years of culture in both the coast and the sierra and will determine Peru’s future, says Recharte in this video featured on msnbc.com: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world...
stephanieclayton/artist
My husband or I took this photo on the island of Little Jost Van Dyke during one of my dad's visits to the BVI. It's informally known as the Bubbling Pool because when there's a north swell, the... Visit my website at http://www.stephanieclayton.com/ to view my complete portfolio and more. ...
More turquoise bliss... I can't recall exactly where I took this photo- an anchorage in the BVI during my father's 2006 vacation. No doubt what I'll miss most about Caribbean life is the exquisite... Visit my website at http://www.stephanieclayton.com/ to view my complete portfolio and more. ...
Last Saturday, my art-starved friends Sue and Michele (pictured, right) and I attended an opening at BVI Inside Art Gallery, featuring the works of Guyana-born Kwesi Bovell. Sold! Kwesi's use of... Visit my website at http://www.stephanieclayton.com/ to view my complete portfolio and more. ...
STORY OF THE DAY// the beach cleaner
Sea grape trees and palms at Brewer's Bay, Tortola Many years ago, I worked with a charter yacht captain Steve who was great at telling stories about his Caribbean experiences. On the beach one... Visit my website at http://www.stephanieclayton.com/ to view my complete portfolio and more. ...
Photo from the beach at Sandy Spit, British Virgin Islands...I haven't edited this photo; the late afternoon light cast shadows in the shallow water, making the sand appear gray instead of... Visit my website at http://www.stephanieclayton.com/ to view my complete portfolio and more. ...
Deluge #3, 2010, 12 x 9 inches, conte' crayon and gouache on black paper I've had a small supply of black paper for years, and finally found a purpose for it- the Deluge series. However, my supply... Visit my website at http://www.stephanieclayton.com/ to view my complete portfolio and more. ...
BritishExpats.com
Europe's Single Emergency Number 112
While awareness has increased slightly, three out of four EU citizens still do not know they can call 112 in an......
A popular saying is an Englishman's home is his castle . The idea that everyone has a right to a peaceful......
Why Use A Mortgage Broker For Your French Mortgage?
Why use a mortgage broker to organise your French Mortgage? Why not go directly to a French bank? Surely the......
Buying A Property In Spain Just Got Safer - And Much More Affordable!
In Madrid yesterday Premier Zapatero called for tenacity, hard work and calm to get Spain back on its feet......
Nicaragua Real Estate: An emerging market still lacking in transparency
When I first visited Nicaragua in 2002, purchasing real estate was not on my mind. My plan was to learn how......
China Expat - China Expat City Guide blogs
Running from the Chinese Police
from Alone on the Great Wall, by William Lindesay, who spent 1986 & 1987 jogging its entire length. Late last night there were murmurings about the Gong An Ju, so I was up and away at dawn. Getting off the bed, my shins ached so much I almost...
There's so much to see, and eat, in China that it's a shame to waste too much time in big, fancy restaurants. The fawning wait-staff and death-sentenced fish in their tanks will take the edge off the keenest appetite. Instead, make yours a movable feast, on the snack streets running...
Lhoka: A Kinder, Gentler Tibet
Once you've seen the Potala and bought a thangka, Lhasa may soon grow tiresome. There is no capital today, however exotic-sounding to Westerners, that can resist the pressure to be another bland outpost of the WTO. No Starbucks or McDonald's in Lhasa, yet, but there are clones. Advanced...
We're a little past the due date for a New Year's horoscope, but the fireworks have finally died down long enough to concentrate.The year of the tiger is upon us, the metal tiger. Expect drama, change, and intensity. The last metal tiger, 1950, brought the Korean War, McCarthyism, and the...
Chinese Medicine: A Change of Heart
We don't just need health care reform. We need a whole new way of looking at health. The medical industry gives lip-service to the idea that positive emotions help healing and negativity slows it. But we're still too arrogantly materialistic to accept the larger truth: spirit determines matter. The thought...
From Socialism Is Great, A Worker's Memoir of the New China, by Zhang Lijia "The students have taken to the streets!" Life lit up Big Zhang's sleepy eyes as he walked into our workshop one morning in mid-December. Blazing with excitement, Zhang described the demonstrations that had spread to...
My Thai Friend
The Sunday Supplement-Cowboy Car Dealer
This week the Sunday supplement team spotted this sign near the entrance to a used car dealer in Prachuap Khiri Khan. Now given that many of my readers are not from the UK I perhaps should explain in what context that I have used the word "cowboy."Here's a quick...
Sex in Thailand-A Light Hearted Start to the Weekend.
Given that the international media will probably be focusing on events on the streets of Bangkok this weekend I thought I might point you towards a story, contained in that stalwart of the British gutter press, The Sun, about Thailand. Well its light hearted and about sex which is a...
Sugar Rationing in Thailand-is Honey Next?
Thailand is always awash with rumours, so its no real surprise to find that during a time when worldwide sugar supplies are at a low that there are strong rumours circulating in the country of impending sugar rationing. As a result of this speculation Thailand has implemented...
The Sunday Supplement-Thai Lawnmower
Welcome to the Sunday Supplement. A new feature on MTF, where I will feature a photograph I have snapped during the week before publication. Hopefully I can find a few light hearted images to bring a smile to your face over Sunday breakfast.Here is the first edition...
Broadly speaking there are three seasons in this part of Thailand. Cool, Wet and Hot. The cool season tends to be cooler and dryer than the other two seasons. While the hot and wet seasons can be very similar. November to February is usually considered the cool season, March...
Thailand Tourist Visa-Complete with Riot Insurance
Having recently announced that the "free" 60 day tourist visa to Thailand would cease on 5th March 2010, the Thai government yesterday announced that the scheme would be reintroduced from the 1st April this year and run until 31st March 2011.It also re published the little known...
Adventures with Yo and Mo
After the field season this summer and before returning stateside, the Mo and Yo sho made pilgrimage to a local theme park. We had visited this place before, back in 2004, when it first opened. We were curious to see what has changed at Mini Israel, an outdoor theme park...
Yo and Mo rejoined forces for a long weekend last week; Yo visited Mo in her fancy digs at the JIAAW, and then they traveled up the coast toward Maine. We had never been to New Hampshire or Maine before, and the weather couldn't have been more inviting. With...
Usually we don't have great excuses for our long silences in the blogosphere, but this week we actually do. In the next week we will move 4 times, in 3 different countries, so we won't be posting. After packing up our excavation and ourselves after three months away we leave...
Marj Rabba: End of Season Highlights
After five weeks of living in double-wide trailers, the small team working at Marj Rabba dispersed, some to continue work on the excavated material back in Jerusalem, some back to North America, some back to their homes in Sakhnin. Only a small area was exposed, but we consider it a...
Typically, closing down excavations at the end of season can be terribly hectic and even chaotic. The end of our season went was not nearly so frenetic as some, but then, we are a small excavation with great students and volunteers. Still, we have been very busy chasing after a...
We pick a place to dig based on survey, landscape and any information we have been given by local landowners, shepherds and archaeologists. In this area our colleague DS (Northern Chalcolithic expert) had identified the site as part of a survey in this region. Once we have the field cleared...
French Sydneysider
Ouais je sais toujours la meme rengaine Alliagesque - d'ailleurs j'ai pas deja utilise ce titre pour une bafouille??C'est comment votre debut d'annee?? Le mien ca donne ca: je suis allee au cricket 2 fois - le 3 janvier pour la premiere journee du 2eme test match entre l'Australie et...
Certaines resolutions ne sont pas malheureusement pas faites pour qu'on s'y tienne et a mon grand regret j'en suis la preuve, puisque silence blog depuis debut decembre! C'est en grande partie la faute du boulot et notamment un audit interne et tout un tas de choses a regler avant le...
Tout ce que vous avez toujours voulu savoir sur moi sans jamais oser le demander
Tout est peut etre un bien grand mot.. on va dire 7 choses, dont une n'est meme pas vraie! Merci qui? Merci Dame Twin Peaks qui a eu la grandiose idee de me taguer, donc je m'incline:1. Je tape 78 mots a la minute2. Il y a quelques annees je...
La semaine n'a pas ete tres palpitante tant professionnellement que socialement, donc pas grand chose a raconter, alors pour varier les plaisirs: un peu de musique! Ca faisait longtemps ..Ecoutez un peu cette pepite..Moi je dis merci Air New Zealand, non seulement les victuailles servies a bord sont de grande...
Je vais peut etre me mettre mon lectorat europeen a dos, mais tant pis.. le weekend a ete chaud, tres chaud... scorchio, muy caliente los amigos!! Hier le thermometre chatouillait les 30 degres pour les depasser aujourd'hui et atteindre 40.Hier je me suis aventuree a Avalon avec le Caribou#2 et...
Cher Public,Je ne peux plus te negliger de la sorte sinon je vais te perdre a tout jamais! Ce n'est pas encore la saison mais j'ai pris une bonne resolution: blogger tous les 2-3 jours, pas des tartines mais une petite mise a jour histoire de vous tenir un peu...
Trailing Grouse
I decided recently to check my vaccination record, in part because I couldn’t remember the last time a needle was stuck into me that wasn’t drawing the red stuff. After fruitless days of searching for it, I decided just to go do the doctor and get the ball rolling. He ordered...
Not another post about the Olympics…
Well, only kind of. You see, I was terribly excited about the Vancouver Olympics. First because I’m half Canadian, second because I particularly love Vancouver, third because I was fairly recently over there and saw some of the pistes and fourth, because I love a good show! Mr S was...
I like dreams and I love to dream. I reached a point in studying Arabic when the hard confines and strict rules of its grammar gave way to some truly beautiful poetry (thank you Dr. Yaseen Noorani), which could never be as beautiful in translation. In my dreams, I open...
Image from www.nostalgiaholic.com It’s been one of those days. I went to the market. I asked for four of something. They told me the price was 12LE (ok, so let’s get clear we’re not talking squillions here!) for 4. I said, “Ok, I’ll have one.” They cut one off. I handed...
We just came back from a little sojourn in Alexandria. It is a wonderful city, with some classical art deco architecture and of course, the famous library. It is a shame that its beauty barely shines through the layers of peeling paint and ill-advised 1970’s monstrosities lining the Corniche. I’m...
I just came online to blog about something and discovered this had arrived a long time ago and I didn’t see it, so will start with this: Hi all, I am too in the same situation as Maria. I met a lovely egyptian man on the last day of my...
Northern Natterings
Sverre and I needed a break.So we headed down to Rome for five days. We walked, we ate, we toured antiquities, we ate, we toured churches with gaping jaws, we ate, we drank a lot of beer, we ate, we drank a lot of wine, and we ate.Some examples?...
Sverre and I watched The Butterfly Effect, and even if the story is weird it makes you think: What could have been?The first experience I had with "The Butterfly Effect" beyond "if a butterfly flaps its wings, blah blah blah," was in the military. The commander of the squadron...
Today I feel like being a bit random. Maybe because it's a Saturday, and I'm at loose ends for the moment.I went all-out yesterday at the book store. One of the local chains, Ark, has a permanent 3-for-2 offer for all books in English. I bought six yesterday....
I never get awards. I think I'm plugged into the wrong blogging circles...either that or lost in my own orbit of oddness. But I got one, I got one!Emma at Pink Bliss tagged me in an awards meme. What I have to do is list ten...
Dear Frances,You're gone now, and I think that may be a good thing. I think you have finally found peace, but I just wanted to write to you, and let others know, through this letter, how I feel about you.You were my grandmother. Not through any biological lines....
Oslo Blog Gathering -- August 2010.
Hey guys, August 2010 is like, this year. And just eight (almost seven since this is the last part of January?) months away! Oslo Blog Gathering: August 18-22!RennyBA’s TerellaOfficial Program SiteTonight I met with Renny and many other Norwegian (and the Writer, our temporary Denmark expat) bloggers for...