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Parallelogram: What to Wear Here
\One ex-pat experience explored from two points-of-view\ \\ Laura\Mayaguez As I observe Mayaguez/Puerto Rico I find that I cannot pigeonhole the clothing style. As no one could of any city lest they overly generalize. However if I had to make … Continue reading
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Tagged breastfeeding, ex-pat, fashion, Mayaguez, Montreal, motherhood, style
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Why did the horse cross the road?
Caballo. That means horse in Spanish. Back home in Wisconsin we would have deer crossing the highway. Sadly sometimes cars hit them and sometimes in the spring you find the deer carcass thawing in a pile of snow next to … Continue reading
Parallelogram: Hello? Is this Halloween On?
\One ex-pat experience explored from two points-of-view\ \\ Lisa\Montreal I decorated the front of our house for Halloween the last weekend in September. I’m not a lunatic – I’m not Roseanne – it was just the last warm weekend we’ll … Continue reading
A new Paris in Puerto Rico
There’s a new Paris in Puerto Rico. Whenever I watched sitcoms and the neighbor kid would wander into the house all the time, I always thought it was so fake. Nobody ever did that. Until there was Paris. Our last … Continue reading
Search for a cafe
I used to hang out at a lot of cafes. Even my kids dig going to them. I searched online and didn’t really find any cafes listed in Mayaguez. I didn’t expect to find one with a fireplace, plush seating … Continue reading
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Tagged cafe, Camille's Sidewalk Cafe, coffee, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
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Granola
Although I’m not keen on the term, I guess I led a pretty granola life in Madison. As Trevor once pointed out the first thing we bought in Whole Foods was always granola. And with him being gluten intolerant that … Continue reading
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Tagged gluten free, granola, health food, Mayaguez, natural food, organic, Puerto Rico
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Parallelogram: Where Art Thou, Community?
\One ex-pat experience explored from two points-of-view\ \\ Lisa\Montreal Laura\Mayaguez wrote about church yesterday and I too had the thought this weekend about finding a community. This week’s Parallelogram is therefore united in spirit but divided in timing. Click here for … Continue reading
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Tagged Bengali, church, Community, ex-pat, Mayaguez, Michigan, Montreal, Netflix, New York, Ohio, parenthood, Quakers, San Francisco, Six Feet Under, Society of Friends
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A thanks to my daughter for letting me ‘use her’
I need to thank my blonde haired blue-eyed fearless two-year-old daughter. Every time we go out shopping no matter where we are, she gets reactions from those around us. Particularly the women. “Que lindo!” I hear over and over again. It means … Continue reading
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Tagged blonde, making friends, Mayaguez, neighbors, Puerto Rico, shopping
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