Leaving America
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Ken Smith, semi-retired American expat, living in Mexico for five years after four years in France, one year in Denmark and another year bouncing around Europe. Here, for expats and potential expats, you will find news, experiences, advice and resources.
tags: Denmark, France, Mexico, photos, writing
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Obama, Nixon, oil spills and socialized medicine
Posted on 14/06/2013
Some 40 years ago, I was driving from northern to southern California. The news reports on the radio were about a large off-shore oil spill that was drifting toward Santa Barbara and which...
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Nothing to hide, nothing to fear
Posted on 13/06/2013
Here is the most reasoned account I've read about the consequences of Edward Snowden divulging some secrets of the National Security Agency. It is published on the website of The...
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Great site for expat entrepreneurs
Posted on 03/06/2013
Several months ago I stumbled onto a great website called The Nomad Capitalist. There are almost daily posts plus weekly audio podcasts of interviews with people who are perpetual travelers...
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Bébert and the Cats of France
Posted on 30/05/2013
There is a cat that sits on the sidewalk in front of the bistro Chez Bébert near the Gare Montparnasse in Paris. He does not greet visitors.
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Another view of Mexico
Posted on 27/05/2013
This photo was taken in Zapopan, an upscale area of metropolitan Guadalajara. I had dinner at Almacen del Bife, an Argentine-style restaurant. Across the street and beyond the fountains was...
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Award-winning first book at age 89
Posted on 23/05/2013
A party was held for Roberto Moulun at Lake Chapala, Mexico, to celebrate his 89th birthday and for being finalist for Benjamin Franklin Award for his book The Iguana Speaks My Name.
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A friend’s book tops Kirkus Reviews 2012 list
Posted on 15/05/2013
A book by a friend, Roberto Moulun, has been named one of the top 25 independent books of 2012 by Kirkus Reviews. The book is "The Iguana Speaks My Name" and is available in...
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My two kids are polar opposites
Posted on 03/05/2013
My two children (42 and 40) are today at opposite poles of the planet, or nearly so.
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Meeting friendly street people in France
Posted on 14/04/2013
The French Riviera, like most urban areas of the world, has street people -- the panhandlers, beggars, drunks and shady-looking characters trying to sell fake Rolex watches.
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Nabokov, Zappa and Captain Beefheart
Posted on 14/04/2013
Quoting Nabokov is excuse enough for me to tell about my very remote connection with the writer, or at least his ghost. In 2000, I had been invited to be a panel moderator at a travel...
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