Expat Edna

• A Pandemic Relocation: So I Live in Thailand Now 3 years ago Greetings from Bangkok!!(…!?!?) So I live in Thailand now, and three months into it that’s a sentence I’m still wrapping my head around. Of all the pandemic consequences, this wasn’t even remotely in the realm of realities I thought possible. (Broke? Yes, very likely. Discouraged and...
• A Surprise Redesign: Welcome to the New Expat Edna! 4 years ago I’m a small-stakes waffler. I’ll lay in bed for an hour in the mornings debating if I reeeally want a shower, or waste twenty minutes rewriting the same email with different comma placements. (These blog posts take days to finalize for not dissimilar reasons.) But the larger and brasher the...
• From Wanderer to Fixed Life: An Overdue Update 5 years ago Hi, quick note: I recognize this post is mostly for myself, since it’s beyond late for a recap of last year. But I spent too many hours and months working on this at the coffee shop between two jobs to not go through with publishing it, and my OCD prevents me from writing the million other...
• I Love My Neighborhood: Nowy Port, Gdansk (Poland) 5 years ago In this series, I ask expats to share the joys of local life they’ve found in their corner of the world. If you’re just joining in now, previously covered cities can be found here. Today’s post comes from Agness & Cez, who are well-known for their expat stints all over the world and have...
• New Orleans and a Question of Trust 5 years ago “Give me your phone,” ordered a stranger on my right. I looked up from the windowsill where I sat perched, mesmerized by the killer pork belly po’ boy in my hands. “Give me your phone,” the woman repeated. “The light’s really nice, and you look good in this window.” The po’ boys...

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