Monthly Archives: November 2011

Climate Change is Real!

November 16, 2011 · by · in Reflections: Life In Expatria

The icecaps in Alaska may be slowly melting but the only climate change I’m worried about right now is the drop in temperature in Budapest. How the hell am I going to get to my next appointment without losing an extremity? I know in my last post I defended Australia’s claim to cold weather, but as I watch the […]

The Caretaker’s Apartment

November 12, 2011 · by · in Short Stories

Bracing herself against the balcony railing, Joanna leant out into air dense with humidity. She pulled her long hair back into a loose bun, searching for a whisper of breeze to cool the trickle of moisture now approaching the small of her back. From her vantage point on the fourth floor, she had a clear […]

So Why Are You Here, Foreign Devil?

November 10, 2011 · by · in Reflections: Life In Expatria

One of the many cultural issues expats have to deal with in a new country is the local attitude to personal information. In my country it’s polite to ‘show an interest” better known as walking the knife edge of interest and intrusion. In other countries, as I’m learning in Hungary, if you want to make friends, […]