tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33369112.post7841658070094391240..comments2023-10-20T13:36:38.807+05:30Comments on Scribbly Katia: Expat MusingsKatiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423190518569699882noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33369112.post-15454240361267070002010-10-26T18:11:18.044+05:302010-10-26T18:11:18.044+05:30Thanks you for visiting my blog. I agree entirely...Thanks you for visiting my blog. I agree entirely with what you have written. I read somewhere (can't remember who said it) that when you move around a lot you place your root outwards instead of downwards, and that makes sense to me. Two years is generally long enough for me in any given place, but every time I go back to Paris I find it harder to leave again. That might be my place, one day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33369112.post-2520285950495718022008-09-19T02:22:00.000+05:302008-09-19T02:22:00.000+05:30hey katia,great post. i know how you feel. i've be...hey katia,<BR/>great post. i know how you feel. i've been roving all my life, and just the sight of a moving truck getting loaded up with boxes makes my stomach full of butterflies with the excitement...even when they're not my boxes! <BR/><BR/>and, every time i've moved...i've never looked back. sure, i've missed people here and there but that's it. and people you can stay in touch with, even chat with at midnight on facebook. and, yes, all those experiences have enriched my life. i wouldn't change a thing.<BR/><BR/>however, something has happened to this the most hardened of gypsies. i've found a place i don't want to leave, at least not for a long time. i didn't think it could ever happen. i felt like i was searching for that perfect place and that that's what my life would be...the search. but now i'm here and actually feeling 'settled' for once in my life, i wonder how it could have happened, and why. could it be that i'm just growing old? ha ha...or...could it be that for the first time in my life i am...yes, i'm going to say it...really happy. and that, i hope, will last for a long while ;)rilla jaggiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259015787424108654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33369112.post-3325912505572188452008-09-10T04:38:00.000+05:302008-09-10T04:38:00.000+05:30Being that I'm from NY as well, and considering mo...Being that I'm from NY as well, and considering moving to india, how did you like your stay?<BR/>I actually just blogged about my own <A HREF="http://www.moneyvidya.com/blog/moving-to-india-the-pros-and-cons/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="Pros and Cons">Pros and Cons</A><BR/><BR/>Please feel free to comment on it.<BR/>Shalin<BR/>http://www.moneyvidya.com/blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33369112.post-28147804841399755402008-09-09T22:43:00.000+05:302008-09-09T22:43:00.000+05:30Janet, wherever you are, and wherever I end up, I ...Janet, wherever you are, and wherever I end up, I have a feeling that we'll manage to meet. If only because we both really, really want it to happen :)Katiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423190518569699882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33369112.post-89590249921290019102008-09-09T22:33:00.000+05:302008-09-09T22:33:00.000+05:30Dear Katia-- I just finished reading your encourag...Dear Katia--<BR/> I just finished reading your encouraging comments on my return to Bkk--then came here to read your essay, which so wonderfully articulates the ambivalent feelings of being a global nomad.<BR/> I am devoutly hoping that your next move keeps you in Asia--if not bringing you to Thailand!Janet Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15213363229927571063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33369112.post-90134023753189657942008-09-09T17:10:00.000+05:302008-09-09T17:10:00.000+05:30Thank's Katia, yes Africa is in my DNA and I 'm so...Thank's Katia, yes Africa is in my DNA and I 'm so happy about it evn though I know I'll find difficultuies to face. About the book, once I'll be out of here I'll try to get it as well as yours. Yes it's true when children are small everything is easier when you travel. I think the right age to start getting used to changes is within 10/11. A first big change at 12-14 it's very hard. I remember when I came from South Africa I was 14, and was a big shock. I think my daughters (and yours too) are in the right age to adapt themselves to the new and to get all the advantages of the new experience. Also nowadays it's much easy to leave and continue getting in touch with people and also job activities thank's to internet. At my times wasn't there.<BR/>cheers Valentina:))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33369112.post-86406306628108139552008-09-09T10:55:00.000+05:302008-09-09T10:55:00.000+05:30Sorry, Valentina, I forgot. The book I mention is ...Sorry, Valentina, I forgot. The book I mention is "Third Culture Kids," by David Pollock and Ruth Van Reken. If you haven't read it, you must. It's the bible of expat parents. And Robin Pascoe is the expats' guru - Robin, if you read this, I know you'll laugh :)Katiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423190518569699882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33369112.post-52988548253843900542008-09-09T10:52:00.000+05:302008-09-09T10:52:00.000+05:30Hey, Valentina! So, you chose Tanzania over India?...Hey, Valentina! So, you chose Tanzania over India? For some reason, and even though I don't know you, I'm not surprised. As for children, I suppose they get used to moving around as small kids. Things get harder when they reach the teenage years, though. Friends become so important, and following parents around is no longer fun. At least, that's what I read and hear. I'm not there, yet. Good luck with the installation in Tanzania. Do keep in touch... And no, we don't know where we're going next, nor when... Agh !Katiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423190518569699882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33369112.post-62953439068902325022008-09-09T10:49:00.000+05:302008-09-09T10:49:00.000+05:30Thank you, Vijaya, for stopping by. It's important...Thank you, Vijaya, for stopping by. It's important, isn't it? To know that we'd make the same choices again? I prefer that to maybe a life without so much turmoil, but knowing that you run the risk of having regrets, later...<BR/>No move at the horizon, for now. We're still waiting to know...Katiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423190518569699882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33369112.post-6490031918603169002008-09-09T04:04:00.000+05:302008-09-09T04:04:00.000+05:30Wow this post I could have write it as it fully re...Wow this post I could have write it as it fully represents my feelings Katia, especially now that I'm soon going to be an expat again. As maybe you knew from Facebook I accepted and decided to moove to Tanzania with lots of projects to get involved in. Actually my daughters are all happy about the moove and very curious as usually kids are. Of course they will see big changes but they all know how beautiful it is to see the world from different eyes, to know that there is not only one way to live, to dress, to pray, to eat, to play, to dance, etc.... I believe they percept what we feel, if we as parents we are not happy they also aren't so... also about the move is like that. Anyway I'm curious about the book you mention. What are the main points if you can sumarize them?<BR/>Do you already know your destination?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33369112.post-13533003314398621552008-09-08T22:44:00.000+05:302008-09-08T22:44:00.000+05:30Katia, I understand your torn feeling ... and now ...Katia, I understand your torn feeling ... and now that I feel thoroughly settled (I mean, we actually bought a house and some furniture) I feel so much more ... grounded.<BR/><BR/>Yes, you do leave a bit of your heart in the places you've been, but you're also richer for it ... I know I'd make all the same choices again.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the move.Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33369112.post-74304403998162519312008-09-08T20:04:00.000+05:302008-09-08T20:04:00.000+05:30Yeah, until... What do I know ? :-DYeah, until... What do I know ? :-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33369112.post-56287067848042129402008-09-08T19:26:00.000+05:302008-09-08T19:26:00.000+05:30I'm glad you found a place where you feel good, an...I'm glad you found a place where you feel good, and safe, Jo Ann. I can think of worse places than Montpellier to grow some roots. Seems to me you chose well. Until... :)Katiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423190518569699882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33369112.post-89000209339375280032008-09-08T18:39:00.000+05:302008-09-08T18:39:00.000+05:30I understand you well !When I arrived in France I ...I understand you well !<BR/>When I arrived in France I was telling myself I had to find a place to live after !<BR/>But now... I just have this great love for France and Montpellier and I don't feel like moving back and forth like I have been since I was a newborn. I feel I could have some roots for a moment... and I felt safe for the first time in a long time...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com