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Tales From the Frontier of Expat Life: A White Western Woman in Peru

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Brichero and gringa, hand in hand in the Plaza de Armas, her smiling from ear to ear, blissfully adrift in Latino love, him cheerfully enjoying the sm  More »

Love and Expat Marriage: Finding Identity as a Trailing Spouse

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I hadn’t considered the difficulty of adjusting to a new country as an “accessory” without my own purpose for living there.   More »

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