kazana
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Lives in Ireland
Registration: 19 December 2005
Can you live far from your better half? by Julien
Well that's a personal question, but have you ever lived far from your better half? I spent almost two years far from my girlfriend when I first came to London, then we moved together to Madrid (for one year), and now I am back to London for a ...
hehe TC, at that time (2004) it also was illegal to use voice-over-IP for phone calls in south africa. I only found that out a year later, though, when it was "legalized". So, if you see a "wanted" poster from South Africa with charges of ... Read More
Can you live far from your better half? by Julien
Well that's a personal question, but have you ever lived far from your better half? I spent almost two years far from my girlfriend when I first came to London, then we moved together to Madrid (for one year), and now I am back to London for a ...
My wife and I were living apart for one year before we got married. She was studying in Beijing while I was still studying in South Africa. It was very tough, especially for her having the culture shock and all, and being all alone in a completely ... Read More
Movies and books relating life in a foreign country by Julien
Hi, We've all seen Sofia Coppola's "Lost in translation", and I think expatriates liked it :) Would you advice other movies or books which relate life and experiences in a foreign country? Thank you, Julien
I actually didn't like "Lost in Translation", but that may be because I was alone in the middle of no where China at the time of waching. Harder to feel sorry for someone who is surrounded by other people at that point! :)haha! that is exactly what ... Read More
Expat hobbies by Julien
Hi everybody, What's your favourite hobby (appart from blogging ;))? Is there any kind of "local hobby" where you are? Well my favourite hobby (computers) is not very original, but I can say I like the petanque, you know that game we practise in ...
yeah, but even though there were a handful of incidents over the past years, i've never seen a shark while in the sea. many other surfers that have been surfing for years hardly ever spotted a shark, either. this one guy, though, told of a session, ... Read More
Expat hobbies by Julien
Hi everybody, What's your favourite hobby (appart from blogging ;))? Is there any kind of "local hobby" where you are? Well my favourite hobby (computers) is not very original, but I can say I like the petanque, you know that game we practise in ...
ah... i've got the best memories of watching old men play petanque in southern france (mirande): even though it was sooo obvious who was closest to the wooden ball, these geezers stood around the centre, wildly discussing who got the closest. i ... Read More
Unemployment in your country by Julien
I've just read a very interesting article about unemployment in the US (sorry it's in French), it says that the unemployment level is so low that the salaries are getting increased. Well it seems to be exactly the opposite in France; there is less ...
Well, here in South Africa the unemployment rate is slightly above 40%. This also explains the massive difference between the poor and rich in this country. So, South Africa is suffering a major "brain drain", as they call it. Healthy white males ... Read More