tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390842085053516182.post6947421069685817976..comments2024-01-18T20:50:28.629+01:00Comments on Czech Off the Beaten Path: Busy SummerSherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13049105010678817891noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390842085053516182.post-37632680982654491692010-10-25T18:01:10.819+02:002010-10-25T18:01:10.819+02:00@Roz: You said it! That seems to be one of the e...@Roz: You said it! That seems to be one of the effects of living an expat life. Our perspectives have changed, and differ from people in our home country, so we no longer feel so at home with our fellow countrymen. <br /><br />It is a multi-faceted experience, and I'm finding that some people, back in the US, do have a hard time relating to my life here.<br /><br />Have a great day,<br />Sher :0)Sherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049105010678817891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390842085053516182.post-57524041391652380262010-08-16T22:43:20.429+02:002010-08-16T22:43:20.429+02:00It sounds like you all had a wonderful day! I must...It sounds like you all had a wonderful day! I must admit that I now feel more at home in a group of international people than in a group of people of my own nationality. Perhaps it's because we share the experience of being a foreigner in another country. <br /><br />It's definitely a many-faceted experience to live outside your home country and I think that many people who have lived all their lives in one country find it hard to relate to such an experience.Rozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00643747601467148531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390842085053516182.post-32468120095896044232010-07-24T20:42:00.887+02:002010-07-24T20:42:00.887+02:00Hi Chaplain,
It feels very good to be back to blog...Hi Chaplain,<br />It feels very good to be back to blogging and to be in touch with everyone again! :0) <br /><br /><br />Well, that couple you mention has been very instrumental in bringing about this change in me :0)<br /><br />And you're so welcome! Thanks for asking me to help out. I had a wonderful time and would definitely want to do this again if the opportunity arose!<br /><br />Have a great day,<br />Sher :0)Sherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049105010678817891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390842085053516182.post-34280043111768286872010-07-24T19:21:58.719+02:002010-07-24T19:21:58.719+02:00Hi Sher,
Good to see you blogging again and glad...Hi Sher, <br /><br />Good to see you blogging again and glad to read that you're feeling more comfortable with 'foreigners', even that funny British/German couple who live near you :) <br /><br />Seriously, thanks for your help last Sunday morning with the visiting Americans and for your links to the Church website and my blog.Chaplain.czhttp://rickyyates.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390842085053516182.post-69649604272960676432010-07-24T15:26:10.646+02:002010-07-24T15:26:10.646+02:00Hi Karen,
Thanks for your insightful comment. I c...Hi Karen,<br />Thanks for your insightful comment. I completely agree with you. We often only interact with foreigners back home, in the US, withing some "safe" environment. For me, I had interactions with foreigners back home, but it was always in the confines of church and work. These are fairly safe places to interact somewhat with foreigners. <br /><br />Now, being abroad in the big, wide world I am interacting more often with foreigners than ever before, and not only in the safe confines of church and work. I'm much more comfortable with "foreigners" now than at any point in my life...more because I'm also a foreigner, and now find myself in the same boat as others who live outside of their home countries. <br /><br />Have a great day,<br />Sher :0)Sherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049105010678817891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390842085053516182.post-27237291847566191342010-07-24T15:03:01.935+02:002010-07-24T15:03:01.935+02:00That is such a great observation about becoming mo...That is such a great observation about becoming more comfortable with all nationalities as an expat. It's so fun to take it as the norm now - it's enriching! But I realize that if I couldn't leave North America, the opportunity was there all the time for me to interact with expats from other countries living in North America, foreign exchange students, and new immigrants.<br /><br />In America, we often view these people as "a policy issue" rather than as living breathing exciting human beings we can learn from. I should have invited a lot more of them to dinner and enjoyed the opportunity to share and learn.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12855990208488482147noreply@blogger.com