tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post5218633252604145043..comments2024-03-14T11:01:26.696+05:00Comments on Ersatz Expat: Expat MemoriesErsatz Expathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03715056719284523304noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-25709002239528900072020-06-08T11:28:01.767+06:002020-06-08T11:28:01.767+06:00Do you need Finance? Are you looking for Finance? ...Do you need Finance? Are you looking for Finance? Are you looking for finance to enlarge your business? We help individuals and companies to obtain finance for business expanding and to setup a new business ranging any amount. Get finance at affordable interest rate of 3%, Do you need this finance for business and to clear your bills? Then send us an email now for more information contact us now via financialserviceoffer876@gmail.com whats-App +918929509036 ThankAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00001360964405756482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-85251305906108685382014-12-22T13:40:57.190+06:002014-12-22T13:40:57.190+06:00I really enjoyed reading that... thank you so much...I really enjoyed reading that... thank you so much for sharing your travelling life with us! :) Staceyhttp://adventurerstacey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-38289258736301457352014-12-16T12:45:27.280+06:002014-12-16T12:45:27.280+06:00Hi Eline - I am sure that your son will be fine - ...Hi Eline - I am sure that your son will be fine - I grew up as an expat child and I loved moving around - I think expat children are much more mature for their age and more self possessed than children who stay in their home country. Most of the people I know who grew up as expats are closer to their families than my other friends as well. Ersatz Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715056719284523304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-26691050055395127292014-12-16T12:43:37.829+06:002014-12-16T12:43:37.829+06:00Thanks Polly! I must admit that I am not too atta...Thanks Polly! I must admit that I am not too attached to cards (although I have kept some that my mother sent me) but I love photographs and passports etc - My husband always complains that I take too many photos. Ersatz Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715056719284523304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-32274367042254701642014-12-15T18:10:22.027+06:002014-12-15T18:10:22.027+06:00This is such a powerful and beautiful post. I worr...This is such a powerful and beautiful post. I worry sometimes about whether being an expat child will leave my son feeling 'unsettled'. Of course I realise that different people react to these experiences in different ways, your story of your daughter's travels still highlights everything that is good and important about the life choices that we've made. I hope that she as well as my son grow up to find as much joy in them as we do as parents. <br />And also: thanks for the reminder not to let them take away his passport when we come to renewing it! ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615757948093193345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-90364760847779729772014-12-14T03:23:40.191+06:002014-12-14T03:23:40.191+06:00Funnily enough, I always think it's a shame th...Funnily enough, I always think it's a shame that they don't stamp passports in most countries anymore. I am a real hoarder of stationary memories though! Haven't thrown away a Birthday card for years! Lovely post. Very special memories for your little one #MyExpatFamilyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07617460271282111600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-19210283149489582862014-12-12T12:04:14.707+06:002014-12-12T12:04:14.707+06:00Thanks Sara - I think I will do one for all the ch...Thanks Sara - I think I will do one for all the children in due course.Ersatz Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715056719284523304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-20568353099978229082014-12-12T12:03:46.415+06:002014-12-12T12:03:46.415+06:00Thanks Tarana they certainly are evocative!Thanks Tarana they certainly are evocative!Ersatz Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715056719284523304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-7670990467674897832014-12-12T12:02:53.930+06:002014-12-12T12:02:53.930+06:00Thanks Meg - we hope so. I can relate to the kids...Thanks Meg - we hope so. I can relate to the kids so much better now that they are growing up sharing my expat child experiences.Ersatz Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715056719284523304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-76672533968407065922014-12-12T12:02:12.720+06:002014-12-12T12:02:12.720+06:00Thanks! Can't wait to read all about your Sri...Thanks! Can't wait to read all about your SriLankan adventure.Ersatz Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715056719284523304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-88204420904963110322014-12-12T12:01:38.654+06:002014-12-12T12:01:38.654+06:00Yes Europe is disappointing in the stamp stakes! ...Yes Europe is disappointing in the stamp stakes! I had a similar experience to your Hanoi one when I lived in Nigeria - I needed a full page single entry visa for each trip home. One passport is full of just Nigerian stamps. Now we are in SE Asia Vietnam is on the cards - any tips for what to see would be more than welcome.Ersatz Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715056719284523304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-73001608448416150072014-12-12T10:37:31.765+06:002014-12-12T10:37:31.765+06:00This is an incredible post, I absolutely loved rea...This is an incredible post, I absolutely loved reading it. What an amazing life you are giving your children. The experiences, the knowledge, the memories, truly wonderful. A scrapbook of your children's early years of travelling sounds perfect x mumturnedmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209159784022099155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-340607655380026162014-12-12T04:49:52.107+06:002014-12-12T04:49:52.107+06:00Such wonderful memories that a passport can hold! ...Such wonderful memories that a passport can hold! Your children will have some great travel memories as they grow up :)Tarana Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254231933129121893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-90237152827205182602014-12-11T15:20:05.412+06:002014-12-11T15:20:05.412+06:00Wow. just wow. Such amazing memories. And you are ...Wow. just wow. Such amazing memories. And you are creating an amazing life for her which will influence her for the rest of her life and her own children too.Meg Fennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631716851851489783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-29027497997938970822014-12-11T14:16:29.659+06:002014-12-11T14:16:29.659+06:00This is one of my favourite posts I've ever ev...This is one of my favourite posts I've ever ever read!! I really felt like I was walking down memory lane with you!!! It's so wonderful the life you are giving your kids and one day they will too love looking back through their passports for their own wander down memory lane!!!<br />Thank you so much for linking this fantastic post with #myexpatfamily. Hope the girls passports arrive soon xxxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07722005532026784569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-45768720582757904062014-12-11T14:02:04.260+06:002014-12-11T14:02:04.260+06:00I love this post, such great memories. I'm al...I love this post, such great memories. I'm all for looking back over passport stamps and remembering the adventures that came with the visas. My kids have travelled lots too but mainly in Europe so they have boringly bare passports. I remember the days when I lived in Vietnam and even needed an exit visa to leave the country (and a permit to travel outside Hanoi - how times have changed). My passport would get so full I had to renew years before its due date. New European passports just don't hold the same memories. I have kept all my passports from my whole life and will certainly keep my kids ones to pass on to them. #myexpatfamilyPhoebe @ Lou Messugohttp://www.loumessugo.com/en/blognoreply@blogger.com