Expatriates

Alone in South Africa with a drunken husband Alone in South Africa with a drunken husband

I left the U.S. when I got married and now, with three grown children at home, I feel torn.
By Cary Tennis Sep 5, 2008

  • I've got three months to go in this job -- will I survive?

    This tedious contract position has me jumping out of my skin -- I'm only 23 and I've got things to do!
    By Cary Tennis November 17, 2006

  • Making bombs in Zanzibar

    An enigmatic encounter with a would-be African terrorist leaves an expatriate wondering about truth and faith.
    By Frank Bures December 8, 1999

  • Gertrude and Alice

    When Alice B. Toklas met Gertrude Stein, she heard bells ring. They went on to have one of the happiest marriages of the 20th century.
    By Amy Benfer November 18, 1999

  • The loneliest man in China

    In a nondescript rural restaurant, an expat is humbled by a local's worldly honesty.
    By Paolo Bacigalupi November 17, 1999

  • The foreigner as fetish

    An American woman is both isolated and embraced on a summer stay in Japan.
    By Carrie La Seur July 23, 1999

  • Letters to the Editor

    Readers tell British expat Toby Young: Go home; Rudy Rucker defends his novel (and his spirituality).
    Letters to the Editor July 12, 1999

  • Deep in the heart of Thailand, Texas

    Roger Beaumont writes about an expat watering hole called the Lonestar bar -- a raw and raucous slice of America deep in the heart of Bangkok.
    By Roger Beaumont January 27, 1999

  • Letter from Pusan: The party's over

    Rolf Potts describes the heady rise and wistful fall of expat life in South Korea.
    By Rolf Potts September 24, 1998

  • Paris's cafe renaissance

    For centuries they have been the stomach and soul of the city, but today the cafes of Paris are enjoying a renaissance. Wanderlust's man in Paris, David Downie, reports on the new scene in the City of Caffeine.
    By David Downie September 21, 1998

  • Chili con carne, anyone?

    Vijai Maheshwari reports on the effect Russia's financial problems are having on the shopping habits of locals and expats in Moscow -- chili con carne, anyone?
    By Vijai Maheshwari September 14, 1998

  • The Salon Interview - Ken Kalfus

    For 44-year-old Ken Kalfus, who has just published his first book, "Thirst," success was worth waiting for.
    By Dwight Garner July 23, 1998

  • On Guatemala's Gringo Circuit

    Ensconced in an idyllic village, Doug Fine describes the characters and concerns of daily life on Guatemala's Gringo Circuit.
    By Doug Fine April 15, 1998

  • Four Views of Raoul: A Fictional Portrait of an Expat's Life in Japan

    What's it like to be an expatriate living in Japan? Here is a portrait from four different perspectives.
    By Ralph McCarthy January 28, 1998

  • Banqueting in Britain

    Tales from a work-exchange stay in Oxford.
    By Julia Barton December 19, 1997

  • Crooning the expat blues

    You move abroad, and suddenly you're making more money and dating sexier women than you ever could in the states. So why aren't you happy?
    By Karl Taro Greenfeld September 30, 1997
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