http://dir.salon.com/topics/expatriates/?source=rss&aim=expatriates en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT By Cary Tennis Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/05/south_africa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/05/south_africa/index.html?source=rss I left the U.S. when I got married and now, with three grown children at home, I feel torn. By Cary Tennis Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/01/29/russian_husband/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/01/29/russian_husband/index.html?source=rss I am a New Yorker living like a prisoner in London. By Cary Tennis Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/11/17/three_months_to_go/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/11/17/three_months_to_go/index.html?source=rss This tedious contract position has me jumping out of my skin -- I'm only 23 and I've got things to do! By Frank Bures Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/12/08/zanzibar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/12/08/zanzibar/index.html?source=rss An enigmatic encounter with a would-be African terrorist leaves an expatriate wondering about truth and faith. By Amy Benfer Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1999/11/18/alice/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1999/11/18/alice/index.html?source=rss 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 Paolo Bacigalupi Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/11/17/china/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/11/17/china/index.html?source=rss In a nondescript rural restaurant, an expat is humbled by a local's worldly honesty. By Carrie La Seur Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/wlust/1999/07/23/japan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/wlust/1999/07/23/japan/index.html?source=rss An American woman is both isolated and embraced on a summer stay in Japan. Letters to the Editor Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/07/12/expat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/07/12/expat/index.html?source=rss Readers tell British expat Toby Young: Go home; Rudy Rucker defends his novel (and his spirituality). By Roger Beaumont Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/01/27/post/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/01/27/post/index.html?source=rss 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 Rolf Potts Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/09/24/post/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/09/24/post/index.html?source=rss Rolf Potts describes the heady rise and wistful fall of expat life in South Korea. By David Downie Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/09/21/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/09/21/feature/index.html?source=rss 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 Vijai Maheshwari Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/09/14/post/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/09/14/post/index.html?source=rss 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 Dwight Garner Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/1998/07/23/si_23intb/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/1998/07/23/si_23intb/index.html?source=rss For 44-year-old Ken Kalfus, who has just published his first book, "Thirst," success was worth waiting for. By Doug Fine Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/04/15/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/04/15/feature/index.html?source=rss Ensconced in an idyllic village, Doug Fine describes the characters and concerns of daily life on Guatemala's Gringo Circuit. By Ralph McCarthy Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/01/28/pass/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/01/28/pass/index.html?source=rss What's it like to be an expatriate living in Japan? Here is a portrait from four different perspectives. By Julia Barton Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1997/12/19/mondo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1997/12/19/mondo/index.html?source=rss Tales from a work-exchange stay in Oxford. By Karl Taro Greenfeld Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1997/09/30/expat1/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1997/09/30/expat1/index.html?source=rss 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?