How I Ended Up With a Gun Pointed at My Face
How do you respond when you are a victim of armed robbery? I keep asking myself this ever since it happened yesterday, and I have come up with a few answers, but […]
Tag Archives: Venezuela
How much money should an International Teacher have in the bank?
I have read a lot about an “emergency fund” in various finance blogs and they seem to agree that a rule of thumb is to have three to six month’s worth of […]
What I miss from the US #3: Shampoo & Conditioner…And How I Make Do Without It
The two other “What I Miss From the US” posts are, here about coconut milk, and here about laundry detergent. I’ve gone to 3 different grocery stores specifically looking for shampoo. One […]
Latin Lovers and Dating in Venezuela
I only date men, but my expat guy friends have told me some great stories about dating Venezuelan women too (maybe I can talk them into a guest post?!) so […]
A Shopping Trip in Valencia, Venezuela
In this post I’m not going to so much talk about MY money as I will tell you some average costs when grocery shopping since I just went to the […]
La Colonia Tovar
Colonia Tovar is a small mountain town about two hours from Valencia…unless you are on a medium sized tour bus, its dark, its rainy, and you don’t have a confident […]
Foodie Friday: Fisherman’s Breakfast
I got the idea to make this because I couldn’t find tuna for a couple of weeks in the supermarket (stuff in Venezuela can be hard to come by sometimes) […]
Reality of Life in Valencia
I have been in Valencia for a little while now. It is a mixed bag for me. Most of the time I love it, but there is definitely the good, […]
How to Get Your Shows While Teaching Overseas
I remember that a concern one of my brothers had when I was considering teaching overseas in China is how I would watch TV. “How will you watch TV, it […]
Travel Bucket List
As an international teacher it is really easy for me to travel. Usually I try to explore the country I am teaching in first, then the countries surrounding my country, […]
Teaching Wanderlust 