They get out of the car faster than you can count them and run cheerfully around to find the perfect spot to do what any dog has to do before hitting the road. They don’t mind one bit that it’s raining cats and – well, dogs. Except Frank the Mops who’s not feeling great and […]
Care for your colon!
15/03/2013 by 2 Comments
I was chatting with a patient the other day about cultural differences in the shape of toilet bowls. I have never understood the appeal of seeing the log you have just produced, laid out on a pristine white shelf for you to examine. She was pointing out that it was difficult for her to answer […]
Land of Confusion
14/03/2013 by Leave a Comment
Anchorage’s crazy social season
13/03/2013 by 2 Comments
You would think that people stayed inside their warm, cozy homes during the cold Alaskan winter. Well, they do not. The more snow that falls or the colder it gets – the more galas and celebrations! The season kicks off right after New Year’s. They have hardly had time to clean up before the Fire […]
Bilingualism sharpens your brain
12/03/2013 by 1 Comment
Tiny Luxembourg can hardly be seen on a world map, yet illustrates perfectly the world today with more people speaking two or more languages than one. Expats arriving in Luxembourg quickly discover how well they can get by in English, French or German, and they marvel at how easily Luxembourgers switch between three or four languages […]
Food intolerance & sunshine pancakes
11/03/2013 by 2 Comments
Are you dealing with food intolerances? Or just dealing with being on a special diet? I know a lot of people think it’s boooring to live a healthy lifestyle. Or that you’d be very limited when having, say, gluten or lactose intolerances in the family. Add drastically reducing your sugar intake to that – and […]
Friendship divorce
09/03/2013 by Leave a Comment
Expat dictionary: Friendship divorce. Either a two-way split-up, when friends mutually, often tacitly, agree on a divorce, or one-way, when a friend divorces you and you want her to stay, or vice versa. Separation by geography can be a contributing factor to a friendship divorce. If we stay friends with our childhood friends – the […]
Simone Veil
08/03/2013 by Leave a Comment
This is a day to talk about strong women. CLEW has picked Simone Veil. When we came to Birkenau, my mother, my sister Milou and I, we were like cattle. They touched us, stared at us and talked about us, and ever since I can’t stand random touching, we were hungry, thirsty, and ever since […]
Bring it out!
07/03/2013 by 2 Comments
Days are getting longer and warmer. Bring blankets, pillows, flowers and a cuppa something out to your terrace or garden and feel the energy level rise. I’ve decided to use my winter fabrics and pillows one more time before they get stowed away until winter comes again. Text, photos & ideas: Ann-Kristin Øvreeide, March 2013
CLEW 