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DFW

(56,896 posts)
11. Job plus marriage
Sun Nov 23, 2014, 01:05 PM
Nov 2014

I joined my outfit at age 23, and was taken on because I knew several European languages. I brashly asked for extra vacation time from day one so I could visit my German (then-)girlfriend (now wife). I was told, I could spend extra time here, but under the proviso I did work while I was here. Fair enough.

A few years ago, the constant commuting got to be too much, and my (now-)wife retired, so I moved here permanently. I'm still pretty much in a different country every day anyhow.

But when someone like this tells me "I'm not moving to America, come stay with me on the banks of the Rhein River," the first answer that came to mind was NOT "let me think about it:"

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How did you become an expat? [View all] RAFREE Jan 2014 OP
Very interesting davidpdx Feb 2014 #1
I find RAFREE Feb 2014 #2
We are able to see things through a very different lens davidpdx Feb 2014 #3
Hi..I get emails from Dave's ESL Cafe and whathehell Jan 2015 #19
I'm not talking about the job advertisements, those are helpful davidpdx Jan 2015 #21
Oh, I see. whathehell Jan 2015 #22
I was an expat for seven years. oldandhappy Apr 2014 #4
I've been at it for only 6 months, but share your enthusiasm. cbayer Apr 2014 #5
went sailing, got lost kg4jxt Jun 2014 #6
Yes, that's kind of how it's going for us. cbayer Jun 2014 #7
Where were you living, oldandhappy? whathehell Jan 2015 #16
I was in Asia. oldandhappy Jan 2015 #17
Okay.. whathehell Jan 2015 #18
This is a good web site. oldandhappy Jan 2015 #20
Couldnt stand the heat and humidity jambo101 Jul 2014 #8
I admire a number of things about the Canadian system, whathehell Jul 2014 #9
It started with a horse wreck. Expat in Korea Oct 2014 #10
Wow, you are a REAL long-timer davidpdx Dec 2014 #12
10 years is nothing to sneeze at. Expat in Korea Jan 2015 #13
Yeah I am davidpdx Jan 2015 #14
Great idea! Expat in Korea Jan 2015 #15
Job plus marriage DFW Nov 2014 #11
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