Americans Abroad

davidpdx

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40. Thanks for the advice

Sat Jan 2, 2016, 07:17 PM

Jan 2016

I too was a long time lurker before joining in 2008 during the primaries. If you've lurked since 2004, you know how bad it can get during the primary season.

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Sound off-Please if you are an American Abroad say hello and tell us where you are from. [View all] davidpdx Oct 2015 OP

I live in Mauritius. The usual question about Mauritius is something along the lines of, "Where?" CBGLuthier Oct 2015 #1

Wow, an interesting place with a lot of history davidpdx Oct 2015 #3

My husband and I honeymooned there. Ellen Forradalom Dec 2015 #31

I spent Christmas with friends BlueMTexpat Dec 2015 #33

Howdy LittleGirl Oct 2015 #2

Nice to meet you Basel davidpdx Oct 2015 #4

done! n/t LittleGirl Oct 2015 #5

We likely know a lot of the same people then! BlueMTexpat Dec 2015 #34

From Maine now living in Mindanao an island in the Philippines archipelago. 4bucksagallon Oct 2015 #6

I have been to the Philippines several times, but never that far south davidpdx Oct 2015 #7

Metro Manila ShinPath Jul 2016 #60

German Rheinland here DFW Oct 2015 #8

That is pretty funny davidpdx Oct 2015 #9

Can't confirm or deny the loss of face DFW Oct 2015 #10

I bet your wife really loved that davidpdx Oct 2015 #11

I'm well acquainted with the thunder eggs of Oregon DFW Oct 2015 #12

A rockhound davidpdx Oct 2015 #17

Well, seeing as how I loved that film DFW Oct 2015 #23

This ... BlueMTexpat Dec 2015 #36

Well... SoapBox Oct 2015 #13

I envy you having been in my beloved Portland davidpdx Oct 2015 #14

Dependent of a diplomat; living in Mumbai Recursion Oct 2015 #15

Thank you for introducing yourself davidpdx Oct 2015 #16

New York City seems like a quaint village to me now Recursion Oct 2015 #18

Currently I teach English, but finished my Doctorate in Business Administration in April davidpdx Oct 2015 #19

Do. I particularly recommend Pune and Kolkata Recursion Oct 2015 #20

I really want to teach business courses in English davidpdx Oct 2015 #21

For that Mumbai and Ahmedabad are probably the best bets Recursion Oct 2015 #22

Hello from the Land of the Rising Sun Art_from_Ark Oct 2015 #24

Art! davidpdx Oct 2015 #25

Thanks, David- this is an interesting thread. I'm in San Francisco, but I like to develop a NBachers Oct 2015 #26

I have a Iranian friend on Facebook who I met in a MOOC class davidpdx Oct 2015 #27

We are living in belgium...outside of Brussels all american girl Oct 2015 #28

Nice to meet you! davidpdx Oct 2015 #29

France n/t Ellen Forradalom Dec 2015 #30

Glad to meet you davidpdx Dec 2015 #32

Hi David! Thanks so much BlueMTexpat Dec 2015 #35

Hello - a long time lurker, relatively new poster here Out of Time Man Jan 2016 #37

Welcome to DU and to the group davidpdx Jan 2016 #38

Thanks for the warm welcome! Out of Time Man Jan 2016 #39

Thanks for the advice davidpdx Jan 2016 #40

Both the '08 primary season and the 2010 midterms... Out of Time Man Jan 2016 #41

Ireland EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #42

Welcome, it's nice to see you davidpdx Jan 2016 #43

Living in Sonora, MX ExPat2Mex Feb 2016 #44

Welcome to the group davidpdx Feb 2016 #45

Thanks ExPat2Mex Feb 2016 #46

I am not sure, but be careful how fast you run up your post count davidpdx Feb 2016 #47

troll, MIRT ExPat2Mex Feb 2016 #48

Once you've posted (replies) 10 times you can post your own thread, what is referred to as an OP. GP6971 Feb 2016 #49

Thank you for clarifying that davidpdx Feb 2016 #50

Your welcome GP6971 Feb 2016 #51

Thank you for the clarification ExPat2Mex Feb 2016 #54

Denmark...waiting for a visit from Bernie! flor-de-jasmim Feb 2016 #52

Welcome to the group! davidpdx Feb 2016 #53

UK here (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Feb 2016 #55

Welcome! davidpdx Feb 2016 #56

Wales, United Kingdom BooScout Mar 2016 #57

Another from Japan hourglass1 Jul 2016 #58

ShinPath History teacher in Shanghai ShinPath Jul 2016 #59

Hi bdamomma Nov 2016 #61

New member, decade old lurker Layzeebeaver Aug 2019 #62

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2020 #63

Hello Folks RocRizzo55 Sep 2020 #64

Howdy, neighbor Laurelin Feb 2021 #65

Egypt and previously Japan Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #66

US, and now Japan EastMeetsWest Jan 2022 #67

I'm in Munich Old Crank Apr 2022 #68

Now in Kigali Rwanda (nt) SomewhereInTheMiddle Oct 23 #69