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A Year and Counting

Posted on June 9, 2012 by A Bahamian In Austria

Gosh, it’s almost been a whole year since I moved to Vienna! P (my American compatriot) and I were conversing about our self-inflicted exiles and she asked me if there was one thing I could have prepared better for, what … Continue reading →

Posted in In My Experience | Tagged bloom where I'm planted, expat in Vienna, growth, musings, my first year in Austria, my life, personal, thoughts, Vienna | 2 Comments

The 10 Things I’m Learning To Live Without

Posted on February 2, 2012 by A Bahamian In Austria

I spent an hour today chatting with V (Brit expat friend) about all the things that we missed from home or found unusual/annoying about Austria. The things that are so normal they’re invisible until the day you no longer have … Continue reading →

Posted in In My Experience | Tagged 10 things I'm living without, Austria, bloom where planted, expat in Vienna, life, my life, personal, preparing to move, stuff I wish I'd known before moving to Austria, Vienna | 6 Comments

“They like me, they really like me!”

Posted on January 28, 2012 by A Bahamian In Austria

Yesterday morning, while checking me email, I was prompted to moderate my blog comment area and, upon doing so, experienced a ‘Sally Fields moment’. 😀 I was nominated for a 7 x 7 Link Award by fellow blogger Nissa Knows. I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in In My Experience | Tagged 7x7 link award, blogging, daily prayer, family tradition, personal, personal blog, sally fields, seven cardinal sins | 12 Comments

Even English Is Confusing

Posted on January 17, 2012 by A Bahamian In Austria

As my last post lamented (just a bit) the difficulties in learning German, I thought I’d bring your attention to the ridiculousness (sometimes) that is English. This cute post that I found today made me chuckle and reminded me to stop … Continue reading →

Posted in Quest for Independence | Tagged expat experience, expat in Vienna, grammar, humor, learning English, learning German, musings, personal, personal blog, Volkshule | Leave a comment

No Krampus = a happy visit from St. Nicolas!

Posted on December 7, 2011 by A Bahamian In Austria

As I walked to my class this morning, my mind ran over how quickly the weeks were passing and how exhausted I was. Mentally ticking off the things I had to do and the obligations I had signed on to, … Continue reading →

Posted in In My Experience | Tagged Austria, Christmas traditions, Christmas traditions in Austria, Christmas traditions in Bavaria, Christmas traditions in Croatia, Christmas traditions in Italy, Christmas traditions in Slovenia, Christmas traditions in Switzerland, December 5th traditions, expat experience, expat in Vienna, Krampus, Krampusnacht, personal, personal blog | Leave a comment

Visit to St Augustine’s Kirke

Posted on December 4, 2011 by A Bahamian In Austria

This morning I woke and rushed through my morning rituals because I had a really important appointment – I was to meet V (my British expat buddy) and a few of her friends at Josefsplatz to attend Sunday morning service. … Continue reading →

Posted in Sights | Tagged Austria, expat experience, expat in Vienna, Hapsburg family, Hapsburg rulers, Hofsburg Palace, Josefsplatz, museum, personal, personal blog, Roman Catholic church in Vienna, St. Ausgustine's Kirke, Stephansplatz, Vienna | Leave a comment

Holistic Living is Alive and Well

Posted on November 30, 2011 by A Bahamian In Austria

As you may already know, I’m really big into ‘whole’ foods and home-cooking, so I was really excited when I found this article today about spices/herbs that do the body good (click here). It’s a really good (and short) read … Continue reading →

Posted in My Kitchen | Tagged essential oils, expat, expat experience, expat in Vienna, foods for health, good health, health foods, healthy living, holistic living, natural food, personal, personal blog, spices | Leave a comment

Soup of the Week – Chicken Gumbo

Posted on November 27, 2011 by A Bahamian In Austria

On the Friday that I was invited to the Luxury Please event, I had planned to make a really nice, thick, tasty soup or stew. Days of grau in grau (Austrian term that means foggy, dark grey and cold … Continue reading →

Posted in My Kitchen | Tagged 30 minute meal, Chicken Gumbo, Chicken Gumbo Recipe, expat, expat experience, expat in Vienna, fresh produce, making roux, personal, personal blog, recipe, roux, soup | Leave a comment

Of Laundry and Politics

Posted on November 27, 2011 by A Bahamian In Austria

Our washroom, to me, is a battlefield which is why I avoid it for as long as I can. It contains 7 washers and 4 dryers that serve, at a minimum, 700+ apartments of various tenants (single, double, and multi-families). … Continue reading →

Posted in In My Experience | Tagged Austria, expat, expat experience, expat in Vienna, personal, personal blog, Vienna | 3 Comments

Luxury Please

Posted on November 24, 2011 by A Bahamian In Austria

So I was at my apartment studying German with the remaining member of my Western Coalition – we’ll call her P – when hubby rang with an invitation to a cocktail gala. This resulted in a flurry of concern of what … Continue reading →