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    U.S. Embassy to Tourists in Peru: Don’t Confuse Political Protests with Folk Dancing

    2011/03/07 /

    Maybe it’s the mood I’m in lately, but I found this recent Warden Message (sent from the U.S. Embassy to U.S. expats in Peru, via email) rather hilarious. The U.S. embassy warns that gringos have been arrested in prior years for inadvertently participating in political demonstrations that they mistook for folkloric events.

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    Bad News for Some Canadian Expats Who Want to Procreate Abroad

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    Skimming through Expat Women today, I learned that a new citizenship law about to go into effect in Canada will make some Canadian children born abroad ineligible for Canadian citizenship. Expat Women writes: Hi Everyone, If you are a Canadian, especially if you are an adult TCK or you have children who one day will be adult TCKs (Third Culture Kids), Robin Pascoe has asked us to pass this urgent message on to you: “Did you know that the new Canadian citizenship rules which go into effect April 17 state that: “…children born in another country after the new law comes into effect will not be Canadian citizens by birth…

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About Me

After seven years in Peru, and a few more teaching in higher ed, I'm back to doing what I love: writing about human relationships, the planet and how we can ensure a better future for everyone, rich or poor. And I am still trying to unravel all of the remarkable things that happened to me when I was An American in Lima (2007-2014).

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