MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'expat life'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:43:53 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3490788&cid=t_268629_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FfszSi-kwlMA%2F Jay-Z at this month's Coachella Music Festival in California I never thought a Jay-Z video playing in the background at a nail salon would make me bawl. But if there’s one thing I’ve learned as an expat, it’s that pangs of homesickness strike at the most unexpected moments. There I was, minding my own business and indulging in a pedicure (like most things in Australia, they cost about 30% more than they do back home), when “Empire State of Mind” came on a TV video channel countdown. As images of New York flashed before me, and Alicia Keys warbled about my adopted hometown’s rejuvenating powers, I suddenly felt very far away, and a lump began to form in my throat. A row of nail technicians stared as my eyes welled up and I began to sniffle; they quizzically swiveled their he... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3490788 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:29:19 +0100 3490788 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3189186&cid=t_268629_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FfG34ij5P0dk%2Fcomes_with_baggage.php My possessions arrived today. Until today, I felt I had escaped my previous life, but now, with all these items here, I feel trapped. I feel that my past has found me once again, that I've not escaped at all. There's something to be said for walking out of an undesirable life with just the clothes on one's back. Sitting here in this beautiful spacious flat -- the most beautiful place I've ever lived -- hemmed in by 100 boxes of books, clothes, books, parrot cages and toys, and yet more books, I wish I'd just walked out and boarded the plane, carrying nothing at all. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3189186 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:59:05 +0100 3189186 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3108381&cid=t_268629_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FOBXHcJpQ1Bc%2Fgrrlscientists_christmasholida.php As you know, I recently married a British nutter and relocated to Germany, where I assume we both will remain for a significant period of time. Like most newlyweds, we wish to start our own traditions for the holidays, but since our possessions have not arrived yet, we are living in a nearly empty flat. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3108381 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:59:00 +0100 3108381 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3061427&cid=t_268629_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FJT7mYTcRQYM%2Fshocking_news.php tags: shocking news, Expat Life, wireless internet Image: FunToosh. Shocking news, everybody! Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3061427 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:52:07 +0100 3061427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3029842&cid=t_268629_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F3fJO7Y46LoE%2Fhallo_auch_aus_frankfurt_am_ma.php A morning view of downtown Frankfurt am Main from the window of the building where I live in Frankfurt. You can also see a large passenger plane flying over the city. It is likely following the same flight path that my plane was on when I arrived on 20 November 2009. Image: GrrlScientist, 25 November 2009. This morning, I snapped the above image of downtown Frankfurt from the top floor window of the building where I live, whilst waiting for the elevator. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3029842 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:55:31 +0100 3029842 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3017061&cid=t_268629_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FKEEFSPBfZrM%2Fich_bin_in_frankfurt.php I have arrived! And I've already done some important things; Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3017061 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:37:10 +0100 3017061 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3012416&cid=t_268629_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2Fj7598hYYmdw%2Fhello_germany_why_i_am_looking.php When this publishes, it will be 8 am in Germany and my plane will have landed in Frankfurt a few minutes ago. As you are getting ready to snuggle into a warm bed, I will be jet-lagged, waiting to collect my checked bags and to work my way through Customs with my birds. Hopefully, I have all my permits, certificates and other paperwork in order so the authorities will simply wave me through and let me go home -- to a place I've never seen -- and take a hot shower! Even though I've said I will collapse and sleep for three days after reaching Frankfurt, this is unlikely (based on what I do after all my previous travels). If I end up doing what I've always done every other time I've traveled, I will investigate the city, eat the food and try out the beer -- and then I'll collapse. Read the res... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3012416 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:59:18 +0100 3012416 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2609168&cid=t_268629_46_f&fid=38788&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2FChrisH%2F2009%2F04%2F29%2Femotional-extremes%2F It’s been a while since I last wrote. A lot has happened since then. Our clinic extension project was a success and our contractors did a brilliant job, but sadly about 2 days after we got enough office space to work properly things started to go wrong: At first the circuit breakers cut off our power occasionally, but within a few days the clinic was only able to get power if we turned off all the fridges and air conditioning units. Our clinic is quite nice when it is air conditioned. When it isn’t, I quickly realised that our structures are essentially insulated metal boxes sitting in the sun. The temperature was somewhere between 40 and 50 and that’s not a great environment to provide medical care, to counsel someone or to try and do any sort of work. So myself, my new ... MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2609168 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:11:29 +0100 2609168 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2609149&cid=t_268629_46_f&fid=38790&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2FGrantA%2F2009%2F04%2Fsupply-lines%2F After work last night, I enjoyed a beer, some Pringles and few hours of cards with our team. Small comforts after a long day! So easy to forget that this beer only arrives in Shamwana after a 5-day trip on the back of a bicycle! No one has a car…if you have money here in Shamwana, you buy a bicycle. These aren’t your normal bikes, either. Heavy duty. You can weld them. They can carry 100 kilos. Not so comfortable but their real value is in the amount of cargo that can be strapped to them. We’ve given a bicycle to each health center to support patient referrals. They are using bicycles to transport the bricks that we need for my upcoming construction projects. From the river to the hospital. All 6000 of them…8 at a time. Its ‘only’ 5-7 days by bicycle to Lubumbashi from Shamw... MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2609149 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:29:42 +0100 2609149