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According to Foreign Policy Magazine, 60 of the World’s Countries are “Hell”

June 26, 2010
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Pakistan, the “10th most failed state” of 2010 according to Foreign Policy. Doesn’t look like hell to me.
This week a photo essay based on the ‘Failed States Index’ really got me riled up. Basically, Foreign Policy took one terrible/chaotic/scary photo from each of the 60 countries to make a photo essay called “Postcards from [...]

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Personal Update: Baby on the Way!

June 22, 2010
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Alright, so I’m the oldest in my family and my parents are really itching to tell everyone they are going to be grandparents, so here’s the news!
Duarte and I are really excited; I’m currently 9 weeks pregnant and if all goes normally, the baby will be due at the end of January.
FAQs:

How are you [...]

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Welcome to the New Expat Heather!

June 1, 2010
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Thanks to the Thesis Theme for WordPress, ExpatHeather has undergone a major redesign. After using iWeb for six months, I decided it was time to swap over to WordPress before putting more work into the site. I love the look and functionality of the new site and am much more motivated to blog now!
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Ditching the Guidebook: My First Trip to Northern Pakistan

March 28, 2010
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Within minutes I’m surrounded by local women from the village. Usually I can hold my own in Urdu conversation, but many of these women speak Burushaski, a language that is unrelated to any other language in Pakistan. Linguists class it as a ‘language isolate,’ and there are estimated to be some 87,000 speakers living in [...]

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Travel Emergency Kit: Supplies Every Traveler Should Carry

January 23, 2010
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With the increase of terrorist attacks worldwide and the threat of natural and economic disasters, it’s important to travel with basic safety items. Be smart and safe while traveling by always carrying a travel emergency kit on your person.
Finances

Always carry some cash on you, preferably enough to buy an alternate plane ticket in case of [...]

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