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	<description>Travel addict, international educator, freelance writer</description>
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		<title>Why I Monetize my Expat Blog</title>
		<link>http://expatheather.com/2011/08/17/why-i-monetize-my-expat-blog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Carreiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year I was able to &#8216;meet&#8217; fellow former expat, Maria Foley, for an interview on blog monetization published at Expat Women. Maria is the blogger behind I Was an Expat Wife, and like me, although she&#8217;s not currently overseas she has a lot to say about living abroad. She reached out to several [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Food, Wine and Travel Writers: Why you Should Enter the IFWTWA Scholarship by July 31st</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Carreiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A quick note for all food, wine and travel writers: The deadline for IFWTWA (if-twa) scholarships is July 31st. IFWTWA &#8211; the International Food, Wine and Travel Writers Association &#8211; recognizes writers with its annual scholarship competition. I entered on a whim just a few days before last year&#8217;s deadline, and I was chosen as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back from Alaska&#8217;s Inside Passage</title>
		<link>http://expatheather.com/2011/07/09/back-from-alaskas-inside-passage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 15:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Carreiro</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alaska cruise]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you&#8217;ve probably guessed, our new son Gabriel and my editorial position at Matador Abroad have been keeping me pretty busy for the last five months. I&#8217;ve just come back from my first post-baby big trip to Alaska&#8217;s Inside Passage for the IFWTWA (pronounced if-twa) Conference at Sea with Holland America. It was my first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Notes on Being Semi-Unprepared for the Latest Blizzard</title>
		<link>http://expatheather.com/2011/01/13/notes-on-being-semi-unprepared-for-the-latest-blizzard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Carreiro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Expat Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Update]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[emergency preparedness]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Photo: Our nonfunctional fireplace. It’s much colder than the 65 degrees it should be. Holding my swelling belly with both hands, I heave myself onto my back and eventually achieve a position where I can glance at the digital clock on my nightstand. Blank. I know it’s after 4:30 a.m., but it’s still dark. After [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Alam Jan Dario of Pamir Trails: Trekking in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan</title>
		<link>http://expatheather.com/2011/01/11/interview-with-alam-jan-dario-of-pamir-trails-trekking-in-pakistan-afghanistan-and-tajikistan/</link>
		<comments>http://expatheather.com/2011/01/11/interview-with-alam-jan-dario-of-pamir-trails-trekking-in-pakistan-afghanistan-and-tajikistan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Carreiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This interview was originally published on the old ExpatHeather site, but the post was lost in cyberspace due to my attempt at moving around some files on the FTP server. Since it&#8217;s about time to start thinking about summer travel again and readers often ask me for advice about hiking and trekking in Pakistan, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The New England Blizzard Killed Our Mailbox!</title>
		<link>http://expatheather.com/2010/12/30/the-new-england-blizzard-killed-our-mailbox/</link>
		<comments>http://expatheather.com/2010/12/30/the-new-england-blizzard-killed-our-mailbox/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Carreiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yup, there&#8217;s the lid of it strewn about 15 feet away from the place where the mailbox was before the storm. Most likely it was knocked over by a plow. We live on a main road, so the road was cleared fairly quickly but our car was stuck in the driveway for three days due [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Experience: TSA Full-Body Scanner During the First Trimester</title>
		<link>http://expatheather.com/2010/11/25/my-experience-tsa-full-body-scanner-during-the-first-trimester/</link>
		<comments>http://expatheather.com/2010/11/25/my-experience-tsa-full-body-scanner-during-the-first-trimester/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 13:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Carreiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At three months pregnant, I did not expect to have my first encounter with a full body scanner. My husband I were flying round trip from Boston to Kansas City, and since the machines are only used in one of Boston-Logan&#8217;s terminals and have not yet been implemented in Kansas City, we didn&#8217;t think we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Travel Gear Wish List for New Parents</title>
		<link>http://expatheather.com/2010/11/08/travel-gear-wish-list-for-new-parents/</link>
		<comments>http://expatheather.com/2010/11/08/travel-gear-wish-list-for-new-parents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Carreiro</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baby travel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As my husband and I are expecting our first baby in January, we&#8217;ve already started thinking about how living and traveling abroad will be different when we suddenly become a family of three. When we were still just talking about getting pregnant, I started reading obsessively about traveling with kids and checking in on some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Latest News from Expat Heather &amp; Radio Interview Today with Big Blend Magazine</title>
		<link>http://expatheather.com/2010/11/05/latest-news-from-expat-heather-radio-show-today-with-big-blend-magazine/</link>
		<comments>http://expatheather.com/2010/11/05/latest-news-from-expat-heather-radio-show-today-with-big-blend-magazine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Carreiro</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pakistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So much exciting stuff happened in October that I barely managed to blog here at ExpatHeather! Here&#8217;s the latest news: Named Editor for Matador Abroad I was sad to leave my editorial intern position with Matador Abroad in August, but shortly after I was contacted by managing editor Julie Schwietert about the opportunity to take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Travel Writing Contests to Enter Right NOW</title>
		<link>http://expatheather.com/2010/10/08/5-travel-writing-contests-to-enter-right-now/</link>
		<comments>http://expatheather.com/2010/10/08/5-travel-writing-contests-to-enter-right-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Carreiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. Wanderlust &#038; Lipstick 3rd Annual Travel Writing Contest for Women Prize: A 10-day tour for 2 people in Vietnam and Cambodia. 5 category winners will get a 22&#8243; Briggs &#038; Riley carry-on suitcase. Submissions: Nonfiction travel narrative &#8211; 800 to 2,500 words You can submit up to 5 times, once in each of the [...]]]></description>
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