Expat Heather — Travel addict, international educator, freelance writer

The New England Blizzard Killed Our Mailbox!

December 30, 2010

Yup, there’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 [...]

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6 Travel Writing Contests to Enter Right NOW – December Edition

December 23, 2010

Two of the travel writing contests listed below (#2 and #4) were also featured in the October Edition, but since the deadlines haven’t passed yet I’ve included them again here. Contests are listed by application date with the closest deadlines first. 1.GranTourismo Travel Blogging Competition Prize: First Prize – A $750 voucher with HomeAway rentals [...]

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My Experience: TSA Full-Body Scanner During the First Trimester

November 25, 2010

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’s terminals and have not yet been implemented in Kansas City, we didn’t think we [...]

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Travel Gear Wish List for New Parents

November 8, 2010

As my husband and I are expecting our first baby in January, we’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 [...]

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Latest News from Expat Heather & Radio Interview Today with Big Blend Magazine

November 5, 2010

So much exciting stuff happened in October that I barely managed to blog here at ExpatHeather! Here’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 [...]

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5 Travel Writing Contests to Enter Right NOW

October 8, 2010

1. Wanderlust & 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″ Briggs & Riley carry-on suitcase. Submissions: Nonfiction travel narrative – 800 to 2,500 words You can submit up to 5 times, once in each of the [...]

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Free ESL Resources: Teaching and Learning English Pronunciation

October 1, 2010

Pronunciation can be one of the most difficult areas to mast in any foreign language. Have a go at reading the following poetic verse out loud: “I take it you already know Of tough and bough and cough and dough? Others may stumble but not you On hiccough, thorough, laugh and through. Well done! And [...]

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