During my year studying abroad at Al Akhawayn University in Morocco, I considered traveling around the country to be an integral part of my education. Here is a collection of the articles I’ve written about travel in Morocco. The majority are featured in Journey Beyond Travel‘s Morocco Travel Guide, but some are also hosted, Read More
During our time teaching in Pakistan, my husband and I lived fairly close to the Wagha-Attari border with India, and we were able to to travel there during our school breaks. Listed below are links to informative articles I’ve written about travel in India. Articles are hosted on various sites such as USA Today’s, Read More
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’s about time to start thinking about summer travel again and readers often ask me for advice about hiking and trekking in Pakistan,, Read More
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, Read More
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, Read More
Last weekend I was going a bit stir crazy. Originally we had planned on doing some backpacking and WWOOFing during the summer months, but first trimester nausea kept me so weak I could barely go up and down the stairs. By the time I felt better, it was August and all of our time, Read More
Last week I posted the first 5 Things I Learned Living Abroad, but there are definitely more. 6. How to Drive in Chaotic Conditions I had thought the way people drive in Morocco was slightly insane (ie, passing 12 vehicles on a blind curve), but North African driving conditions seem tame compared to the, Read More
With the average daily high in June at 103 degrees Fahrenheit, staying cool during frequent power outages takes some creativity. Living in Lahore, Pakistan from January 2006 to June 2009 has allowed me to experience and learn to cope with the country’s dramatically increasing energy crisis firsthand. First Year in Pakistan: 2006 In the, Read More
In addition to plucking up radishes from the ground. I have to say that three years in Lahore has taught me a great deal that I wouldn’t have learned staying in America. Most of these things have caused a fair deal of frustration in my life, but I believe that learning them has prepared, Read More