Expats – Page 3 – David Haldane

January 10, 2020

A Tooth in My Popsicle (2)

By David Haldane Jan. 9, 2020 We had just started eating desert at our favorite restaurant, when I bit into something hard. “Wow,” I exclaimed […]

December 26, 2019

Pajamas

By David Haldane Dec. 26, 2019 The situation was urgent. Two young women recommended to us as potential housekeepers had arrived to be interviewed for […]

December 12, 2019

Invasion

By David Haldane Dec. 12, 2019 It looked like an invasion. Dozens of young men were marching past our house in long meandering lines, […]

November 21, 2019

For Sale by Owner

By David Haldane Nov. 21, 2019 The moment was both painful and revealing. About a year earlier, my wife and I had purchased a 2012 […]

November 14, 2019

The Trashman is Here!

By David Haldane Nov. 14, 2019 It never fails. Every week – generally, but not always, on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday – we are startled […]

October 31, 2019

Drum Rolls

By David Haldane Oct. 31, 2019 It never gets old. No matter how many times I hear the drum rolls, see the flags raised, marvel to […]

October 11, 2019

Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire

By David Haldane Oct. 10, 2019 The stench was overpowering. Curious as to its source, I stepped out onto the veranda. And there, for the […]

September 6, 2019

Moving Day

By David Haldane Sept. 5, 2019 Like a lumbering turtle, the little house made its way slowly down the road. To a casual observer, the […]

August 30, 2019

Banned!

By David Haldane Aug. 29, 2019 It was a day of darkness. It began, as many do, with a leisurely morning surf along the teeming […]

August 22, 2019

Alarm!

By David Haldane Aug. 22, 2019 The end of the world began with a burp. It was 8 a.m. when I was awakened by the […]

August 15, 2019

Chaos

By David Haldane August 15, 2019 It was three a.m. when my call finally went through. At work in California where it was still daylight, […]

July 18, 2019

Tangled Legs

By David Haldane July 18, 2019 This morning I awoke with a foot in my mouth. It wasn’t the first time; in fact, it’s been […]