We did not hear enough about how to be a good member of a community, to define the common good and to repair the social contract.

And we also found that while prosperity does not trickle down from the most powerful to the rest of us, all too often indifference and even intolerance do.’

-Hillary Rodham Clinton

It certainly sounds like you are having fun, but I have read so many blogs that start out “I sold the house, put the dog in a kennel, kissed the family good-bye, and headed off for years to see … ” These “wandering nomad” blogs are so much fun to read but they are a bit unrealistic for the bulk of your readers. How many of us can pick up and leave home, job, and family for years? Not very many. So what are the rest of us to do?

There is an alternative–what I call a working vacation. This is simply a short-term overseas posting that you take during a leave of absence (or summer vacation or sabbatical) from your regular job. I think that you get many of the benefits of living overseas with the added benefit of being able to come back to your home, family, and regular paycheck. My wife and I (both teachers) have lived and worked overseas 15 separate times–Australia to Zimbabwe, Mauritius to Mongolia–never once reaching into my wallet and never once giving up my day job. You can read about our realistic adventures on otherguysdime.wordpress.com.

Michael

Thanks

Dave