Archive | April, 2008
10 Tips For Bringing Your Pet Overseas

10 Tips For Bringing Your Pet Overseas

I’ve wrote this piece over at my blog on MatadorTravel.com… “When my husband and I adopted our two puppies (Molly and Jack) everyone told us that would be the end of our carefree travel days. This summer we will be flying to Madrid and living in apartment in the Chamberi area for three months. Our [...]

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The Emotional Landscape of a Life Change

The Emotional Landscape of a Life Change

First, my husband says to me: Christine, you know how you always wanted to live abroad? Let’s do it. So what if your job pays a lot and it’s got lots of fancy perks and everyone says ‘ooh’ and ‘aah’ when they see your business cards. You don’t actually like it, and it’s just not [...]

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Saying Goodbye to a City

Saying Goodbye to a City

It’s raining and cold today in Boston, and perhaps it’s weather-induced melancholy, but today, I started to realize that this may be the last time I ever live in this city. If you haven’t lived in Boston, then you might not realize the love/hate relationship its residents have with this college packed metropolis. The winters [...]

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Learning Spanish Quick (or any language)

Learning Spanish Quick (or any language)

Besides pleading with my husband to allow me to contact at least one headhunter, we’ve been spending much of our free time trying to quickly refresh our spanish skills. Since we’ll be in Spain in just 9 weeks, we don’t have much time. We’ve had to be super efficient, and with the help of a [...]

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The Beginning

The Beginning

Welcome to AlmostFearless.com- a blog that follows one womans journey from corporate manager to free wheeling travel writer. My name is Christine and I’m a freelance writer and photographer. In July 2008, I will officially be a homeless, citizen of the world. From Corporate Perks to Homeless Vagabond I always wanted to travel the world. [...]

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