tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35979627.post202491044688415897..comments2024-02-24T17:21:25.834+09:00Comments on Ramblings From Life: Being a 21st Century ExpatAlexis Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06972149809628579689noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35979627.post-7529620788811914572011-01-29T06:59:30.433+09:002011-01-29T06:59:30.433+09:00Discovered this post precisely when it wasuseful. ...Discovered this post precisely when it wasuseful. Thanks to you. It's already been very valuableAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35979627.post-29034698449015471602011-01-28T13:27:56.594+09:002011-01-28T13:27:56.594+09:00At age 18, my mom married my dad (who was in the A...At age 18, my mom married my dad (who was in the Army) and moved to France, where he was stationed. In the 3 years that they were there, she spoke to her mom once. Overseas phone calls were prohibitively expensive and had to be arranged 2 weeks in advance. She said that, while she loved living in France, not being able to speak to her mom was absolutely the hardest thing she had to deal with while there. Technology is truly a fabulous thing.Maureennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35979627.post-52309453134284436662011-01-28T13:13:27.258+09:002011-01-28T13:13:27.258+09:00Amen!! And there are ways for some of us to get a...Amen!! And there are ways for some of us to get around the banned items like Skype (oh my Skype is so bad they make it illegal!) that makes that technology even better.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05950698015748300239noreply@blogger.com