<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17482029.post6286617968885269780..comments</id><updated>2009-06-22T02:18:39.200-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Expat Focus Blog: The Value of Mateship</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://expatfocus.blogspot.com/feeds/6286617968885269780/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17482029/6286617968885269780/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://expatfocus.blogspot.com/2009/06/by-guest-blogger-suzer-from-suzers.html'/><author><name>admin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17482029.post-5029866678442638515</id><published>2009-06-20T05:54:13.461-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-20T05:54:13.461-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Very nice post!  I'm sure all expats married to a ...</title><content type='html'>Very nice post!  I&amp;#39;m sure all expats married to a spouse of a different nationality can identify with the experiences and feelings you describe.  You&amp;#39;re lucky you arrived in a place with enough other expats to befriend and your idea of starting this group was very pro-active. Being pro-active in this way is essential in the expat life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your new home is a steady one, a place to grow new roots. There are also those expats who move from country to country, and end up leaving friends behind in all corners of the globe, and having no real home, and no roots anywhere. But that&amp;#39;s another story!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All the best to you and your mates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Miss Footloose&lt;br /&gt;www.lifeintheexpatlane.blogspot.com</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17482029/6286617968885269780/comments/default/5029866678442638515'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17482029/6286617968885269780/comments/default/5029866678442638515'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://expatfocus.blogspot.com/2009/06/by-guest-blogger-suzer-from-suzers.html?showComment=1245502453461#c5029866678442638515' title=''/><author><name>Miss Footloose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15601892611652195901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='06245581174941691034'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://expatfocus.blogspot.com/2009/06/by-guest-blogger-suzer-from-suzers.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17482029.post-6286617968885269780' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17482029/posts/default/6286617968885269780' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>