IHT: Coping in a strange, new world
“You think, "I’m living in Paris. How can I be miserable?" Yet it happens, even in the most romantic and historic settings. You get the dream assignment in Paris or London, or Florence, settle in – and the bottom falls out.”
From a special section in the Herald Tribune. Ya think they could’ve done this 7 months ago? They say the period of “cultural adjustment” is usually 12 to 18 months. 12 to 18 months! Some of us just have way too low a pain threshold…
New Angeles Monthly, June 2008
Weekend America, March 30, 2008
Los Angeles Times, March 13, 2008
Los Angeles Times, March 6, 2008
Nil by Mouth is written by Neille Ilel. Neille is a writer, reporter and user interface specialist in Los Angeles. If you think that's a lot, she's also got a host of meandering sidelines including improv comedy, tennis, cooking, drawing and thinking about learning to play the guitar.
Nil is her given name. It's a long story.
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