{"id":232,"date":"2017-01-17T21:20:57","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T21:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/?p=232"},"modified":"2017-01-17T21:20:57","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T21:20:57","slug":"unknown-ex-expat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/?p=232","title":{"rendered":"Unknown ex expat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A lot has happened. I&#8217;m no more an unknown expat but an unknown ex expat. I moved back to Germany and my life changed a lot: almost no more parties or weekly catch-ups, a freezing climate and a new job.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a short recap and what happened since the last post:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; visited Libanon one more time and enjoyed amazing food, good parties and relaxing times at the pool and the beach<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Photo-7-24-16-10-51-05-AM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-233\" src=\"http:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Photo-7-24-16-10-51-05-AM-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Photo-7-24-16-10-51-05-AM-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Photo-7-24-16-10-51-05-AM-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Photo-7-24-16-10-51-05-AM-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Photo-7-24-16-10-51-05-AM-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><a href=\"http:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170117_220928.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-234\" src=\"http:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170117_220928-1024x468.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170117_220928-1024x468.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170117_220928-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170117_220928-768x351.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170117_221623.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-239\" src=\"http:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170117_221623-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170117_221623-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170117_221623-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; went to Iran two more times and had to say good bye to many friends and colleagues<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20160802_194614_HDR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-235\" src=\"http:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20160802_194614_HDR-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20160802_194614_HDR-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20160802_194614_HDR-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20160802_194614_HDR-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; went to Mussanah for a dive trip with an amazing pool and decent party<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; went for another dive trip to Sandy Beach with iconic Snoopy Island<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG-20160903-WA0018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-240\" src=\"http:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG-20160903-WA0018-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG-20160903-WA0018-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG-20160903-WA0018-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG-20160903-WA0018-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; had to sell my beloved and hated BMW 630i<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; enjoyed the cold -18\u00b0C J\u00e4germeister bar at Barasti in order to prepare for the cold German winter<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20160906_232249.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-236\" src=\"http:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20160906_232249-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20160906_232249-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20160906_232249-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20160906_232249-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; had an absolute blast at my 30th birthday with a brunch at Ritz Carlton, a catamaran tour around the palm and a short visit to Burj al Arab; some people continued afterwards and I heard lots of crazy stories<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_0587.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-237\" src=\"http:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_0587-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_0587-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_0587-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_0587-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; continued farewell parties and goodbyes for a good 2 weeks<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; had the most intense and emotional good bye with colleagues and friends ever after such a &#8216;short&#8217; time<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; started to settle back in Germany<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lot has happened. I&#8217;m no more an unknown expat but an unknown ex expat. I moved back to Germany and my life changed a lot: almost no more parties or weekly catch-ups, a freezing climate and a new job. Here&#8217;s a short recap and what happened since the last post: &#8211; visited Libanon one &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/?p=232\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Unknown ex expat<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,40,110,60],"tags":[162,163,165,161,164],"class_list":["post-232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-expat-life","category-landscape","category-on-the-road","category-what-can-you-do-in-the-desert","tag-beirut","tag-diving","tag-farewell","tag-lebanon","tag-sandy-beach"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=232"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":241,"href":"https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232\/revisions\/241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unknownexpat.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}