An-American-in-Malta

What's the Temp Today in Malta?

 

Today, at around 1: 15 PM in Malta, it's 88 degrees F with 40 percent humidity.  To me, that would feel good.  Anything with humidity below 50 percent is good.  I would like to be in Malta today.

 

Now here, in Dover, NH, it's been raining just about everyday for the past week.  Today, at 7:15 AM, it's 70 degrees with 98 percent humidity.  Forecast: thundershowers.  Again.  Which weather do you think I like better?

 

You can look up the weather in Malta anytime of the day (it's six hours later there) by clicking on the Valletta (Malta's capital) weather report.

 

The sun is very strong in Malta--much stronger there than in America's Northeast.  On a scale of 1-10, it's a 9 today.  That's what makes it hot.  And that's what makes it essential that you always wear sunscreen in Malta.  Every single day. 

 

I know what a pain that can be, so I wrote an article on making it easier to put sunscreen on.  Here's an except from it, and if you want, you can read the article by clicking on the link:

 

Sunscreen: Make it Easy on Yourself

We know it's a pain--to buy, to wear, to reapply, to even find in your house sometimes. But If you want to look good and stay healthy, you'll wear it. Here are eight ways to make it easier on yourself...

By Ilene Springer  |  Read Article

Published: June 27, 2008

 Do I know What I'm Doing?

 

I'm scared right now because I think I know what I'm doing.  That's not a good sign.   I don't have a date for moving to Malta right now.  But I'm starting with the banking process.  I have my bank here--Bank of America (BOA)--and I think I'm going with HSBC in Malta.  The HSBC International Banking people have been quite courteous so far.  They say I can call them early enough in the day (six hours difference between Eastern Standard Time (EST) in the US and Malta, and they will link me up right then and there with someone from the bank in Malta so I can ask questions.  I've got to hear this to believe it...

                             So Where is Malta?

Never heard of it?  Here it is:  It's south of Italy and north of Tunisia in northern Africa.  It's very tiny; you might miss it unless you know where to look.  See that red "push pin" on the map?  Look to the  right and down; there's a very tiny, faint white spot.  That's Malta.

 

 

And here's a better view of the islands.  Malta actually consists of three islands--Malta, Gozo and Comino (which is very tiny and almost uninhabited).

                               I love Valletta

It was just an ordinary day in Valletta's Square: A troupe of folk dancers from Greece, Italy, Ireland and Poland pranced down Republic Street to entertain lunch-goers. This was not something that happened in Hudson, New York, or Boston or Dover, New Hampshire--a few places I've lived in the Northeast.  So it was this day, several summers ago, that I decided I could live here.  I hope I'm right.

                                      Writer at Work

 

What you see is not what you get!  There's a lot more to come here--everything from getting your cat ready to come to Malta--to what kind of appliances you should buy when you get to Malta.  I am working hard to get to all the topics I want to present, and I've got a lot of research to do.  One of the problems is that I have been spending too much time on the web design (I guess Lexapro doesn't cure everything).  But I hope, hope that I can finally leave it along for a day and continue getting the information about moving to Malta that you want to know.

         

 

                      X'hemm u Merħba        

 

Hello and Welcome.  This web site is for expatriates living in Malta--and for people  anywhere considering or planning to move to Malta.  If you're about  to retire, work or study in Malta, here are the facts you need--which I dug up for myself when I decided to make Malta my home. Please join me on my journey.

(By the way, what do those ancient Egyptian symbols have to do Malta?  To find out, click here.)

                                                                                              I.S.