First, what does "blue lizard" stand for? It's a combination of 'Liz' (the Lizard) and 'Uli' (who likes blue things).

Liz is from Michigan and Uli is from Bühl (Baden), Germany. Since we are both transplants, we hope to be able to contribute something to people interested in Chicago who come here for work or play, to live here or just visit.

For all of you who are co-expatriates or generally interested in 'something different', see the page with helpful hints on shopping for imported stuff and how to deal with electrical voltage conversion, TV systems, and funny things like 'feet' and 'inches' in general.

2006 update: ironically, we are now BOTH expats in yet another country (France). Luckily, we have found that the experience is much less stressful the second time around - despite insurmountable obstacles as the language!

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