These last few weeks I've been stuck in a rut. Do you recognise some of the signs of being in one too?
Category: Healing
Five things to do *before* getting injured abroad
I should have learned my lesson when I fell ill in China, but it took a SECOND incident in South Korea before I started compiling and applying these FIVE tips for healthcare when travelling abroad
A mix of cultures – what’s there to be ashamed about?
So far I’ve mainly been describing some elements of what it is like to be an expat as an adult. However, I have been travelling from country to country every three or four years since I was a baby due to my father’s job. My trajectory went – born in the Philippines, Syria, Chile, Zambia, …
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An expat in times of COVID – emotions x10?
This year has been tough for many. And if you are a foreigner living in a different country it comes with its own obstacles. How many of them have you encountered?
Musing Monday – what will you do differently?
Each Monday I’ll post a picture of a place I’ve been to or lived in, along with some reflections to go with it. I've changed this week's name to just Musing Monday as the topic is not something to be taken lightly. This week the photo is from Paris, France. So this photo is a …
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Bright lights, new city…finding your way
You have stepped off the plane, running around to try and find the perfect place to live in for you and your family, looking for schools, navigating your way around a new city, overcoming the language barrier and when all that is sorted and everyone is settled you take a deep breath and….and now what? …
Musings of a holistic expat
Hello! And...welcome! Here I am, starting this up because I know what it's like to be there...lost, uncertain, not knowing where to even begin, with something...anything! You see, I am a serial expat (some of it by choice, others not) since I was a wee baby and somehow, that has continued into adulthood. And now, …
