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
Tag: expat
The unknown destination
The unknown destination…destination…unknown? What is this place where we think we need to head towards, yet don’t have the map or directions on how to get there? Is it a physical place? Is it metaphorical? Is it talking about *gasp* my internal self-discovery journey (which is very much a work in progress)? What is an …
(A)Musing Monday – through the cobbled streets
I look down at these cobbled pathways and with each step I take, I'm in awe. Hundreds of thousands of footsteps have fallen upon these stones... but in the early morning there are just mine, the lone sounds reverberating off them. Slowly, slowly, the light starts to penetrate through and my footsteps are no longer …
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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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(A)Musing Monday
China has about it all the buzz that you want - innovation, good food, potential. But what if this buzz comes with a downside?
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?
Wife of….wait! Stop! I have a my own identity!
I was sitting down at a café and getting to know some new mums at a coffee morning. The conversation started off with the usual questions – where are you from, how long have you lived here etc. and as the conversation continued, the inevitable one was asked – “what does *your* husband do?
(A)Musing Monday
Organised chaos - chaos or a thing of beauty? Take a trip to Shanghai and see what I mean
