Each Monday I’ll post a picture of a place I’ve been to or lived in, along with some thoughts to go with it. This week it is from Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Ohhhh American Doughnut Kitchen truck. How I miss thee. I lived in Melbourne for three years where I was an international student studying …
China has about it all the buzz that you want - innovation, good food, potential. But what if this buzz comes with a downside?
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 …
Continue reading Musing Monday – what will you do differently?
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?
Organised chaos - chaos or a thing of beauty? Take a trip to Shanghai and see what I mean
Ok, ok…I will admit it. I binge-watched all of Emily in Paris the day it came out. And I’m not sure if I am proud that I actually managed to watch through the entire season or I’m ashamed that I managed to get through the entire season. Sure, I’ll admit some parts made me giggle …
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. This week it is about my very first trip to Paris (oh la la). I felt it was only fitting to start this post with a photo of Paris, seeing as I …
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? …
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, …
Musings of a holistic expat 