Expat life is not always easy, but it is always an adventure. Making the choice to live in another country, another culture is brave and wonderful. It can also be very stressful, lonely, sad and heartbreaking. One thing is for sure, once you become an expat you change.
You can feel more alone than ever sitting amongst a group of people.
The other night we got a flat tire driving home. Thank goodness I wasn’t driving. Thank goodness for the kindness of strangers.
Last week I streamed a radio station from home while I was driving. It muddled my brain a little.
It probably isn’t very appropriate, but us mum’s whose girls do ballet class together have started a weekly pub crawl. I’ve named it Wobbly Wednesdays.
I make no secret of how hard this expat journey has been. I am an honest woman and I am neither ashamed nor embarrassed by my emotions and how I feel about things.
I just drove for the first time here in Manila. It was super scary but I did it. I feel really proud!
Two weeks after I left the hospital I am back, this time with BB. Is this really happening?
For a long time I believed I always needed to be busy. You cannot just be idle. Actually you can be, and you should be. I am re-learning to take care of myself now I am home from hospital.
Sitting in the car, breath fogging up the window, we watch the rain pour down.
I am out of hospital but I still have to rest. Something I find hard to do. In these few days I have changed my focus to other things, activities with the children and spending precious time with them.
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