Home is Where the Heart Is
Life was simpler when we were home, when photographs of that life sneak up on me they take my breath away. It hurts remembering. Such is the nature of homesickness, and of the grief of letting go of the past.
Expat Survival Guide – Part 6 – A Bit About ‘Expat Guilt’
Expat guilt is a real thing. Guilt over leaving home, uprooting children and social inequity all find ways of seeping into our hearts and minds. Here are a few thoughts and strategies which may be helpful.
Expat Survival Guide – Part 1 – A Bit About Culture
Expat Survival Guide – Part 1. I find myself offering advice now to newbies in the expat community. I thought it might help to write a few pointers down. The stuff I would have found helpful when I first arrived. First up – A bit about culture.
The Disconnected Expat – Survival Guide
Expat life is not all glossy parties and glamorous travel. It can be unbelievably challenging. Lately, I have been feeling disconnected, so here is some advice to new expats.
The Fog
A short story based on the prompt ‘The Fog’
The Decision
How do you make decisions? When a life-changer comes at you, what do you do?
Discovery
Our scoping trip to Manila was an interesting time for me.