Expat Survival Guide – Part 5 – A Bit About Discourse & Friendship
Expat Survival Guide – Part 5 – Our discourse changes with those we know. The further along time goes our relationships change. This is natural and can be painful. You need to work out how best to manage during these times.
Expat Survival Guide – Part 7 – A Bit About Traveling Home
Expat Survival Guide – Part 6 – A bit about traveling home for the first time. I learnt a few lessons last Christmas and since then I have figured out my mistake with packing.
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 4 – A Bit About the Social Jungle
Expat Survival Guide – Part 4 – A bit about the social jungle. In between the queen bee’s and wannabe’s you will find true, wonderful and fulfilling friendships that can last a lifetime.
Expat Survival Guide – Part 2 – A Bit About Domestic Support
Expat Survival Guide Part 2 – A bit about domestic help. Some tips and advice from someone who has learnt the hard way.
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.
Expat Survival Guide – Part 3 – A Bit About Transitions
Expat Survival Guide – Part 3 – Transitions can be really challenging, especially when you have to help your whole family get through this difficult time. Hang in there, it does get better.
The Moment we Say Good-Bye
It is that time of year in the expat community. The time for saying goodbye.
Complacent
Friday night was an eye opener for me. I realised I had become so complacent in my new life I had almost missed out on this gorgeous evening out.
April Book Club Night
It was book club night. Our featured book was The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith. Beautifully written but most of our evening was discussing other very important topics.