Repat Reflections
Repatriation is considered to be harder than expatriation. I don’t know about that in my situation but these first few weeks have been really strange. It is hard to explain and I wonder when I will begin to feel more normal.
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.
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.
Happy Manilaversary
It has been one year since we moved here to Manila. Here is my top 10 ways I have changed.
Rain, Trains, Bowling and Icecream…
It has been a busy week. Noodles has been at the vet for his checkup, I’ve been back to the post office and we discovered some new night markets. Along the way we found awesome icecream and got caught in a torrential rain downpoor.
The Jewel in My Day
On the weekend I was walking down the staircase and I could hear ‘you are my sunshine’ ring out through our condo. You see our boxes had just arrived from home and through the cheerful noise and happy mess that now filled our home, FB’s lovely little jewelry box had been found and this is […]
Finding our way
It is Easter and most of Manila shuts down during these few days. It is a good time for reflection and just taking some time out to catch our breath.
Top 10 ways I know I’m adjusting to life here
Today I have not had any internet in our house. All day. Not a bit. How am I feeling about that? Surprisingly calm, which made me think about what I could write to you about next. You see, back home if my internet went off I’d have some sort of conniption. ‘What’s happened! OMG! How […]
Finding the sparkles of light
This second week in our new home has been so hard. I feel isolated, lonely and uncertain. At the end though, I still manage to find some sparkles of light, which bring me hope that things will get better.