I have been living as an expat for a while now, seventeen years to be exact, and if I am honest, adapting to each new place I call home is the key to surviving the expat journey and becoming a true expat chameleon. Every new place brings with it a new lifestyle, a new culture, […]
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It has been a few weeks since I arrived home from the Camino De Santiago. I will not get all sentimental and say, “I am a changed woman, and I have had a spiritual encounter that changed my life”. Instead, I will tell you, “How proud I am of my achievements, as I never thought
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This Mother’s Day was a strange one for me; it consisted of no children in the house and arriving back in Singapore at 5 am with a head cold and sinuses, making my eleven-hour flight from Athens a nightmare. Those who have ever flown with sinus issues will understand that the pain is like having
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For many living in Australia, you may not understand this Aussie Mothers’plea, whether it is because you don’t understand what I and many others are trying to say or whether your head is maybe a little too deep in the sand right now. It is a terrible predicament the world is in with (almost) everyone worldwide. Many
An Aussie Mothers Plea to her homeland! Read More »
This year is full of lasts for our family, with our youngest in his last year at school. It is strange to think I will no longer have a child at school, considering my first child started school in 2004; that is eighteen years of school drop-offs, pick-ups, packed lunches, canteen duty, class mum duties,
Now that is a wrap! Our very last school rugby game Read More »
So here we are; the family’s youngest member is now classed as a young adult in the eyes of the law (well, in Australia, anyway). So you can now legally vote, drink, move out of home and perhaps even pay the bills (I say this with tremendous respect). However, in all seriousness, the baton of
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It is hard to believe that I have not had a visitor in over two years. I had forgotten how fun it is to be picking someone up from the airport until now! I have just received my first visitor in over two years, and I could not be happier to be picking my baby girl up
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While  International Women’s Dayis celebrated worldwide, it is time to reflect on this year’s theme, #BreakTheBias. Being part of the move means thinking about the following – Imagine a gender-equal world. A world is free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated.
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I always said I would be honest on this blog, and on many occasions, you have read my words of vulnerability, and so today is no different; today, you will hear the truth about the difficult part of this expat life. So I am back in Singapore after seven long months in Sydney, and although
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It is hard to express what I am feeling right now. I have mixed emotions, to be honest. On the one hand, I am excited because my baby is now coming to the end of his own chapter with his final year of school. While on the other hand, unlike his siblings, I am deeply saddened
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