If you ask an expat what they look forward to when they go back “home” you’ll get a slew of answers: sushi, malls, familiar faces, hiking trails, Target. However, if you ask an expat mom, most times you’ll get this answer: easy, cheap things to do with kids. See, depending on your given day, everything abroad is a […]
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To Stay or Not to Stay: That is the Question
I wrote a piece for another website about a month ago that really struck a chord with some people. Many of the comments were ones of disagreement and some resorted to name calling where basically (or pretty straightforwardly – I don’t remember which) I was called a dummy. The funny thing was that it wasn’t […]
Missing Out: The Art of Not Missing It
When you live abroad, you spend a lot of time missing out on things: the birth of babies, the union of two souls, the showering of a bride to be… and those are just the big ticket items. The smaller things also get glossed over: Friday happy hours, Saturday BBQs, birthdays, holiday parties. You get it… we miss […]