… how being an expat doesn’t have to define you – the power within the friendship does. There are times when I feel like an alien 24/7 - every interaction, every transaction, every conversation seems to highlight the fact that I am a visitor temporarily partaking of what this location has to offer. It is [...]
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The best part about being an expat friend is…
Posted in The best part... on August 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The best thing about being an expat daughter, granddaughter, sister…
Posted in The best part... on August 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
… is quite simply that when you go home, you get to be special. I’m not saying you were never special before you became an expat, its just that absence does indeed make the heart grow fonder, and the people you truly care about, who also care about you, often want to savor the moments. [...]
The best thing about being an expat mother
Posted in The best part..., tagged expat kids, expat Moms, Expat Mothers on August 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
… is one of those weird juxtaposition type things where the worst thing also turns out to be the best thing. Last week we explored the whole ‘Did I do the right thing?’, Have I ruined my child’s life?’ expat Mom thing which amounts to flagellation of the self kind. And here comes the gross [...]
The best part of being an expat wife/partner
Posted in The best part... on August 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
… is the incredible way that the challenges of being an expat can really help you grow in your relationship. So often, you only have each other to turn to and whilst this is not always our first choice as women, it is a blessing carefully wrapped in strange paper. I am reading a wonderful [...]
The best part about being an expat woman
Posted in The best part... on August 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
… is learning about and sharing your ‘sisters’ ‘ experiences as women in different parts of the world. It helps you to gain perspective about your own femaleness, it makes you appreciate what you have and helps you understand how differently yet similar our experiences are in different cultures. Experiencing different religions, cultures and family [...]
