November Reflections

The end of November marks 10 months remaining in the UK. We’ve spent our last expat Thanksgiving here, and while I’ll miss the Christmas markets, mulled wine and mince pie, I won’t miss the rain, long nights and weak sunshine (when it bothers to come out). Thanksgiving here is always fun, but it doesn’t feel…

The Repatriation Question and other March Updates

I can’t believe it’s already March. The past two months have flown by, and it’s hard to believe we’re coming up on having to make a decision about staying or going once again. The frustrating bit is that it’s not entirely up to us and spring 2016 was a long and stressful wait to find…

Why I love the Festive Season

England, it seems, takes Christmas festivities to a whole new level than what I’m used to. It’s refreshing that the political correctness of avoiding wishing someone a happy Christmas just isn’t there. According to coworkers and friends, the festive season has officially begun now that it’s November, so mince pies and Christmas carols are fair…

The Expat Partner and the Career : Reflections on Quitting and Restarting My Career

This is a tough subject for a lot of expats, and can make or break your experience as an expat partner.  A lot of people choose not to work for a variety of reasons, but due to our location and what I hoped to get out of the experience, taking the two years off wasn’t…

7 Things No One Told Me about Expat Life

I got a lot of advice, good and bad, about moving abroad, and when a friend who is moving from the U.S. to Australia asked me about the pros and cons of moving to another continent, it got me thinking about the things I had no idea about before I moved. So here is a…