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The Homesick Expat – does it ever get better?

Posted on September 19, 2019October 31, 2019by makingherehome
homesick expat

The homesick expat. It’s a cliché. But, like most clichés, it reveals a truth. One of the first things people ask me when they find out we live abroad is ‘aren’t you homesick?’ But what is homesickness? It’s more than just missing your actual home. You are now away from familiar routines, familiar faces, familiar […]

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  • Expat Life

Christmas Guests?

Posted on December 14, 2018December 14, 2018by makingherehome
christmas guests

What evokes Christmas for you? For me, it’s the smell of mince pies and tangerines and the twinkle of fairy lights. It’s the opening bars of ‘Fairytale of New York’ and the tears that come all too quickly whenever I hear children singing carols. It’s being at my parents’ house with all my family, which […]

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Our Favourite Children’s Books – Book Recommendations from Expat Kids

Posted on December 4, 2018April 10, 2019by makingherehome
expat kids books

Is there a greater gift than the gift of a book? I honestly don’t think there is. Books can transport us, they can offer comfort. They can teach us about the world and about ourselves. They can be an adventure, a refuge, and inspiration, a solace. And it’s a pure pleasure to give a child […]

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  • Expat Life

Organising A Move Overseas: Step 1 – Getting Ready

Posted on May 17, 2018May 22, 2018by makingherehome
organsising a move overseas

Organising a move overseas can be really stressful, and one of the things that can feel overwhelming is the idea of all the organisation you need to do. Deciding what to take and what to leave. Getting your paperwork in order. Knowing that you are going to have to sort through the junk cupboard/ attic/ […]

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Moving On is Hard to Do – My Expat Love Affairs

Posted on April 23, 2018April 24, 2018by makingherehome
MOVING ON

Like so many of you, we are moving on to a new country in a few months’ time. The hardest thing with any move is the people you have to leave behind. And, while my keyboard could do with clean, I don’t want to be washing it with tears. So this post is about the […]

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A Monday Minute – Life Is Like A Game Of Skittles…

Posted on February 26, 2018by makingherehome

Or ten pin bowling. And in this game, it’s us who are the skittles (although at the moment I’m feeling more bowling ball shaped, but that’s another issue entirely…). When you move, you end up in a place with lots of other people you have never met before. It may take a while, but these […]

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Expat Author: Stephanie Suga Chen ‘Travails of a Trailing Spouse’

Posted on February 15, 2018April 10, 2019by makingherehome
Travails of a trailing spouse

One of the lovely and unexpected things that has happened since I set up The Expat Book Club is that I have made connections with lots of other expat women – all of them are readers, but some of them are authors too. So I thought I would do a series of ‘Expat Author’ interviews to highlight […]

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Skiing With Kids? Top Tips on Ski Trips as a Family

Posted on January 17, 2018February 12, 2018by makingherehome
Skiing with kids

The first time I ever skied was three years ago. So my first ski holiday was skiing with kids – we were all beginners. We were also a bit of a ragtag group as my husband opted to snowboard – less because he wanted to look cool (ha!) and more because the many knee ops […]

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Expat Traditions – Our Cultural Pick & Mix

Posted on December 19, 2017December 20, 2017by makingherehome
Expat Traditions

What are expat traditions? Well, one of the best things about living overseas for me is picking up new traditions and joining in different celebrations. I love this cultural mash up – or rather, a pick and mix of traditions I have written before about the fact that our family is monocultural – my husband […]

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  • Books

Brilliant Books for Kids…Recommended by Kids

Posted on December 9, 2017April 10, 2019by makingherehome
expat kids books

There is a social media post that does the rounds at this time of year. It’s about simplifying Christmas (which I am ALL for) and giving children four things. Something they want, something they need, something to wear…and something to read. It’s the something to read that does it for me. As a recipient (I […]

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