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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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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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Home for Christmas?

Posted on December 16, 2016December 6, 2017by makingherehome
Christmas tree, decorated

Are you going home for Christmas? The longer we have lived away, the more complicated the ‘home’ question has become but, at this time of year, the conversation is often about whether people are staying in their current country or returning ‘home’. Going home for Christmas can be wonderful. It’s a chance to reconnect with family […]

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