Do Expats Ever Stop Comparing?
Is it normal for expats to continuously compare everything to their home country? If so, does it ever stop? I’ve been an…
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South Africa Diaries: Part 1 – Why It Took 25 Years To Get To South Africa
Shattered dreams When I heard the news, on 11th November 1965, that Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) had declared UDI I was devastated. I…
Read more →“That’s Just Who I Am” – Assimilate Or Be Yourself?
Taking my inspiration from Bravo TV’s The Ladies of London this month. It’s a reality show starring two British women and five…
Read more →Tales from a Spanish Village: Two Old Fools and Cats
Until the Spanish begin to neuter their cats, there will always be a huge feral population. When we moved to El Hoyo…
Read more →The New “Normal” Is Really Kinda Strange
I’m an American living in South Africa, writing this month’s column to you from France, before flying to Africa again with a…
Read more →A Month in the Life of an English Writer in Tuscany – June Reflections
The continuing adventures of June Finnigan, her Man, and Farty Barty the cat. Benvenuto to all my Loyal and New Followers I…
Read more →Clean Water Is Important
As a US citizen and resident for nearly six decades, access to potable, safe water is something I’ve always taken for granted.…
Read more →Glut Is A Four-Letter Word: Nature’s Bounty In The Morvan
‘I hate plum jam!’ the heroine of Calendar Girls announces to the Women’s Institute AGM. She had a point. Faced with a…
Read more →The Kids In America
Sometimes I wonder how the expat life is being interpreted by, not only my son, but the British kids of families here…
Read more →That’s Queer! The Evolution Of Language And Belief
Toronto is currently hosting WorldPride 2014, the now internationally recognized celebration of the human right to sexual diversity. The ten-day festival boasts…
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