10 Tips For The Perfect Expat Partner
I recently had a conversation with Toni Hargis, another Expat Focus columnist, about the lonely position we sometimes find ourselves in as…
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Schools Abroad – Another Expat Challenge
If there’s one aspect of living abroad that reminds you you’re an expat, it’s the kids’ school. At this time of year…
Read more →Making Friends As An Expat
I’m always surprised to read and hear grumbles from expats about the temporary nature of friendships they make in their temporary homes.…
Read more →Two Old Fools Blow Virtual Kisses
Isn’t technology wonderful? When we first moved to our tiny Spanish village in 2004, we were lucky to have one of the…
Read more →Weathering The Weather…Whether Here Or There
I have vivid memories of the brutal snowstorms of my childhood; I have clung to my cat while hunkered down in my…
Read more →Enter The Rentrée – The Return To School In France
The strictly legislated summer sales finished a few days ago so all the grandes surfaces (large supermarkets) are now fully geared up…
Read more →Tropical Toronto
A record-breaking start to the year We’ve been experiencing some record-breaking temperatures here in Ontario this year. Our last winter was incredibly…
Read more →How Moving to New Zealand Made Me a Better Cook
I used to consider myself a fairly good cook back when we lived in the States. I made dinner almost every night,…
Read more →The Hurricane Season In The Dominican Republic
The hurricane season starts on June 1 and runs through until the end of November. The Dominican Republic is right in the…
Read more →A Dry Weekend In Mérida
A dry weekend in Mexico – yes, hell had frozen over. In a country of all night cantinas, beer for breakfast and…
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