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Michelle Garrett
- Crackers ChristmasOne of the most interesting things about living overseas is experiencing the way different cultures celebrate holidays. The Christmas Cracker has become one of my favourites.Over 20 years ago I…Read more
- American Expats And The Big Tax BetrayalA few hundred years ago some British expats who were mostly settling in a new land (some still travelling back and forth for business, with homes in both places) started…Read more
- Slow Living As An ExpatI know that title seems an obvious statement to some people who have preconceived ideas about the relaxed ‘G&T on a veranda’ lifestyle of expats. But as most of us…Read more
- How Do You Deal With Angry New Expats?I’ve lived in the UK for over 20 years so the early expat days are a little foggy in my memory. I belong to some expat groups and each of…Read more
- Deciding On Dual Citizenship, Or NotI’ve lived in the UK about 24 years and apart from the time I abandoned logic and decided to travel without my old passport that says ‘Indefinite Leave to Remain’…Read more
- Relax! It Might Not Be An Expat ThingPerhaps it was the very specific Northern Mother-in-Law who first instilled the fear of tea in me. If she were in a good mood I would get lots of jokes…Read more
- Why I Love The British Boxing DayAs an American living in the UK one of my favourite days of the year is Boxing Day, the day after Christmas. The day off, after Christmas. Until I moved…Read more
- No More ThanksgivingsThe first year I lived in the UK I was here with other American students. We lined up at the phones with our phone cards calling home and cooked a…Read more
- Investing Time In The Local CommunityOne of the best tips for expats who want to cope better with homesickness and culture shock and get the most out of their time overseas is to get involved…Read more
- Creating Expat Characters In FictionI recently wrote a post, The Perils of Expats Writing Fiction about an unexpected difficulty for long-term expat writers. Your internal editor is muted (or confused) because after living somewhere…Read more