If you know me, you’ll know I love a good toilet or vomit story. And if you’ve met me, especially at a party, you may’ve heard one or two of my favourites from my repertoire… The one in Beijing at the Great Wall, where are actually NO walls in the toilets, and the locals like to …
What To Expect When You’re EXPATing!
The above picture is me, almost 2 yrs. ago to the day. I have that look that I recognise from photos at the beginning of my pregnancy, excited, nervous and hyper-aware that something momentously-life-changing is about to happen. In the case of the pregnancy pics that something would happen in roughly 9 months’ time but …
The Aldi Mentality
Job signed and sealed, you’ve chosen your house, school, possibly even decided on what car you are going to cruise around Dubai in. Paperwork is nicely up to date, important documents safely tucked away ready for relocation, excitement is building by the day. Until you must pack up the house. On a whole, the packing …
There’s Someone in the House…
“I just don’t know how you can do it. I just don’t think I could live with someone else in my house. What’s it like really like having a live-in maid?” I had this conversation about 6 years ago with a friend when I was new expat to the Middle East and its endearing ways. My friend worked …