Ask the 8 year old what her future Master Mind subject might be, and I would hazard a guess it might be different celebrations and festivals. Whether it’s because she is exposed to so many (yesterday she bought home a dradel, I actually had no idea what one looked like) and has a learned affinity, or […]
Expat
Recreating An English Summer Abroad (Cheat’s Pimms)
There are lots of things you will undoubtedly miss from home as an Expat. At some point you will hanker after foods that you didn’t actually eat very much back in the UK either, don’t ask me why. And there will be people who tell you to forget all that, and to embrace the food-stuffs […]
The Schultüte
You would be forgiven for thinking that the Play Mobil People above are wielding over-sized (and slightly garish) golfing umbrellas – as I did at first. I thought they were actually holding oddly shaped golfing umbrellas right up until our first August here, when cardboard cones in various patterns and sizes started appearing in the […]
Twenty Global Etsy Finds
One day, when we tire of this expat life, I know we will move back home. I am not sure when or where exactly, but in the meantime I like to picture an imaginary house that will finally let us plant some roots. It’s quite a big place (although not overly huge – think of […]
The Hardest Part of Expat Life
Goodbyes – definitely the hardest part of Expat life. I think this picture might break my heart a little more each time I look at it – my daughter saying goodbye to her inconsolable little cousin… He’s not really old enough to understand why he goes for months without seeing two of his favourite […]