Expat Round-ups

Thanks to technological and transportation advancements, the world is getting smaller. As an expat, it’s a big comfort have affordable apps that make communication with loved ones back home much …

When I left home to come to the UK, in my bags I packed everything from my Ventolin inhaler, to tiger balm and my vaccination book … yes, you heard …

It’s been eight years since my last visit to the country of my birth, Trinidad. As time goes by I realise how much I’ve acclimatized to British culture. Perhaps, it …

Do you celebrate Valentine’s Day? How was it?  How do you navigate dating, when you are an expat these days? My husband and I were introduced by a mutual friend …

Expat life is all about movement, from country to country, town to town. Sometimes for a few months, other times for years.  So, how do expats settle in? This month …

The things we carry around are what defines us, especially as an expat. Our identity is in the things we choose to travel with: photos, books, food, national dress; a …

HI! What a month May was, eh?  We had two Bank Holidays AND a Royal Wedding. How awesome was that? I totally get it that there has been mixed feelings …

Month to month the Expat Round-Up is different. Some months there’s a theme. Other months, I simply share the sterling work that my fellow expat bloggers produce and look for …

Parenting is challenging because there really is no one way to do it. We all have our ideas of what it takes to be a good parent. Question is; how …