The American Resident

As we hurtle towards 2014 there is still little chance to sit and reflect on 2013 which will, I imagine, be remembered above all else as the year that the …

One of the reasons I love doing the expat roundup is the opportunity to support fellow expats. I do this to help them but also because I think what they …

Blimey – we are back again – it never ceases to amaze me how quickly this comes back around….it still only feels like last week that I was bemoaning Nick Clegg for …

As many of you know, over on The American Resident I write about the long term expat lifestyle, making an almost permanent home in another country (the ‘almost’ is probably …

The path that led to my expat life was not dependant on one moment. Instead it was a slow layering of influences that built up like a canyon wall around …

It’s the same around the world; everyone seems to be getting ill this year. It seems everywhere I look on blogs, FB and Twitter people are suffering from colds and …

There is a solitude to expat life, even if you move with your family, that helps define the experience of living overseas. Solitude is not loneliness (and what a welcome …

October is a time of transitions for me. The seasons are changing no matter which side of the planet you’re on–unless you’re at the equator, I guess. We feel it …

Is back to school the same in every country? Our Back to School this year means GCSEs, something totally foreign to me (yes, I intentionally used that phrase!). Because I’m …