holidays

A Rolling Stone

12 November 2010

One of the biggest challenges of the expat life, is actually going home.Which way home?

I know that sounds weird, but it really is one of the hardest things. I’ve done this expat life thing many times now – once as a child in Fiji, then twice in my adult life. I recognise the feelings of anxiety that have been steadily rising in me as I make flight and accommodation arrangements for our trip home at Christmas.  Read more... (1004 words, 1 image, estimated 4:01 mins reading time)

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The end of the holiday

31 August 2010

The anxiety hit as we left the motorway at Newbury.

We had only been away for two days. We’d had a fabulous time in Stratford Upon Avon but now it was time to go home. I didn’t really want to go home. Sure, I wanted to see the kids. I just didn’t want to see the mess, the housework, the dishes, the piles of laundry…assuming of course there was a house still standing, considering…..  Read more... (739 words, estimated 2:57 mins reading time)

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