Have you been brave enough to pack up your life and move to another country. Did you love it? Did you hate it? Was it the greatest adventure of your life? We want to hear from you! Canadian Expat Mom…
Reverse Culture Shock, 3rd Culture Kids, and Other Weird Feelings Expats Have
Have you ever gone on vacation and longed for some of the comforts of home? Your favourite snack? A neighbourhood restaurant? The familiarity of a city? Now imagine if that ‘vacation’ was 5 years long?! When we first left Canada…
15 Things I’ve Learned From Living in France
You spell Champagne with a capital C. If it’s not from Champagne, it’s sparkling wine. After dinner, cheese comes before dessert. It’s easier to walk on cobblestone in a wedge than it is in heels. Cheese, bread and cured meats…
The Expat Sisterhood!
It was a hot and sunny Friday evening and we were two glasses of Champagne in, when my expat-bestie reached for the bottle to top us up. “Just sleep over.” She said with a smile as she went to refill…
Raising Kids in Europe: It Really Does Take a Village
Raising my kids in France means that I’m not exposed to many parenting styles from back home. I know what my extended family does with their kids, and I remember what it was like when I was growing up; but…
Moving: The Tough Part of Being an Expat
Expats often get a reputation for having a pretty cushy gig. And for the most part, I can’t disagree. My life has had a lot of ‘ups’ over the past several years. But it didn’t get that way without a…
A Glimpse Into a School Lunchroom in France
When my husband and I first moved to Paris I spent some time substitute teaching while I figured out what I was going to do with the new life I found myself in. I’ll never forget dreading the fact that…
The Ups and Downs of Expat Life
I love my life abroad; but no matter how great things are now, I’ll never forget that moving to a foreign country was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. It wasn’t the country itself that was difficult. As…
Books We Love and Why
If you would have known me in university you probably would have told me that I was in the wrong line of study. I was an English major that hated reading. It was a miracle that I came out on…
Celebrating Halloween in a Country That Doesn’t
I grew up in Canada where, as a kid, Halloween was a very big deal. As soon as the school supplies were cleared out, Halloween items were quickly appearing on the shelves. The entire month of October was abuzz…