Over Christmas holidays one of my besties in France bought me a hilarious Christmas gift. She coined it her “home made hangover kit” and it consisted of hangover tea, electrolyte tablets for re-hydrating, “poo pourri” bathroom spay(which I later learned…
Changi Airport Singapore: Ten Things to Do By: Amanda Woods Of all of the “I love Changi airport” stories I’ve heard in the past week my favourite comes from my friend Gary. Despite the fact that he lives in…
My Top Five Spas of the World (so far…) By: Catriona Turner Hello fellow followers of Canadian Expat Mom! I’m pleased to be with you, inspired by Lisa to give my perspective on my own ‘Spas of the World’. I’ve…
“It’s too much!” That was our cleaner. She walked in the door and saw me on the spin bike. Again. It was my fall routine since the moment my bike arrived from Indonesia: Netflix in the living room, with me…
The One-Eyed Crying Woman by Lizzie Harwood If you see me crying out of one eye on the green line of Stockholm’s subway, or on a beach in New Zealand, or on the 38 bus swooshing through the Angel…
They say never forget where you came from- don’t change who you are. I know that I grew up on the icy, cold, Canadian Shield; but I can’t help it…I’ve changed. I’m currently living in West Africa, four degrees from…
A word I’d always used, but not until I learned French did I realize it’s directly translated from the French language, meaning, ‘already seen’. The feeling of having already been here before is in full force for me as my…
I’m at a place in my life where I’m okay with not having a wild party on New Year’s Eve (…although I do still believe a big night out every now and then is good for the soul). But even…
I arrived to my new home in Congo completely not knowing what to expect. As far as expat postings go, I was a ‘first-timer’ in Africa. But here’s the thing about the expat community–once you’re in it for a few years,…
As I sit here in my living room on the West Coast of Africa, I can easily say that I’m a long way from ‘home’. Home has been a lot of places for me over the years, but no matter how…