I was raised on the Canadian Shield, in Northernwestern Ontario(or as we affectionately refer to it-NWO). For anyone who has ever driven across Canada, during the Ontario stretch of your journey, you would have gotten a sense of just how…
Who Run The World? (Expat) Girls!
*Ping* A message comes through on my phone, and without even checking to see who it is, I can pretty much narrow down who has sent it. My friends here in Indonesia were all accounted for, everyone in Canada was…
Call For Submissions: Once Upon An Expat
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…