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,…

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,…
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…
Moving to a foreign country on the other side of the world, where you don’t speak the language is a challenge on so many levels that it can be hard to understand the difficulties one faces unless you’ve experienced it…