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Gardening for Expats

There are always some which flourish; some, that with the right care, blossom and grow and flower.

Those are the ones that sting to leave behind.

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Breathing Grace

Listen to grandma! If you’re new to this circus, give yourself some breathing grace.

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Expat Tool Kit

Living in a constant state of flux is difficult, as the last year has proven to the whole world. 

You know who lives in a constant state of flux?

Expats.

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Expating in the Time of Corona

Unless you’re living under a rock (superb social distancing points), navigating this virus is affecting most aspects of our lives. It’s upended economies. It’s uprooted nations, plans, and traditions. The damn virus is upskirting us all–exposing fault lines within countries, within governments, institutions, and families. I feel a bit like a menopausal monkey, swinging wildly…

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Story of an Expat, Part I

Here’s where my story starts. Almost twelve years ago, my husband and I were sitting up in bed on a sunny, Sunday morning. The kids were blissfully and, unusually, asleep; it was a rare moment of quiet. And as we lay there, this man I loved with all my heart told me about a job….

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Prayers for the Recently Moved

To Mazu, goddess of the seas, hear my plea for calm waters because I’m not 100% sure I filled out the insurance claim properly and we are all desperately sick of wearing the same clothes we’ve been wearing for the past twelve weeks. To St. Maersk of the Shipping, hear my prayer: May our shipment…

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Women’s History Month: Kassia

“And through a woman {came forth} the better things.”

Women’s History Month: The Mino

Sometimes called the Dahomey Amazons, the all-female military regiment were actually known as Mino or Minon: “our mothers”.

Women’s History Month: Josephine Cochran

“If nobody else is going to invent a dishwashing machine, I’ll do it myself.”

Women’s History Month: Anne Bonny and Mary Read

Anne and Mary: two ships passing in the night…except instead of passing, the women’s lives collided.

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