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When we were living in Australia, I know many of you enjoyed reading our monthly expat updates where we shared the interesting things we were up to and cultural musings. We have now been back in Canada for 2 months and I have not written nearly as much as I would like. The obvious reason for that is that I …
I write this post from a plane halfway between Australia and Malaysia. A plane ride that ends our expat experience in Australia. Change is never easy, but this quote really resonated with me this past month: “How lucky we are to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” It shifted my thinking from being sad to one of being …
In our April Expat Update we started to talk about the transition of moving back to Canada and preparing for our 8 week travels this summer. But we spent the month of May in the regular routines of school, work and lots of kid activities. We get asked a lot how we are feeling about the move and what we …
Sometimes those who love to travel take their home for granted. I know I am guilty of this all the time. While I love being wrapped up in all the comforts of home, it never seems nearly as exciting or interesting as new destinations. Living as an expat in a city that is new to you allows you to really …
With our time left in Australia ticking down, I am all-too-aware that this will be the 3rd last Expat Update post I write. We have less than 2 months left in Melbourne (we fly out the end of June), but I think the whole family is trying our hardest to not focus on that too much. We just want to …
Did you read our February Expat Update? Another month flew by and already we are at Easter! March really brought on the beginning of autumn in Melbourne. Although Melbourne’s weather is quite mild, it still does experience four seasons (sometimes all in one day!). The nights have started getting cooler and it is getting darker earlier. But, autumn in Melbourne …
