This update comes from Canada, where we are spending six weeks this summer visiting family and friends. Did you check out our update last month? Coming “Home” We had all been awaiting this trip with much anticipation, counting down the days. Back when we first moved and I was feeling homesick and unsettled, this trip was a lifeline that I …
Expat Reflections – Things That Change Forever When You Live Overseas
I read 17 Things That Change Forever When You Live Overseas the other day and I found myself nodding vigorously at each of the author’s points. It made me reflect on how living overseas has changed and affected me and our family. We are finally at that sweet spot in expat life where we are feeling really settled. I can look …
May 2017 Expat Update
May was such a whirlwind that other then our fantastic trip to Queensland, I can hardly remember what else happened. May marked our 8th month in Melbourne and I can truly say that each month we feel more and more settled into our life here. So much so that it feels weird that we head to Canada in a couple …
April 2017 Expat Update
It feels like only yesterday that I wrote our March Expat Update and here we are in May already! April brought us two weeks of school holidays, Easter, a trip to Sydney and autumn in April. I adore the mobile app 1 Second Everyday which allows you to easily and quickly put together a video compilation showing what you did each …
A Rainbow of Emotions
Our first blog from Australia and I am so excited to say that as of two hours ago we have a house. We don’t move in for 3 weeks, but we have sent the bond and it is official! We have been in Australia just less than 2 weeks and searching for a house has consumed these weeks. It has …
Our Next Adventure
Those who know us well know that we get antsy – especially me (Dawn). We have been home for a year after our 6 month adventure last year in the Bahamas and Nicaragua and pretty much the minute we arrived home, the planning for the next adventure began. We loved cruising and sailing in the Bahamas and were contemplating what …