Hi June, bye June. The official beginning of summer in Vancouver not only lightened my life with some well-missed sun but included a lot of fun adventures. Between work and the outings I haven’t had too much time left for my…
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Australian Expats: A Year Away From Home!
Pop the champagne! Sprinkle the confetti! It’s a celebration on the blog today as I have now been away from the sandy shores of Australia for one year. Which also means 12 months since I have seen my family and…
Australian Expats: 11 Months Away From Home
Can somebody please tell this year to slow down? I can’t believe that not only have I been away from home for nearly a year BUT that it is already May. Yikes! Vancouver’s weather is still having the mood swings it is known for:…
Visit Portland: The Home of Beer, Bikes and Books
RePortland and I fell in love within ten minutes of our first meeting. It was cosmic, like the stars had aligned. As Kate and I meandered down the city streets (in the wrong direction, mind you, but that’s another story)…
A Seasonal Reflection
Where I am from in Australia, we have two seasons: wet and dry. The wet season lasts from about October to March, and it pretty much means hell. Over 90% humidity every day so you hibernate in the air-conditioning, and if you…
Australia Expats: Ten Months Away From Home
Another month has literally flown past me in a blur of work, rain (thanks Vancouver) and of course fun with my fellow expats. As I have mentioned before, my brain sometimes likes to think way too much, and this month…
Australian Expats: Nine Months Away From Home
Nine months. This time last year I was not in a good place. I was in another car accident, which left me without a car AGAIN. I then lost my job (that’s one helluva long story) and spent my birthday…
Day Trippin’ To Mount Seymour, BC
This is beautiful I said to my fellow ex-pats, as we sank down into our tubes atop Mount Seymour’s tubing slope and looked out over the clouds to the snow-capped mountains surrounding us. You don’t see this kind of view…
Australian Expats: Eight Months Away From Home
Howdy readers! Well, I have made it over eight months being away from home AND an expat. The weeks are passing by in a blur between work and play, so here is a wrap of what has happened since my…
My White Christmas in Whistler
As an Australian living in Vancouver, a lot of people ask if you are/have been working in one of British Columbia’s numerous ski fields. For me though, that was never my intention when I got my holiday visa. I wanted…
Australian Expats: Seven Months Away From Home
Yes, another month has zoomed by in Vancouver. The temperature is still dropping but the adventures are stacking up. Here is a recap of this month. 8th November to 6th December This month began with my first potluck as it is called in Canada….
Australian Expats: Six Months Away From Home
I made it! I know there were a lot of doubters. I even doubted whether I could last this long away from home myself on a fair few occasions, as you know. But here we are, at six months into…