So this update is a little delayed. I’m sorry, but I’ve just been having such a good holiday. Anyway, this is what I got up to in September. Try not to get as exhausted reading it as I did living…
Working Abroad
Australian Expats: 15 Months Away From Home
Well, that’s it, I have said farewell to Vancouver for a couple of months while I go explore the massive continent that is North America. August had its highs and lows just like July. The highs made it one of…
Australian Expats: 14 Months Away From Home
July has breezed by like every other month this year, bringing with it some beautiful summertime weather. It also, unfortunately, had its definite highs and devastating lows. But we have finished with some good news, which I will announce at…
Australian Expats: 13 Months Away From Home
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…
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:…
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…
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…
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….
My Old Friend, Homesickness
Homesickness. That feeling that overwhelms you or sneaks up on you when you least expect it. I have felt it a few times since leaving Australia over seven months ago. When dealing with disgruntled customers or workmates and thinking, “I…
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…