Feeling Peripheral
I don’t think I am alone, but sometimes it feels lonely. Maybe that’s life. We all feel lonely sometimes. But the pandemic has certainly heightened...
There is no place like home – but where is home?
We have just been fortunate to go back to our native UK (well native for my husband and I at least) since the pandemic started....
Self Care: Setting Boundaries
So I haven’t written the blog for quite some time now and decided that today was the day to start getting back into the rhythm...
Finding Life Purpose. Finding ‘It’, Finding me
As an expat mum over the last 13 ½ years I have been fortunate enough to explore the possibilities of how to use my own...
The fear of Settling down
So, we have just put down a deposit to buy a house here in Spain. For us – the husband, two kids, dog and I...
How to learn or get Spanish Lessons free (or cheap!)
Learn Spanish: Whether you are living abroad as an expat in Spain, South, Central America or the US, plan to live overseas or just want...
Where do expats belong?
One question that I have been asking myself a lot recently, is where do I belong? I have lived in the UK most of...
Where is the best place to live in Spain?
In 2018 we decided we wanted to live and work in Spain, to be back living in Europe, closer to family in the UK and...
Time to break out of our bubbles?
I don’t know about you, but I feel like I am turning into a bit of a hermit. Yes, I might live with my husband...
Expat, immigrant, migrant, nomad or what?
Should we find an alternative for the term expat? In searching to name my blog, I have found myself challenged by others and myself about...