by Lucille | Nov 9, 2017 | The Ones About Expat Life
Some families just gel. Know what I mean? They’re the ones who love being together, who laugh and cry and fight but never seem to break. They have inside jokes, delight in their shared history and seem to genuinely like each other. Being drawn into their orbit...
by Lucille | Apr 2, 2017 | The Ones About Expat Life
An expat, a repat, a lovepat and a TCK walk into a bar… …and spend hours laughing, sharing, commiserating, understanding and learning. Not exactly a joke-worthy punch line, but actually something much much better: real life. I was fortunate to...
by Lucille | Dec 1, 2016 | The Ones About Expat Life
Repatriation is like breast feeding. It’s the silent aspect of expat life that no-one really knows they need to prepare for…until they’re in the thick of it going ‘WHAT THE ****?!’ Much like having a baby, all the focus of moving abroad...
by Lucille | Mar 15, 2016 | The Ones About Expat Life
I am a trailing spouse… I follow my husband around the world. We’ve got kids in the mix now too, so I guess we are a trailing family. Like all strong, independent women who ‘follow’ their husband’s, the term ‘trailing spouse’...
by Lucille | Feb 17, 2015 | The Ones About Expat Life
It’s become a mantra amongst the expat set: ‘We’re raising our kids to be global citizens.’ Fabulous. Great idea. But what exactly does that mean? Does it mean teaching your kids five languages? Does it mean being able to sing the National Anthems of every country...