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Expat Stories!
Tell us a little about yourself,Â
Where do you live now and how long have you been there?
Hi, I am a Military wife. (Navy) Jon my husband and I were posted in Singapore for a couple of years. We arrived in January 2019
What do you love about where you live now?
I love living here in Sembawang Singapore. We refer it as the Jungle. Near the Naval base. We live in one of those historic houses. The famous Black&White. We feel very privileged to live in such a beautiful big home most people in Singapore live in apartments.
How is it different from your home country?
The difference to Australia would have to be the culture ie Religion. A lot of Muslims live here. They have a lot of Chinese. So every month there seems to be some sort of Religious celebration going on. Very Colourful around the Chinese New Year celebration etc..I also love the food, always tasty and people will go to their local Hawker to eat. Very different to Australia, where we would eat out occasionally. Well, I do anyway. I normally cook at home.
What frustrates you about your host country?
I don’t really get any frustrations here in Singapore. I easily adapt. I think if there is anything it would be most likely my favourite food. Like Ham cheese etc.. Sometimes its either really expensive to purchase or I can’t purchase it at all.
The CoronaVirus,
How has the CoronaVirus affected you?
The CoronaVirus has effected me in the way. Life is not how we had it. I just can’t grab public transport and head to town. I can’t go to the gym etc.. My favourite things that I take for granted I just cannot do anymore.
Where are you now and where is the rest of your family?
Are you in self-isolation, lockdown or are you social distancing and what rules do you need to follow?
What do you find the hardest about your situation right now?
I really don’t have any tips. But I feel for those of us her likes socialising as I do.
Isolation tips
Do you have any tips for anyone in lockdown or self-isolation?
I really don’t have any tips. But I feel for those of us who like socialising as I do. It is a must that you communicate every day. Go on Facebook. Talk to family etc.. Don’t stress about it. Just get on with it. It will soon blow over this style of living. To be honest with you I am blessed because I don’t have children to homeschool like my neighbours have too. So it is relatively easy.
Also, I have my husband who after 28 years of marriage we still get on. I love him being around. We have spent most of our lives separated due to him being in the Navy. So I am actually at my happiest right now. I also have to say. When my husband was on Submarines he would go on deployment for months at a time. and in those days we had no communication at all. And I would be in Perth with no family support and child or children. All three of my kids had learning disorders so it was really tough on my own. So I guess you can see I am a veteran at this.