Expat stories Tell us a little about yourself, I’m in my 74th year. I’ve lived in Singapore for the past 7 years; prior to that, I taught and developed digital learning materials over a 12 year period in Australia. From 1984 until October 2002, I lived for a large part of the time in Indonesia, […]
So here I am in Singapore, arrived a couple of days ago with my trailing spouse status, being so prevalent. I have imagined this day for six months, can you believe it? I still can’t believe that my plane trip to Sydney all that time ago would be my last for a while. Who would have thought
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So the cat is out of the bag, and now I can celebrate! The past fourteen days, my husband literally snuck into Australia without any family member or friend knowing! As Singapore continues to extend its lockdown period, he was able to come back to Australia and Surprise everyone; it has been by far the
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Expat Stories! Tell us a little about yourself, Where do you live now and how long have you been there? I live in Singapore now, and I’ve been here for 2.5 years. I spent a year staying in the Orchard area and now I stay in Marina Bay. I came from Sweden, but before moving
Expat Stories! Tell us a little about yourself, Where do you live now and how long have you been there? We’ve been living in Hong Kong for 16 years. We’ve also lived in the UK and before that, Sydney. What do you love about Hong Kong?  I love the quintessential Hong Kong: hiking in those
Expat stories! Tell us a little about yourself, Where do you live now and how long have you been there? Hong Kong, been here for 25 years! What do you love about where you live now? The proximity of the countryside to the city, so it’s easy to get to hiking trails. How is it
Expat stories! Tell us a little about yourself. Where do you live now and how long have you been there? I am living on Lake Como in a beautiful town called Argegno, and have been here for a little over 3 years full time, and before that commuted for 7 years from the UK! What
Trust me when I say this wasn’t what I signed up for when I exchanged vows all those years ago. But it is my reality right now, and I don’t like it one bit. Admittedly, the world as we know it isn’t how we knew it a few short months ago. So this is why
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Expat stories! Tell us a little about yourself, Where do you live now and how long have you been there? We are living in Tokyo, Japan in a leafy suburb as close to beautiful cherry blossom spots as it is to hipster hang-out areas. We are loving it. My husband moved here a year ahead
Expat Stories! Tell us a little about yourself, 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?
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