Expat stereotypes, we all know them, we all love them. We all love to hate them. I previously wrote about three stereotypical expats who are unlikely to survive expat life. And before you get all excited up on that high horse of yours, just take a little chill pill and know that this is entirely… Continue reading Expat Stereotypes to Avoid: Charity, Emma and Betty
Category: Expat Women
Discover Johannesburg’s Top Hikes
For a city as gritty as Johannesburg, you might be surprised to find out just how many fab hiking spots there are in and around it. My friend, American expat Becci Monge has kindly written a guest post with her top local hiking picks. Becci got hooked on hiking last year when she decided (and by… Continue reading Discover Johannesburg’s Top Hikes
Hair Raising and Hair Razing Expat Experiences Abroad
Getting a hair cut should be a fairly simple procedure and yet I have found it to be one of the lesser known, but very real challenges of expat life. Plenty of expat blogs cover all the obvious, big ticket hurdles to being a successful and happy expat: emotional resilience, repatriation, culture shock, depression, leaving well… Continue reading Hair Raising and Hair Razing Expat Experiences Abroad
Expat Ladies who Lunch
Do expat ladies who lunch have it easy? Or is there a little more to it than the seemingly spoiled gin soaked trailing spouses cackling their way through another lush meal?
Count your Lucky Stars
International Women's Day Yesterday was International Women’s Day. Do you know what? I nearly missed it. My Mother-in-Law happened to mention it on Skype, which got me thinking over dinner. Dinner, I might add, that Mr Incredible whipped up on the braai for us. Mr Incredible who had just returned from a business trip 1000’s… Continue reading Count your Lucky Stars
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