Sanatani moved to India as a nine years old and started a journey that has taken her across the world. A journey through different cultures and traditions, told with honesty and candour. The interview was conducted in English, because even though...
We already met Katherine Wilson through her beautiful article where she shared her story of moving to Italy and falling in love with Naples. Today we asked her about the challenges of being in an intercultural marriage and living in the...
Breastfeeding is often described as “the most natural thing in the world”, but it is not… Moms need to be guided and supported along the journey, because it could be overwhelming and frustrating sometimes. And for expat-moms could be even harder,...
Let me be clear: this article is not intended as a criticism of any of my guests, past, present or future, and nor do I wish to belittle the importance of hospitality when you are abroad. I have always been happy...
Claudiaexpat introduces us to a useful guide for parents aging far away. We have already had the pleasure of hosting Ana McGinley on Expatclic, with an article on ageing parents who live far away. Undoubtedly the issue of parents ageing...
Paolaexpat reflects upon her roots. Roots. Two ideas immediately spring to mind. The most obvious is the roots on plants: some plants have strong roots, like oak trees, or wide-reaching, shallow roots, like jacarandas, or roots that simple dangle in the...
Paolaexpat shares some thoughts (and useful tips) about being a distant grandmother. Featuring: Dino! ‘Don’t worry, Mummy, when I grow up, I’ll learn to be a mummy, and when I know, I’ll teach you,’ said my daughter Luisa, five-and-a-half, one cold...
This article was written by expat Alexandra Yanik of MoveHub, an online platform designed to make moving abroad easier for everyone. Thank you, Alexandra! Moving to a new city with children is tough enough, but moving abroad with them opens up...
This is a summary of the meeting of our Online Support Group, which took place on 21st May. The topic was ‘How to deal with aging parents from far away”. Friends from Switzerland, Sweden, Italy, England, Indonesia, Cape Town and Jerusalem...
We thank Ana McGinley for this precious article. Ana was a social worker for 15 years, specializing in the care of the elderly. She is based in the Netherlands, about 15,000 kms from her own parents. She is currently writing a book...
