Travel with a Brew
Expat Wit and Wisdom
Debunking Myths and Illustrating Identity
"In our culture we respect the person, regardless of the look. We don't look on the outside. It's the inside."-...
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What Makes Us Human?
"Because there was still some human in me...."- Sergeant Rudy Reyes, US Marine Systematically trained to kill people, Sergeant Rudy...
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Not fitting-in is your Superpower
When I arrived in England, my partner gave me a book. I didn’t realise it at the time, but Watching...
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To Speak Up or Not – can you live with yourself?
I wish I’d said something. These were the words of a friend of mine when she witnessed someone being discriminated...
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Claiming Your Margins
“I’m not a White woman. I’m a faded Black person” – Jane Elliott Sit with that. Take a little longer....
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There’s Truth and then there’s TRUTH
We know our truth. Well at least we think we do. Two people can have a conversation and come away...
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The cultural limitation of being old
We all think someone else is old until we get there ourselves. Then…. We massage our mind to try to...
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The Cultural Implications of Fatness
When cultural differences collide, the results are confronting, but that smash bears fruit.
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New Online Shop
This week I am proud to announce that I launched my new Drawn to a Story online shop!! And I...
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Vamping the van
I'm watching an ambulance. It's just pulled up to a neighbour's house. The two paramedics put on their personal protection...
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Walking the Work
Okay, we're told that if we have a location independent business we can work anywhere. But how true is that?...
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The ignorance of being an expert
When you live abroad, you become an expert in your country. You learn the culture intimately. You find the food...
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What takes you to look at the world differently?
There’s something about taxis.They feature remarkably frequently. It was 2am and we’d just settled back into our taxi after stopping...
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Sitting in the ‘free-from’ aisle
Just like the 'free-from' section in the supermarket, this blog is free from mentioning Coronovirus, other than that one time...
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Bringing order out of chaos
“How on earth am I going to do this?” gasped the extrovert.The introvert replied, “I will be in my happy...
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Drawing Upon Angels
Oh, Not again…. I wish I didn’t have to post these pictures again. But I do it because it helps...
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Finding self-love in pleasure
"How do I know if I love myself?"That’s a simple question.Well, it kinda feels like it should be. I’ve discovered...
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Expatria Déjà Vu
Do you suffer from the condition ExpatriaDéjà Vu? It's a little known condition that affects millions of people each year.Sadly,...
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Loss buzzes like a mosquito
Just over a year ago I wrote about my father's death from a few months earlier. I'd wanted to write...
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Travel Adaptor Envy
You know those people who have perfectly ordered drawers?Don't worry. I dislike them also. I have to be honest though....
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