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The Emotional Rollercoaster of Expat Life: Leaving Home (Part 1)

The emotional stages an expat passes through as they prepare to relocate is best described as a rollercoaster. This time of your life is stressful and tumultuous, and it's completely reasonable to...

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In Transit

I feel as though time has stopped. I've felt like that a lot since I departed Sydney a few days ago. It's a combination of different time zones, emotional exhaustion, odd sleeping habits and anxiety.

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Anzac Day

I am winding up my last week here in Sydney before I head home to San Francisco via Singapore. I have been enjoying the frenzy of activity that usually comes with the wrapping up life in one spot:...

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The Start of the Baseball Season and of Something New

I switched on the TV and the lounge room flooded with the familiar voices of Kruk and Kuip. The channel was already set to FOX Sports so without even searching for it, I was plugged in to the SF...

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The 2013 Archibald Prize at the Art Gallery of NSW

Last Friday night, my mother and I were lucky enough to score a ticket to the opening of the Archibald, one of Australia’s premier art prizes. It was evening of artsy fashion, eating fancy hors...

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Notes on an Engagement

Tonight, two of the greatest people in the world stood up in front of their friends and family and formally announced their commitment to each other. There were fancy cocktails, jugs of Pimms and...

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Cockatoos and Car Accidents

[Source] In the few minutes it took me to drop my grandmother home with her shopping, a majestic Sulfur-crested cockatoo was struck and killed by a passing car. I saw the members of the flock...

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A Day on the Golf Course

My mother has a rather strange aversion. It’s not a stereotypical one, like fearing rodents, or freaking out over spiders, but one that filled her with dread for more than a decade: She cannot...

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Life in Sydney

Morning, Perth! A few weeks back, I returned to Australia. My flights took me to Perth, a whole side of my vast nation I had not travelled to before. I stayed long enough to transfer to the...

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A New Chapter: Heading Home to Reconnect with Myself

Plans were made a while ago, now, around pizza and diet soda when both of us were missing home, missing our families and needing some space from constantly being around each other. A holiday from...

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Celebrating Australia Day, Stateside

I have penned a little something in honor of today, Australia Day, over at Ustralian: the hub for everything Aussie in the United States. Whenever I see that old Qantas ad with the schoolkids...

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Snapshot: Pets in Thailand

*Warning: ultra-cute puppy photos in this post! A dear friend, a dedicated animal activist, asked me about the treatment of animals in Thailand. I recall from my previous trip back to South East...

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Tea for One: Tasting Herbal Teas in Chiang Mai

Spana Health Station in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Beneath a bright orange guesthouse, sits a small, unassuming tea shop in Chiang Mai’s Old Town. Guided by three pairs of shoes separated from their...

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I Left my Heart in San Francisco

[Source] I was sixteen when I first laid eyes on The City, and I have loved it everyday since. The thrill, the freedom, the excitement of a big city, and the appeal of a foreign city. It was my...

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Snapshot: Culinary Adventures in Chiang Mai

Here’s a quick snapshot of what our meals have looked like since we set down our packs in Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand: We wake up late here in Chiang Mai. Our main meal of the day is...

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When an expat friend recently remained stubborn on a point I saw as dead-set ridiculous and at odds with the reality of life and business in the US, I had to throw up my hands. ‘Haven’t you learned...

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Living it up in the Lake Conjola Sunshine

Welcome to Lake Conjola, where the lake meets the ocean. Three hours south of Sydney is a little slice of heaven called Lake Conjola. Small communities dot the lake, some with names that evoke the...

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Wishing You a Safe and Happy New Year!

Wherever you are in the world, I’m wishing you a safe and happy 2013. Happy New Year! The scene earlier tonight, along the Moat toward the Thapae Gate in Chiang Mai. Filed under: Adventures,...

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Wats, wats and more wats

Wat Chiang Mun. In Thailand, if you only have one thing on your To Do List, chances are it’ll take you a week to get around to it. The one thing on my list was to go adventuring and check out some...

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Merry Christmas!

Here’s a little song the American wrote to celebrate the silly season. But beware: it’s catchy! So, it’s Christmas Day here in Chiang Mai and it was a pretty low-key day. I wasn’t able to fall...

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Can You Ever Just Be Whelmed?

“I know you can be overwhelmed, and you can be underwhelmed, but can you ever just be whelmed?” “I think you can in Europe.” *. Ah, I am overwhelmed. For a multitude of reasons. Trying to settle in...

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…And Then You Turn a Corner

… and then you turn a corner and look up. After dinner the other night, we were on a rather mundane errand to pick up our laundry when the American spotted something. We stood on the darkened lane...

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On Dealing with Things when They Don’t Work Out

I had spent months staring at a photo I took on the Thai island of Koh Phag Ngan many (full) moons ago. I had tacked it to the wall of my cubicle and had been letting my mind wander to the soft,...

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Back on the Khao San Road

There’s a part of Bangkok loaded with backpacking farangs, cheap street food carts, and plenty of opportunities to unload you of the burden of your hard-earned Baht. It’s the famous (and infamous)...

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Help! I’m stuck on Koh Samui without Power!

Koh Samui, Thailand. [Source] Hello dear readers, I am currently stuck on Koh Samui without power. We’re in our fourth day of it, and I am using what is remaining of our bonus 2 hour generator...

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Greetings from Penang

Wish you were here! Following a few miserable days in KL, we packed our bags and headed for the northern Malaysian state of Penang. And life has been much better since setting down our packs in...

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Greetings from Singapore

As expected, it's hot and humid in Singapore. It's my second visit to the small island nation (well, third if you count three hours spent in Changi waiting for a connecting flight to London). I'd...

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Caught in a hailstorm in Sydney

We spent yesterday in the city wandering around and were caught out in a rather violent storm. Here's just a taste of the twenty minutes we experienced as the storm front ripped through the Sydney...

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Post #87: Retiring the Great Writing Challenge 2012

With the new adventure we've just embarked on, I feel it's time to retire the Great Writing Challenge 2012. The Challenge has run its course, and has achieved its purpose: to get me writing....

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Post #86: Packing Up My Life (Again)

We have only a handful of days left in the apartment, and in the city, and I feel the ticking of time with each passing day. I have a mountain of stuff to discard, and I was quickly disheartened...

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The Rebecca Project

The Emotional Rollercoaster of Expat Life: Leaving Home (Part 1)

In Transit

Anzac Day

The Start of the Baseball Season and of Something New

The 2013 Archibald Prize at the Art Gallery of NSW

Notes on an Engagement

Cockatoos and Car Accidents

A Day on the Golf Course

Life in Sydney

A New Chapter: Heading Home to Reconnect with Myself

Celebrating Australia Day, Stateside

Snapshot: Pets in Thailand

Tea for One: Tasting Herbal Teas in Chiang Mai

I Left my Heart in San Francisco

Snapshot: Culinary Adventures in Chiang Mai

Adapting to Life as an Expat

Living it up in the Lake Conjola Sunshine

Wishing You a Safe and Happy New Year!

Wats, wats and more wats

Merry Christmas!

Can You Ever Just Be Whelmed?

…And Then You Turn a Corner

On Dealing with Things when They Don’t Work Out

Back on the Khao San Road

Help! I’m stuck on Koh Samui without Power!

Greetings from Penang

Greetings from Singapore

Caught in a hailstorm in Sydney

Post #87: Retiring the Great Writing Challenge 2012

Post #86: Packing Up My Life (Again)

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