Undiscovered
Today’s prompt in the Expat Blog Challenge is, “Something I still haven’t seen in my expat country.” This one is easy. I haven’t seen a wombat. This one comes up a lot because my partner Theo loves...
View ArticleNew Eyes and Extra Colors
Today’s prompt in the Expat Blog Challenge is to respond to the following quote by Terry Pratchett: Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new...
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White Night Melbourne 2014
Today’s prompt in the Expat Blog Challenge is a photo prompt: a hidden gem. Considering it draws about 300,000 people and it takes place in the heart of Melbourne, White Night is not exactly hidden,...
View ArticleThe Outlaws
Today’s prompt in the Expat Blog Challenge is to recognize someone who has made my expat experience better. My partner Theo is the obvious answer. He is the reason I came to Australia. He has taken me...
View ArticleWhat Traditions?
Today’s prompt in the Expat Blog Challenge is, “A tradition I maintain.” I’m sad to admit that I don’t maintain any traditions now that I live in Melbourne. In November 2012, I wrote my most...
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A Toast
Today is the final day of the Expat Blog Challenge. The prompt is, “A toast to…”. A toast to Cristin, the blogger at In an Opal Hearted Country, who came up with the idea, who organized it, and who...
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The Tourists are Missing Out
February is officially over and so is the Expat Blog Challenge, but since I missed a few days of it, I thought I’d keep going into March and complete it. On Saturday, February 15th, the prompt was,...
View ArticleBetween Cultures
The prompt for the Expat Blog Challenge on Saturday, February 16th was to respond to the following quote from Sarah Turbull, “It is a bitter-sweet thing, knowing two cultures. Once you leave your...
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Something New
The photo prompt for the Expat Blog Challenge on Monday, February 17th was, “Something I never would have seen if I’d stayed home.” Well, there’s Melbourne, for starters. The CBD with Federation...
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