This blog marks an end-point reflection on a series of interviews, A Shared American Dream, that I’ve published over the past month. In each blog, I’ve explored a central question (is life in the US all it’s shaped up to be?) and in doing so we’ve met four incredible women who've helped shape my expat … Continue reading [39] A Shared American Dream: My Reflections
Charlotte’s is the fourth and final in a series of interviews: A Shared American Dream. In each blog, I’ve explored a single, central, cutting question: Is life in the US all it’s shaped up to be? Let’s meet the last of these four incredible women who've helped shape my American Dream. *** So far in … Continue reading [38] A Shared American Dream: Charlotte
Kathryn's is the third in a series of four interviews: A Shared American Dream. In each blog, I’ll explore a single, central, cutting question: Is life in the US all it’s shaped up to be? We’ll meet four incredible women who've helped shape my American Dream. *** Have you heard of SoulCycle? I had. I … Continue reading [37] A Shared American Dream: Kathryn
Zoe’s is the second in a series of four interviews - A Shared American Dream - that I’ll publish on Big Little Lives over the coming month. In each blog, I’ll explore a single, central, cutting question: Is life in the US all it’s shaped up to be? We’ll meet four incredible women who've helped … Continue reading [36] A Shared American Dream: Zoe
Mia’s is the first in a series of four interviews - A Shared American Dream - that I’ll publish on Big Little Lives over the coming month. In each blog, I’ll explore a single, central, cutting question: Is life in the US all it’s shaped up to be? We’ll meet four incredible women who've helped … Continue reading [35] A Shared American Dream: Mia
Gosh, 2018 was a huge year! But you know what else was huge? A special birthday. No, not my 40th, or Cam’s for that matter (both of which we celebrated last year) but another special birthday. Yes, Clara is now five years old! For some reason, this feels like a really big milestone. I’ve always … Continue reading [34] Guest Post: an Interview with Clara
Inspired by your suggestions, dear Reader, I have decided to revisit our kids’ Big Little Perspectives and dedicate this post to the children and their experience(s) of settling in. Children are wonderfully adaptable. This is what Cam and I told each other when we first decided to make the move overseas. Cece wasn’t yet one. … Continue reading [27] Kids
This is blog 26. And, gosh... you know what that means? It’s been over six months since we moved from our comfortable life in Melbourne to our somewhat uncomfortable equivalent here in Silicon Valley. What a journey it has been. I want to thank you, dear reader, for being a part of it. Do you … Continue reading [26] Twenty-Six
What with the events of New York [parts 1.0 and 2.0], turning 40, and realising my ‘trailing spouse’ status, I thought it’d be nice to get a little light-hearted for our next post. That was the aim, anyway. But when I actually sat down to write it, I could feel the agitation stirring. I’ve written … Continue reading [19] Same Same but Different
Friends. Friends. Friends. When you’ve got three kids from dawn ‘til dusk, who needs them? Me. I need them. Because, really... when you add up all the stuff that my family and I have been dealing with over the last few months – hell, that I’ve been dealing with over the last few months – … Continue reading [15] I’ll Be There For You
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