Happy New Year! How was your holiday? How long have you been in Brunei/China/wherever? What does your husband do (cringe!). In expat communities it seems at first glance that most…

Yes, you read that right- ending 2019- that’s next year. But hey, I hear you think, we haven’t even reached the end of 2018, have we? You are right. That…

Moving to Brunei as an Expat Spouse Did you know what was awaiting you when you landed in Brunei? I thought I did. We had a pre-visit, looked at houses…

I love quotes, and quotes about expat life especially. The way the authors can express a thought or a feeling in such apt words and succinct descriptions- better than I…

How come so many talented and competent women struggle with confidence issues? If they have a top job they worry about not having a boyfriend or about making mistakes at…

Do you have one? A should stick? You are living your life abroad, and there are tons of good thing about it. You’re pretty happy with where you are living,…

Summer is well and truly over here in Brunei. The kids have gone back to school, and I’m back to work. Working not just in between family visits and trips…

Creating a better life for yourself is all about starting to direct energy to what really matters to you, rather than spending a lot of energy on random stuff, on…

What a view! Last April, I climbed up to 3.668 meters on Mount Kinabalu – the highest mountain in South East Asia. It was the highest mountain I’ve ever climbed…

“Sometimes expat couples think their marital problems have to do with their location, but their marital problems are usually within their relationship itself.”   An interview with Helen Rudinsky, MS,…