Feeling a bit ‘flat’ after the holiday season? Once the decorations are all packed away, all your visitors have gone home, and your New Year resolutions have, well,
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Christmas, Covid and expat life
Coronavirus Christmas Well, it’s December… what a truly dreadful year 2020 has been. There is no denying that it’s probably been the most difficult year most of us
Expat homesickness
How to cope with feeling homesick as an expat Moving to another country can be an incredibly rich experience, offering opportunities to immerse yourself in a different culture,
How to cope with emotional overwhelm
Expats and emotional overwhelm Emotional overwhelm is a recognised and very real condition. It’s the state of being caught up in too many emotions all at once; when
A cure for homesickness?
Missing things from home?Whether you've already left the UK and have settled in your new home, or if you are thinking of taking the plunge and emigrating for
Homesick expatriates
Homesickness and how to cope with it What is homesickness? Experiencing a longing for one’s home during a period of absence from it. Judging by the number of
Expat child anxieties
“I am an expat child and I don’t like it” Originally published as two articles in October 2012, now condensed into one with tips on how to help
Home is where the heart is…
Home is where the heart is… …which for me is a bit all over the place, so I suppose I’m a citizen of the planet (cue Paul Simon
Homesickness when there’s no ‘home’
Homesickness quotes When I posted a short piece about the word hiraeth, I included a list of quotes about homesickness. A sharp-eyed reader, Marilyn Gardner, pointed out that
Quotes on homesickness
Quotes on homesickness and home The post “Where is Home?” prompted a comment from the Expat Archive Centre which mentioned the word hiraeth. They kindly linked to this