ms-havachat
Introduction
I'm from Sydney, Australia. I'm married. I'm a mum. I'm a friend to clever, intelligent, funny, caring women. I'm an aunt to several amazing kids. I'm a daughter to a smart, loving mum. I'm an Expat. I'm a Blogger. I'm a Volunteer within my community.
I joined expat.com on 30 March 2013.
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ms-havachatadded the blog ms-havachat to the England blog directory
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ms-havachatposted on the thread Culture Shock!!!!!!! Dublin Vs London!
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ms-havachatposted on the thread Any expats in Hampshire?
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ms-havachatposted on the thread British Expat - Television Series
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ms-havachatposted on the thread Any expats in Hampshire?
Expat experience
Wife, mum, volunteer, blogger
Proximity to London. Welcome nature of expat community. Friends. The amount of parks and trees everywhere.
Expensive. Not much to do 'here', always feel the need to go 'there' Reliance on having a car, even tho there are train stations close by.
Fantastic opportunity to 'go back' to Dublin and catch up with friends. My life, our life there was very enjoyable.
The friends. Dublin city. Proximity to Europe. Touring. Everything!
After coming out of Japan, Winchester was a shock and a huge learning curve. Not every expat-experience was going to be overflowing with positive adjectives. This one was tough but hindsight is a great thing and I'm OK looking back.
The friends. The opportunity to explore the local area which was full of history and pretty villages. The proximity to London.
Very much expat life as we were living in a S E Asian country, and our daughter was at the International School. My day-to-day life was very family oriented in terms of managing the house and supporting our daughter at school (she was 4 when we moved), making friends, exploring our local area and beyond. I was asked to volunteer on a parents committee at the local club and help create and run kids activities. It was a great way to be part of the community and meet people. The ladies on the committee became good friends (and some still are) I volunteered on the schools parents association and within a year was nominated for VP which I accepted and thoroughly enjoyed. We hosted many family and friends visits.
LOVE LOVE LOVE everything about Japan (but not the earthquakes) The food. Being surrounded by a totally different culture to what I'd grown up in. Learning new things all the time. The small daily successes in simple things like buying bread or catching a train and making it to your destination and home with out a mistake. The friends.
Earthquakes.
MY LIFE - born and raised there.
Everything! It's HOME!
