Third culture
Born in one place and raised in another by parents from somewhere else. It's difficult not to feel out of place in a city as multicultural as Dubai. But it makes you wonder: what would it be like to raise a child here?
Nancy's Latest Articles
Dissimilar Assimilation [Dubai]
It's one thing to be a resident of Dubai, but another, impossible thing to fully assimilate.
So far away
As Nancy unpacks her own suitcases, she muses on the unsettling nature of settling in somewhere new.
Leaving it behind
Leaving home is about looking ahead, not worrying about what you leave behind
A home-cooked meal
Chinese food may not usually be very...Chinese. But does it really matter?
Turning back the clock
When you live far from your support networks, aging and nostalgia take on a different meaning
‘Bricks and stones’, or ‘Love alone’?
What makes a place - a house, a city, a country - truly a home?
The Great Escape (Part 2)
Travel often produces conflicted identities...
The Great Escape
Whether we want, have or need to, at some point in time many of us leave this place we call home. Sometimes we may grow and even 'find' ourselves while away. Other times we may be lost before we leave.
Confronting familiarity in unfamiliar places
On the pros and cons and complexities of the ex-pat community