As Canadian as I can be
What makes a national stereotype? And if we don’t live up to them, how can we expect others to?
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Home is where the heart is
…Even when worlds apart…
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Fonder for the absence
Sometimes being away from a place reshapes how we remember it
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(un)Great(ful) Expectations
What do we do when the goals society teaches us to strive for are not the ones we find fulfilling?
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What do you see in me?
When we travel, the image others have of who we are is so different that it can make us question our own image of ourselves.
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South Pacific baby adventures
Would traveling to Australia with a baby turn out to be a joy or a nightmare?
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No future
It’s 2014. Can we stop asking about kids, already?
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Future dreams in present verb tenses
Visualize the future? Live in the present? With so much conflicting advice, it’s hard to know how best to turn our dreams into reality!
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Expecting the unexpected
As Christmas approaches in Dubai, it’s an unusual combination of the familiar and the unexpected
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It’s the simple things
Living abroad means sometimes the everyday normal can appear incredibly strange, and vice versa
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Have baby, will travel
Travelling with a child can be exciting and rewarding
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Oh…Canada?
What does it mean to be Canadian when you’re living abroad?
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Teaching in a fishbowl
Sometimes teaching abroad can make you feel more like a circus show than an educator
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On growing older
Traveling among different cultures requires flexibility and adaptiveness. Are these qualities that become more difficult as we grow older?
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Making ends meet
Returning home sparks reflections on the complex lifestyles many of us pursue in this province, and questions about why we do it
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Work vs. Life
Achieving balance is a struggle for many of us, but it’s a particularly acute challenge for teachers.
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So a Newfie goes to [New Zealand]…
On the ‘N-word’ a long way from the Rock
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A wholly hot month
Living in a different culture is very different from just reading about it.
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Fitting in (or, the art of learning a new language) [PERU]
Katherine shares some observations on her language-learning experiences in Peru
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Don’t panic!
Zen and the Art of Hitchhiking: a true story about seeing the good in everyone and knowing the Universe has got your back.
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