The countdown for returning to Australia is officially on. As I write this, Tom and I have just under six weeks before we board our flight from Seattle, bound for home. It’s equal parts upsetting and exciting, and for the past few months I’ve been bouncing back and forwards between the two emotions like a […]
Expat Escapades
Expat Escapades March 2017
March was a weird month: more snow in Anacortes, and rain that would just not quit. I got the winter blues for the first time in the nearly two years since I moved to Washington State. But I can’t be too hard on myself – I found out Seattle saw only three ‘officially sunny’ days […]
Expat Escapades February 2017
February was basically the antithesis of January’s crazed travels and adventures. This month featured plenty of time home in Anacortes without international excursions. And we only hosted one group of Aussie visitors – so very quiet! Because after the year kicked off with two destination weddings, and 10 day jaunts to both the UK and […]
Expat Escapades January 2017
They say how you ring in the new year sets the tone for the year ahead. If that’s true, I’m in for one jazzy twelve months. When the clock struck midnight on January 1st 2017, I was deep below the city of London, at a 1940s themed party in an old bomb shelter. Totally out […]
Expat Escapades December 2016
December brought a month of cheer with family visitors and adventures both in Washington and abroad. The snow I’d so eagerly awaited in November arrived with a vengeance – we were gifted with many snow days throughout the month, and only once had to push my car out of the cul-de-sac (lesson learned: two wheel drives […]
Expat Escapades November 2016
It’s 6am and I’m sitting bright eyed at my laptop with a hot cup of coffee. It’s unusual for me to be excited about anything this early on a Monday, but today is special: we’re expecting the first snow of the season! Snow is quite a rarity in Anacortes as the town is so close […]