If you were looking forward to working and living abroad, homesickness as an expat can come as a surprise, but it is not uncommon. If you have only recently moved abroad to work, it can make settling in to a new country much more difficult. For many expats,...
I’m sure a large portion of the world’s population now knows about the Coronavirus. Europe has now shut its borders. In Trinidad cruise ships are no longer allowed to enter, public gatherings are strongly discouraged and schools have been closed. As an expat it has me...
I started 2019 feeling as though 2018 didn’t amount to much. Despite my efforts, I hadn’t turned my passion (blogging) in to pounds. Then three things happened. One, I joined in on a live chat hosted by livethreesixty and alifemoreinspired on ‘wellness lessons’. What...
I first stumbled upon Eprjr Island around 2014, on Instagram. Their branding for the mini Trini t-shirts and baby onesies was so adorable and Trini fuh true. Then, the concept of a book that they were planning on publishing about a leatherback back turtle was...
My first Christmas in England was amazing! I was still living in Cambridge with a mate’s family. I had the ultimate English Christmas. At the time I was also working at the Classical Faculty Library, Cambridge University, so it was an occasion of champagne receptions,...
