Today’s Blogtember prompt is ‘React to this term: Comfort’.  I decided to make this a post in part of My Ex-Pat Life series. Some of the things we talk about as expats are the harder and not so pretty things people do not think about when glamorizing the expat lifestyle.  So we share our homesickness... Read More »

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It is time for the next month’s installment of Expat to Expat: Q&A with Belinda and Bailie. Every month they put together a series of questions for expats to answer from around the world. Have a question? Make sure to contact them with your ideas for next month!  1. What is your favorite food store... Read More »

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Today I am a guest poster on: Found Love Now What with a post I have entitled: Beating the Blues to a Happier You. If you have stumbled on my blog through Belinda’s site, thank you and I hope you will enjoy my corner of the Blogosphere.  I blog about being an expat, growing up as... Read More »

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Pleased to share with you that A Compass Rose now has over 300 followers.  Thank you for all the love and support.  Since there are quite a number of new readers I wanted to share this article that was originally a guest post at We Took The Road Less Traveled.  It contains my top list of... Read More »

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This is the third part to a series about Third Culture Kids (TCKs) and friendships. In the first two parts,  TCK: Saying Goodbye to Friends Pt. I and TCK: Saying Goodbye to Friends Pt. II the focus was on the effects a nomadic life has on friendships.  While some friendships can remain intact, many and most slowly slip... Read More »

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Today I have a bit of a treat for you.  I am linking up with Belinda for a Expat to Expat: Q&A Session.  Today it is mainly focused on the weather. Which for living in England is perfect because we are always talking about the weather here. My life as an Expat:Technically I am a... Read More »

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Travel Tuesday and I am taking you back to Athens, Greece with me.  This was one of my favourite trips when I was growing up because it was my first time in a different without my parents.  We were currently living in Stuttgart Germany where I attended Patch American high school for seventh and eight... Read More »

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