Passion, Persistence And Butter

Posted on 07. Sep, 2009 by Emmanuelle Archer in Blog, Musings & Inspiration
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Are you a food lover? Do you like a great story? Do you enjoy spending time in the company of passionate, extraordinary personalities?

If you do, consider taking the afternoon off and marching into the nearest movie theatre to see Julie & Julia.

What a thoroughly enjoyable movie – it’s uplifting, no one dies onscreen (aside from three lobsters), and Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci deliver flawless performances.

But what does all of this have to do with expat life? Well, the storyline holds many nuggets of wisdom that we expats can take to heart.

Here’s what I am taking away from Julie & Julia, other than a fierce craving for boeuf bourguignon: (more…)

“Ex-patriots”?

Posted on 04. Sep, 2009 by Emmanuelle Archer in Blog, Expat Life, Musings & Inspiration
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Grumble!

If I see expats being called “ex-patriots” one more time, I’m going to scream – or say something rude in public.

Do people seriously believe this is what Expat means?*

*Judging by how many spell it “ex-pat”, I am afraid they do.

I don’t know about you, but I still love my birth country, AND I love Canada too. There’s enough room in my heart for two, three, heck, maybe even ten countries!

It’s like a delicious box of chocolates. Each country, each city has its own unique flavour – why wouldn’t we want to sample more than one?

I even suspect that the longer we live overseas, the better we are able to appreciate our home country. There’s nothing like gaining a different perspective on our roots and our culture – and what better way to do this than expatriation?

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Emmanuelle

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Happy September, Wherever You May Be!

Posted on 02. Sep, 2009 by Emmanuelle Archer in Blog, Expat Life, Musings & Inspiration
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In the ever-shifting expat landscape, September means coming back from home leave, adjusting to a new assignment or facing the reality of how many friends have moved away.

Children go back to school. The weather starts changing. A new season is around the corner. (more…)