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• Life Update :)

  Our biggest news since I posted in 2017 (!!!) is that we moved to England. It took around 9 months for us to get things sorted so we could be reunited as a... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2022 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Starting a New Chapter…

  

  It has been 3.5 years since my last post. Wow, so much has changed, the whole planet has changed since then. After several weeks of pondering, I have decided t... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2021 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Goodbye Long Hair (Whether You Like It Or Not)

  

  I went through a phase during my teenage years where I dyed my hair black, red, then pink, followed by platinum blonde. Full fringes, side fridges, highlights,... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2017 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Goodbye Long Hair (Whether You Like It Or Not)

  

  I went through a phase during my teenage years where I dyed my hair black, red, then pink, followed by platinum blonde. Full fringes, side fridges, highlights,... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2017 CULTURE, EXPAT

• How I Learnt to Live Now!

  If I ever find myself stuck in a rut, I ask myself: "what is special and unique about where you are in life right now?". It always seemed impossible to live... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2017 CULTURE, EXPAT

• How I Learnt to Live Now!

  

  If I ever find myself stuck in a rut, I ask myself: “what is special and unique about where you are in life right now?”. It always seemed impossible to live in... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2017 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Baby’s First Easter

  

  We are so lucky to visit England during Easter. Adorable lambs, happy daffodils, pale yellow primroses and the weather isn’t unbearably cold. Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2017 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Flying Solo with a Baby

  Sonshine and I have recently arrived in England after our second international journey together, just the two of us. Flying solo with a baby is a very daunting... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2017 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Babies Can Speak Marathi

  

  Baby’s first words are exciting, something to look forward to. There was a bit of added suspense in our home, will they be English words or Marathi words? Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2017 CULTURE, EXPAT

• My Life-Changing Cheesy Discovery

  

  If you were reading my blog when I first moved to India, you will know that I craved (mourned) good cheese, a lot. I even daydreamed of cheese, living in a... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2017 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Attempting to Stop Over-Extroverting

  Have you ever taken the Myers-Briggs type test? It’s a really fascinating (and rather long) personality test based on the four category psychological type theor... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2017 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Loving Abroad Support Group

  

  I have wanted to create a forum on my blog for a while as we’ve built a lovely little community over the years and I want to enable more interaction but... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2016 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Gratitude Letter to the North Pole

  Writing a letter to Father Christmas (Santa Claus) and telling him you would like for Christmas is a much loved festive tradition for children (and some... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2016 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Baby’s First Kali Puja

  

  While most of India worship Goddess Lakshmi during Diwali, communities from the North East worship her divine contrast, Goddess Kali. Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2016 CULTURE, EXPAT

• To Santa, Or Not to Santa?

  

  Santa, known as Father Christmas in my family, is a jolly man who every Christmas Eve travels around the world on a sledge pulled by flying reindeer delivering... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2016 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Recipe: Christmas Plum Cake (Eggless and Steamed)

  

  ‘Tis the season to eat plums in India, and they are delicious. Fruit and vegetables are seasonal here, unlike in England where you can get the majority of thing... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2016 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Baby’s First Diwali

  

  Not only was it baby’s first Diwali, it was my mum and youngest sister’s too! I was really excited for my English family to experience the Indian festival of... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2016 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Baby’s First Friend: Episode 2

  

  Baby’s First Friend: Episode 1 Hello, it’s me again, Alfonso the pug. I thought we should catch up on how things have been going since last time we spoke. Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2016 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Advice: How Do You Live with the Caste System?

  Dear Lauren, I am from Colombia, I met my partner from Nepal one and a half years ago. Our relationship is very beautiful, however, the differences between our... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2016 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Baby’s Naming Ceremony

  

  I need to start this by saying how proud I am of my little chap. It was a bit daunting, inviting so many people to a party for a baby, everyone expecting to mee... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2016 CULTURE, EXPAT