Life in the Middle East: Expat Women Speak Out
A lot of people accuse me of lying. They think I lie about what life is like in the…
Tag: life in the gulf
5 thoughts you have after leaving the Gulf!
Am I the only person who feels a little emotional every time they land in their home country? Last week…
Get to know the person behind the blog!
Over the past few months, I have been lucky enough to have gathered heaps of new followers and visitors…
FAQs about Kuwait
This is a collection of the questions I have been asked about Kuwait via this blog or in person or…
3 stages of adjusting to life in Kuwait
“We can not direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails” Expat life is made up of changes….
Life in Kuwait: Desert drive of doom
This is NOT a post outlining how I went dune bashing with a tour group, camping with Bedouins or barbecuing in…
Life in Kuwait: Hitting the Halfway Mark
It’s been a while since I wrote a personal post so I figure that it is time for an update…
So what happens when you move to the Middle East?
Every expat who lives in the Middle East has a different experience especially depending on where you live. For those…
The 20 things I learnt through traveling
While it may seem strange for me to say this, considering my profession, sometimes the most useful lessons are the…
Expat Panda is off again… Finally!
This was the scene in my classroom this afternoon: All of this happy dancing was going on because I received…
![🌀New Blog Post: How I survive moments of doubt as an expat🌀
5 international moves later and I still struggle with self doubt 🫠
The way I see it, life is a collection of experiments where we constantly learn about ourselves. Maybe we succeed at what we set out to do and/or we learn something. If we’ve learned, we haven’t failed, so never look at anything you do abroad as a failure 🥇
In my blog post today I outline some of the coping strategies and thoughts that help me navigate a new place once I have moved. Give it a read if this is something you’re struggling with or share it with your friends who may have just moved somewhere new! You can find the post from the latest post tab in my bio link 🔗
The worst is when people say, “But you live in Europe, how bad can it be?” in response to any problem I am facing, as if living in a European country is a magical cure-all for all of life’s ills. I WISH.
Have you experienced self doubt when moving abroad?
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