The world is becoming a smaller and smaller place to live. A Global Village. It is not uncommon for people to move from one country to the other and establish a home in a country that’s not their birth country in their lifetime. Faster travel, social media, population growth, migration, and many other factors have…
Time out! Did you not literally just get to Saudi Arabia? Yup! And you moved countries again in less than one year?? Yup! Ok let me explain. In a previous blog post, I wrote about how we moved from Kenya to Australia, then how we moved from Australia to Saudi Arabia. Well, we moved again…
Good question! ‘Is it easy to move to Australia?’ Errrm… well let’s just say off the bat that no, it is NOT ‘easy’! In our experience. There are a lot of moving parts, but yes it is do-able. Lots of people have done it. First, I think it’s fair to say that Australia ultimately chooses…
“We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves, and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God.” Thomas Merton There’s no denying it… there’s utter chaos in the world today (and yesterday and tomorrow!) Many of us are too stressed, too…
‘Submit’. Done! That was me applying for an entry visa to Kenya in November for our family holiday in December of 2022. Which was odd for me, seeking a visa to be allowed back to my country of birth. Alex and I applied for visas because we were travelling on our Aussie passports. My son…
It’s not surprising that there is general consternation about our current location within our circles. Riyadh? Saudi Arabia?! The Middle East? The Arab world?! It’s interesting that what most people know about a country is what they read or hear about in the media, understandably. Most of us don’t have a limitless budget to travel…
Comparison can be fun! In previous posts on my blog, I wrote about our family relocating from Kenya to Australia because I wasn’t happy about certain aspects of living in Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya. Importantly, I’ll put this on the table and leave it here….. Kenya is a beautiful, vibrant, wonderful, and amazing…
This sounds like drama and unrelated! Well it’s not a story line on Netflix, no – rather an eye opening, life changing experience we had that you just have to read about. I moved to Australia from Kenya with my family in 2017 – we absolutely love it… loved it (past tense because we’re in…
There’s nothing more important to parents than to do everything in their power to keep their children safe, protected and loved. These days particularly, there’s so much out there to try your best to shield them from – whether it’s bullying at school, bullying online, social media and the minefield it is, or even them…
When a family makes any major changes in their life, it can take some adjusting for everyone involved. There are some big ticket changes – like moving schools, house or even to a new State or Region. The mother of all in my opinion is moving countries! What could be bigger right? When kids…