I’ve tried it all: short trips, long trips, try-to-do-nothing trips, do-absolutely-everything trips, 48-hour trips, squeeze-it-in-with-a-business-trip trips. Whew! Visiting home comes in all shapes and sizes, and I can confirm that waking up to a “your flight is ready for check-in” email when you've barely got home from the airport is the-absolute-worst trip. So how do... Continue Reading →
How to make the most of your weekend visit home
Visiting home for a weekend when you live abroad can be described perfectly in just one word: Busy. Or in my mum's words "friend-speed-dating", which I think is a pretty good explanation. It's go go go and the anxiety is real when I am sitting there trying to work out how I am possibly going... Continue Reading →