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5 Great Ways Trailing Spouses Can Earn Their Keep

There’s no end of coverage on trailing spouse syndrome and the potentially damaging emotional effects that can occur when an individual relocates to new country so that their partner can pursue their own career and interests. However, a life damned...

Adventures of a Tai Tai: Lessons I have learned

Adventures of a Tai Tai : Lessons I have learned So life is pretty much back to normal here in Singapore. My husband has started his new job and I am fully back into my usual routine. I had a slight case of trailing spouse syndrome (my husband cal...

The Definitive Guide to Expat Types from a Tai Tai Expat

After living here in Hong Kong for two and a half years I have now reached the conclusion that you cannot really consider all expats to be the same. Although Tai Tai expats are generally referred to as a single group of people, there are actually lar...

Musings on Expats on Fitting in with the Locals

An obsession with the avoidance of catching any type of flu or cold. Gratuitous disinfection is the order of the day and I often notice the receptionists in my apartment building liberally spraying antibacterial cleanser behind me as I pass throu...

Musings on Trailing Spouses from an Expat in HK

Trailing Spouse in Hong Kong Another question I get frequently asked is, “what do you do all day?” Anyone who knew me well in my previous life is amazed that I could ever be content watching daytime television and refining my coffee making ski...

Adventures of Tai Tai : Owning Pet abroad

Owning a Pet Abroad You’re probably wondering if I did ever get that dog… I did. Spongebob is his name. I will never forget the day he arrived. I had expected him to be overwhelmed at his new home, perhaps scared and nervous to suddenly find ...

Finding a Job Overseas – Musings from an Expat in Hong Kong

Finding a Job Overseas Life as an expat is not all fun and games and there does ultimately come a day when you find that the excitement of moving abroad has died down and your new life has lost a little of its shine. For some people this can happen ...

Planning Ahead to Become an Expat in Asia

Become an Expat in Asia A question I frequently get asked is, “how did you find yourself living in Hong Kong?” In our case, it was quite simple. Having travelled frequently in the area, both my husband and I had wanted to live in Asia for q...

Adventures of a Tai Tai: Weekly musings of an Expat wife in Hong Kong

Expat wife in Hong Kong So here it is, my first (and hopefully not last) blog. When I was asked to write a weekly blog about life as an expat wife in Hong Kong for the Expat Info Desk I just jumped at the chance; who doesn’t like talking about t...