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What Happens When An Expat Goes Home?

What Happens When An Expat Goes Home?

What happens when an expat goes home? I had expected something momentous. It had been 15 months since I had stepped foot in the Outer Hebrides. Despite my travels and stints of living abroad, I had never spent longer than…

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Thoughts on Donald Trump, the BBC, and the Isle of Lewis

Thoughts on Donald Trump, the BBC, and the Isle of Lewis

On the drive from the town of Stornoway to the village of Tong on the Isle of Lewis, the view laid out before you is beautiful: low-lying moorland, swathes of white sand at low tide, the blue waters of Broad…

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Why I’m Excited About Visiting the Outer Hebrides

Why I’m Excited About Visiting the Outer Hebrides

This time tomorrow, I’ll be back in the Outer Hebrides. (Assuming, of course, FlyBe doesn’t mess up our plans, like they do for so many travellers to and from the islands.)  And just why am I excited about visiting the…

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10 British Foods I Miss as an Expat in the USA

10 British Foods I Miss as an Expat in the USA

It’s no secret that I love food. For me, food is an integral part of any travel experience, a window onto another country’s culture and character.  As a result, expat life can be a bit of a culinary rollercoaster, one…

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Celebrating Christmas as a British Expat in the USA

Celebrating Christmas as a British Expat in the USA

When I moved to the USA last December, the festive season was already in full swing. Enthralled by New York’s Christmas lights and overwhelmed by transporting my life halfway across the world, I barely had time to blink before the…

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An Expat’s View of the Importance of Language

An Expat’s View of the Importance of Language

Growing up in the Outer Hebrides, Gaelic was just… there. I never thought anything of it.  Everyone around me was bilingual.  My parents spoke it, as did my grandparents and every one of our neighbours.  Gaelic was a normal part…

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