Calling Cut

Trust the Germans to have created a word for this feeling: rückkehrunruhe (don’t worry, I don’t even think Germans themselves know how to pronounce that). It’s the feeling of returning home after an immersive trip, only

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Full Of Beans

Like most other caring mothers, I also endevoured to teach my daughters the basic A,B,C’s of Life; the usual how to buckle their shoes, master a knife and fork with dexterity, how to safely cross a busy road, to the more significant things such as respecting one’s elders and

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How To Pack Like A Pro

I’m starting to learn a few things about how to pack when doing international travelling. I hasten to say that most of these lessons have been learnt from past mistakes.

On my first overseas trip, one could quite easily have fitted a tyrannosauraus into my suitcase. I cringe when I confess that my boyfriend at the time and I took along matching his and hers suitcases.

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Life While You Wait


Sometimes I feel ill prepared for life… like everyone else received the script and stage directions except for me. Everyone else seems to know exactly where to position themselves and what scene comes next and I’m still standing at the props table going, “Huh, what scene are we in?! “

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