The Unity Button
Today T brought a Unity button home from school. The button (or badge as we call them in Britain) is a circle divided into black, white, red and yellow quarters. It’s a reminder of the teachings related to the Medicine Wheel…
Read MoreSkunk Lockdown!!!
Yesterday, while ambling slowly back from school, J and I were having our usual conversation about how her day went. It transpired that they had a sort of silent fire drill. I probed her for details.
She explained to me that they were practising what to do if a skunk got into the school…
Future Expats Forum | Best Countries for Quality of Life in 2011
Future Expats Forum | Best Countries for Quality of Life in 2011. Not too many surprises here… good to see Canada fares pretty well overall in everything BUT environment. Still, some work to do decreasing the cars on the roads, increasing the numbers on transit and educating people on looking after their environment… Related articles The Expat Explorer Survey: Comparing Countries by People Living Abroad...
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is a freelance features writer and mother of three currently based in Canada. She's written for newspapers, magazines and a range of expat and mental health websites, and has been a cultural chameleon since she first emigrated aged eight.

