Tag: expat
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The Cost of Living And the Cost of Changing
When you move to a new country, you expect some things to be cheaper and some things to be more expensive, but nothing prepares you for the reality until you’re standing in the supermarket doing currency math in your head and quietly gasping at the price of a chocolate bar. For anyone who doesn’t know,…
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Somewhere Between Here and Home
It’s been just over a month since we moved to Kenya and the initial excitement has settled into something more real. The kind of real where the thrill of adventure sits right alongside the ache of homesickness, sometimes in the same day, sometimes in the same hour. What’s surprised me most is that I don’t…
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Finding Normal in the Not-So-Normal
It’s been a little over a week since my last post, and honestly, I don’t even know where to start. Some days it feels like we’ve been here forever; other days, like we only just landed and are still fumbling around trying to find our feet (and the nearest decent loaf of bread). I’ve been…
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What I Packed for Kenya: The Good, the Bad, and the Utterly Useless
Packing has never been my thing. My ADHD executive dysfunction doesn’t allow me to separate logic from emotion.. so when I started filling boxes for Kenya, the things I wanted to keep had no connection other than panic or sentimentality. We decided to rent the house out (I’ll do a whole blog on that rollercoaster),…
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First Day of School in Kenya 🇰🇪✨
Well… we did it. The girls had their first day of school in Kenya today and what a day it’s been. We chose their school for many reasons, but the biggest one was that we could walk there.. which is actually quite rare here. Most schools are further out, in more remote areas or right in the city, where…
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Birthday Eve reflections
Tomorrow I turn 33. And as always, the birthday blues have made their quiet entrance… Birthdays have never been just a day for me. There’s something about this moment.. standing at the edge of a new age that makes me spiral. What have I overcome this year? Who am I now? Why do I still forget to…
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Healing Out Loud (Even When No One’s Watching)
People notice when you start changing your life. At first, they comment on the visible stuff.. the way your arms are more defined, how your skin’s glowing, how you suddenly seem lighter. And it’s lovely. Really lovely. (Even if you don’t quite know how to accept it without feeling blush.) But then, once in a while,…
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You Are Not Who They Say You Are
It’s a rare child-free night… quiet, still, the kind of silence that feels like a deep breath. Tomorrow, I’m photographing a big, beautiful wedding, but tonight, I’ve got time to just be. No one asking for snacks, no laundry calling my name, no Roblox background noise. Just me and the sudden realisation that when we finally…
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Finding Our New Life: A Journey to Kenya – Part 1
I’ve been lousy at keeping up with writing about Dan’s new adventure. Not because I don’t care, not because it hasn’t been on my mind every single day, but because I’ve come to a place where writing happens when I want it to, not when I have to. And honestly, I like it better this way. So, here we…
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Time Flies When You’re Having Fun!
They say time flies when you’re having fun, but they don’t mention the whirlwind of emotions it leaves in its wake. Dan’s time here was brief, yet so full of laughter, connection, and moments that felt like home. But, because life isn’t a movie where everything ties up with a perfect bow…there were also moments…
The Bakers Adventures 