I am pleased to announce, that That’s Hamori is one of the contributors to this fabulous Expat Family Handbook! $19 Buy Expat Family Handbook Here On sale for $13.30 ENTER CODE: launch30 to receive 30% off your purchase until December 7th!! Here is our BOOK REVIEW Expat Family Handbook *256 pages *Book covers 8 challenges…
‘My Expat Life’ is an interview series that focuses on the lives of fellow wanderlusts living in the Languedoc. Here we ask them the question; how did you do it? Meet our expats and prepare to be inspired. —————————– Happiness does not come from easy work but…
I love my kid’s school. First I wrote, I love my school and realized Sunnyside Elementary School isn’t my school at all. It just feels like it is, being that the last three years I have been involved in the PAC and the Surrey Montessori Society; a non-profit running out of our school. www.surreymontessorisociety.org Believing in…
GRATITUDE CAN TRANSFORM COMMON DAYS INTO THANKSGIVINGS, TURN ROUTINE JOBS INTO JOYS, AND CHANGE ORDINARY OPPORTUNITIES INTO BLESSINGS. WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD Every family has their stories. They get passed down from generation to generation like old charms we glide our hands over until they feel smooth. They comfort us. They give us hope. Some make…
I love this house. Bought in 2004, just after Daniel was born, we moved from our downtown Vancouver 26th floor apartment with a stunning unobstructed view of the city, mountains and a peek a boo water glimpse. We went out for sushi, walked Stanley Park each day rain or shine, and strolled Robson St. Swam…
December 14th is my 40th birthday, and I dedicated the last year of my thirties to complete a wishlist of things I want to do before turning the big four-oh! My list changed, evolved, and grew as I went through the process of completing 40 activities. I wanted to push myself outside my comfort zone…
Quiche is a savoury open faced pastry filled with eggs, cheese and vegetables. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 40 minutes Total Time: Under 1 hour Pastry Ingredients Buy pre-made pastry or make your own. 1 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup oil 1/4 water Mixture Ingredients 3 beaten eggs 1 cup milk 1…
Leonardo Da Vinci’s Canal Lock is his longest standing most successful invention. Centuries later, the miter lock is still used in most canals and waterways around the world including Panama Canal. It replaced the old Portullis Lock which was basically a door placed directly across the canal. Da Vinci’s is 2 gates placed together at a…
How much does it cost to furnish a house in France? Lucky for us, we caught the SOLDE sales in France, and saved about 35-50% on all our household goods. Instead of buying the best deal, or the lowest price, we tried to get the best value for our dollar, buying higher quality items…
Carnaval is an event that usually takes place before lent in most Catholic communities. Monsieur Carnaval, a giant paper-mache man, represents all the bad that has gone on during the course of the last year. The community celebrates Carnaval by parading Monsieur Carnaval through the town, and symbolically eliminates the bad by burning him at…