Expat Experiences

Jennifer Brown, Hong Kong

Who are you? I’m an American ‘serial expat’ who loves people-watching, exploring historic places, and learning something new everyday. All past-times perfectly suited to expat life. We have lived in Mainland China, Holland (briefly), England and are now based in

Shannon Young, Hong Kong

Who are you? My name is Shannon Young. I’m an American writer and teacher currently living in Hong Kong. I love to read, write and spy on other people’s books on the train. My work has appeared on numerous expat

Pallavi Puri, Singapore

Who are you? My name is Pallavi and I am an Indian expatriate living in Singapore. After working/touring the world with British Airways for four years, I finally touched down on this sunny little island in 2011 and since then

Niki, Singapore

Who are you? I am a wife of 18 years and mother of three teenage boys, who range in age from 13 to nearly 17. I’m a U.S. citizen, but after marrying my Canadian husband, we lived in Montreal, Quebec

Janine Clements, Singapore

Who are you? Janine Clements, freelance writer, expat mum and travel junkie from the UK. I also write the blog 21st Century Mummy, which is all about the life, loves and lessons of a british expat mum living in Singapore.

Jennifer Gargiulo, Singapore

Who are you? I’m a writer, university lecturer, and a mom. Spent childhood in Verona, studied philosophy at Vassar and got a PhD after my first son was born. I now live in Singapore with my husband Michele and two

Tom, Hong Kong

Who are you? Tom. Where, when and why did you move abroad? I moved to Hong Kong from Britain in 2005 on a post-graduate teaching programme and settled more permanently in 2007. I work in a primary school now and

Doveen Schecter, Hong Kong

I came to Hong Kong just after the 1997 “Handover” of the British colony back to China. I had a little bit of savings in my pocket from my marketing job in Moscow with Deloitte. I was born in Hong

Lincoln Taylor, Hong Kong

Who are you? I am part of the management team for a large US based chain of language schools. Recruiting, training, and managing teachers are my main responsibilities. My father worked for IBM, so the family moved around quite a

Brenda, Seremban

Who are you? I am a Toronto-born, Canadian Caucasian of British descent, an English teacher, minister of the Gospel, mother of six and grandmother of eleven. My first son was born in the back seat of a car on the