Tag: immigrant
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Take a little more off
I got my first haircut in Timor-Leste last week! A blunt long bob cut my stylist helpfully told me was very in-fashion right now. Before I left Australia, little details like how people got their hair cut in other countries were what preoccupied me most about my move (that’s a little embarrassing to write, but I’ve never […]
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The six-month slump
I’m about a week shy of six months of living in Timor-Leste, but I’m delighted to share I’ve continued my childhood tradition of being a total overachiever and have hit the dreaded expat six-month slump about a month ahead of schedule. I was warned about this before I left Australia, and have since had friends […]
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Liquica, not too far
Last weekend I took a short trip out of Dili to the neighbouring district, Liquica, for an overnight beachside holiday with some friends. There’s a beautiful, swanky beachside restaurant called Black Rock in Liquica that sits just off the main road about 45 minutes out of Dili, and it’s an easy after-work drive to make […]
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Things I miss, month #5
Things separate from people I miss about living in Australia: The Edinburgh Gardens Dolcetti cassateddis Feeling comfortable Things separate from people I don’t miss about living in Australia: Too many choices Deadlines Feeling comfortable
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This is why you moved to Timor
From the outside, we were four friends having lunch together in the food court. Later, as I walked down my street at sunset with a bottle of wine in my bag, I was a girl passing by her friend’s office to say hi. Then, I was a guest at a birthday party — smiling for […]
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Just not normal
Today began like most other days. I rolled out of bed, killed the fan, stumbled to my bathroom, and waited for the spittling shower to start running hot. And waited. Aaand waited. As it dawned on me that the temperature wasn’t changing, I steeled myself for a quick-and-cold hair-washing session. In and out, dressed and […]
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Are you an expat or an immigrant?
For three months I’ve been calling myself an expat without thinking about it. That’s what it means to be a foreigner working abroad, right? Not necessarily. Today, I read this great post on Fabulous Fusions, quoting this BBC article, which made me pause for the first time and consider what I really should be calling […]
Sophie Rai Liur 