Away We Go

It’s fitting that I should start this column in a state of nervous anticipation. In five days’ time I will pack up my life (again) and quite literally run away…

Finding home: A return (again)

Author’s note: My previous posts give this post a bit of context – take a look! I spent a lot of the last year terrified that the next time I…

For the Love of the Job

I’m not sure this has been mentioned before, although if it hasn’t been said then let me be the first: the job hunt is just like dating.  I realized this…

Last Day of School

It’s strange when you get what you’ve wanted for a long time. After eight months of working as a Kindergarten teacher, and one month of longing for the end of…

The Hardest Jobs

Here begins my list of the hardest jobs in the whole world. Subject of today’s post: Airport workers. I was thinking about this while stuck in Lisbon Airport on a…

Your Boyfriend's Calling

By Beth It’s 10pm on a Saturday night in São Tomé and I get a phone call. I don’t recognize the number but I think it might be my boyfriend,…