The first days in a new country can feel like navigating a maze in the dark. The language barrier, the unfamiliar customs, the endless paperwork – it’s enough to make...
and connect your family in a new country One day, I was tidying up some boxes after move number 12 (I think it was number 12 !!!). I found...
Living abroad comes with a set of joys and challenges. When there’s a family, bringing up children across cultures may bring questions and more reflections. I have found myself reflecting...
There’s more than one family we spend time with throughout our life. There’s the family of origin, the one we were born to, the blood and genetic connection. The family...
opposite seasons in the southern hemispehre 1st of December marks the beginning of summer here in Australia, and it’s also Water safety Day. Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere, which...
Today I want to share a bit of local culture. November’s big celebration in Victoria is the Melbourne Cup. The Melbourne Cup is Australia’s most famous horse race, held...
A few days ago my daughter asked me who my best friend is. “Good question!” I state, and I start ruminating on names. “Who is my best friend?”. I feel...
A long time ago, I read in a magazine that it takes one day for every hour of difference to get over jet lag. It certainly does take time to...
Buongiorno and Welcome to Reinventions In between, your go to podcast for real stories of reinvention that happen between life stages, career changes and living abroad. I’m Sara Coggiola, a...
What is my Why? Basically we can define what is our purpose, explain what we do by saying why we are doing it. When I was in my 20s, I...
I haven’t slept for the past 22 hours. It might be hormones. Ehm yeah, us women have these things called hormones that control pretty everything inside us. Like gremlins, they...
One promise we made to our daughter when we had to tell her that we would have moved to the other side of the world, was that we would have...
We arrived in Australia beginning of January – just after the Christmas holidays. Here January means summer holidays, and the school year starts at the end of the month. The...
It’s summer when we arrive in Australia. So that means we have plenty of free time before school starts. Dad is off to work. And me and the kids are...
We arrived in our new host country on the 6th of January – full summer. Yes, in the southern hemisphere the seasons are reversed. One of our suitcases is lost, and...
La mia Torinesità si manifesta in strani modi. Recentemente ho continuato a tenere un low profile all’idea di trasferirsi in Australia, Melbourne. Alla domanda di amici e conoscenti, sei...
