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Borrowed Time

We were back home in Canada for a ‘pause’, as they say en francais. Contractually speaking, we were supposed to be packed up and moved overseas in the next few weeks. Clearly that’s not the case. We’re still knee deep in maple syrup, working on our hockey stick handling, while we shout ‘eh’ across the backyard. So what does that mean for us, our passports, and our lives?

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Being an Expat, Calgary, Canada, Life in Canada, Repatriating The Sister Brand Being an Expat, Calgary, Canada, Life in Canada, Repatriating The Sister Brand

Bonded by Ice

My kids struggle with the layers of snow-gear that they've never had to deal with before and I may have uttered the words, "Why are we living in this uninhabitable corner of the earth?"...more than once since winter hit.

BUT, (and there's always a but) if our life overseas has taught me anything, it's that we're all adaptable!

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