COVID-19 Shot #1: All Pfizer-ed Up! [2021]
I got the COVID-19 shot! Get my pun about being all Pfizer-ed (fired) up? I thought of it while I…
![Sixth Month Theme: Slow Spring and Time for Health [2021]](https://i0.wp.com/thirdculturekidcan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20210416_1404561927850123181964615.jpg?fit=768%2C1365&ssl=1)
Sixth Month Theme: Slow Spring and Time for Health [2021]
After I published my last post, I found out my stay in Canada got extended! Here was the surprising thing:…
![COVID-19: One Year On. What’s My Story? [2021]](https://i0.wp.com/thirdculturekidcan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210311_1218306656651576404607773.jpg?fit=718%2C635&ssl=1)
COVID-19: One Year On. What’s My Story? [2021]
One year ago, it was my last normal week before going on lockdown in California. What happened to me? Read…
![Finances: Part II- In Transition [2021]](https://i0.wp.com/thirdculturekidcan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/money_post.png?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Canada | covid-19 | culture shock | Moving Abroad | UK | US
Finances: Part II- In Transition [2021]
Hey everyone! I just wanted to say before starting this post that I have had trouble with my self-hosted website…
![My First Holiday Season in Calgary! Beautiful! [2021]](https://i0.wp.com/thirdculturekidcan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20201222_111356.jpg?fit=768%2C432&ssl=1)
My First Holiday Season in Calgary! Beautiful! [2021]
My Mum and I knew from the day we arrived in Canada that my Dad couldn’t come to visit us…
![Second Month Theme: Hot Mess and Confusion [2020]](https://i0.wp.com/thirdculturekidcan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_20201207_124618_764.jpg?fit=720%2C1280&ssl=1)
Second Month Theme: Hot Mess and Confusion [2020]
After the euphoria of the first month wore off, some things went upside down for a while. Here’s what really…
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Flying Internationally and Locally During COVID-19 [2020]
I decided not to tell the whole story of my trip to Calgary from California via Vancouver in one whole…
Canada | covid-19 | Culture | culture shock | Entertainment | Holidays | Moving Abroad | Nature
First Month Theme: Is This A Thing? [2020]
I have been here a month now, and the most common question I ask myself is, “Is this a thing?”…
![Calgary Quarantine Diaries: Week 2 [2020]](https://i0.wp.com/thirdculturekidcan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20201029_094305-1.jpg?fit=768%2C1368&ssl=1)
Canada | covid-19 | Culture | culture shock | Moving Abroad
Calgary Quarantine Diaries: Week 2 [2020]
Quarantine is done and my Mum and I are officially healthy and cleared to go out and explore! The first…
What I’m Doing While I Wait to Move [2020]
Yes, I have chores to do to prepare to move. However, this time, I have had a lot more free…
![Pain, Fire and Other Moving Upheavals [2020]](https://i0.wp.com/thirdculturekidcan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200820_192652.jpg?fit=768%2C432&ssl=1)
Pain, Fire and Other Moving Upheavals [2020]
When you’re moving overseas, there are going to be massive changes to your plans. That is inevitable. Something that seemed…
Culture Shock/Reverse Culture Shock [2020]
Update: I may be moving soon! Haven’t set a definite date just yet, but watch this space! My passport took…