Confessions of an Expat's Wife

from one country to another,thousands of miles earned, different languages to get by with, cultures and expectations to live with plus millons of photos taken to tell the adventures of my life

Being the last day of the year, I can't help but look back what 2005 has brought me.

Here goes...

1. This year, I lived in three countries. The first few months in France, second in the Philippines and the then finally here in Istanbul.
2. I went back to school with my good friend, Tessa while I was in the Philippines. It was all because I miss my alma matter (and had nothing better to do). I found myself sitting in class re-learning my french and german during summer.
3. I spent two summers and two winters this year.
4. I realized how I value my family ( especially my parents) and miss them much.
5. I discovered the joy of blogging.
6. I reconnected with long lost friends both elementary and highschool.
7. I found new friends from different parts of the world.
8. I had my first Ramazan, Iftar, and Bayram experience.
9. I flew EasyJet and Airasia the first time.
10. I became more OC with things. I never stopped cleaning our flat.
11. I decided to teach in a refugee school. It was my first time to meet children from Iran, Iraq, Kurdistan,Somalia,Uganda, and Ethiopia.
12. I realized that BBC does better news report than CNN and FOX is just so annoyingly Pro-American.
13. I stopped reading news on Philippine Politics.
14. I discovered that there is always a Filipino/a every country I go and it helps to know them (the Pinoy mafia!).
15. I've mastered the art of converting currencies!

These are only the first few things I remember. I'm sure there are still a couple of entries I can add. This year was not the best of the lot but I had my defining moments. One of the things I learned just recently is the fact that people are more drawn to other people who do not give a darn on what they say. For some twisted reason, people nowadays are more drawn to negativity. When you are angry and you express it, you are said to be cool. When you say what you want without being sorry, you are regarded highly and sometimes thought of as somebody important. With the influx of information everywhere, it seems so hard to keep track of the truth and the ones that are valid. Everyone just wants to be the center of the show. Everyone has something to say about everything. It doesn't matter if it's useless info or not. (Note: I'm talking in general over here not just with blogging.)

2005 has been a year of contemplation for me. It was nice to step back and look how things were. I just hope, this coming year, there will be more people who will pay good things forward and just stop being angry.

As Master Yoda says...
“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.”

Cheers to a New Year!

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Name: duke

Location: Istanbul, Türkiye

A first time mom to baby A living as an expat in Istanbul, Turkey.

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