by Lainey Hitchman | Cross-cultural Marriage, Expat Marriage
Let’s face it; having any relationship, never mind an intercultural one, often means having to learn to jump over hurdles. You have to clear the ‘meet the family’ hurdle, the ‘get the family’s approval’ hurdle, make a culturally acceptable proposal hurdle’ and get...
by Lainey Hitchman | Expat Marriage, Hitched
What’s your favourite Bible verse? Well, there are a lot to choose from but ironically I like a particular verse that Roy used to quote a lot! Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife. Proverbs 25:24 (NIV) He was pretty good at...
by Lainey Hitchman | Cross-cultural Marriage, Expat Marriage
When I first met Roy I have to admit that some of the appeal was his accent. He was the foreigner in the midst of sameness and I liked that. I liked the fact that not only did he sound different but it was apparent he thought differently too. I enjoyed talking to him...
by Lainey Hitchman | Expat Marriage
Húsvét known to the rest of the world as Easter is one of the times of year when we feel a little lost. On Easter Monday morning it is not unusual for girls to be ‘sprinkled’ with water, sprinkling isn’t a word I would usually use for having a bucket...
by Lainey Hitchman | Cross-cultural Marriage, Expat Marriage
Language! One word which could strike fear into the heart and soul of an expat. That is unless you are one of those supremely gifted in the art of language learning. Unfortunately, I fall into the category of not gifted, and Hungarian is certainly a language which...
by Lainey Hitchman | Expat Marriage, Hitched
Hair Dye In preparation for the beginning of a new term, I had the satisfaction of checking off a number of items on the list. Accomplishment is a great feeling especially when you have to jump through the hoops of doing all of the usual things but in a different...
