Outside the expat square - We left....and we returned

We had a very difficult year last year, hence no postings at all. One has to decide with blogging how much to reveal, and while I think the very best blogs are those that do reveal all, I cannot do this to my family.

The short story is that we packed everything up and moved back to Sydney, where I studied for my CELTA (teaching English as a Second Language certificate) and then got a job in an English language school, which I really enjoyed.

Late last year we decided to return to Singapore for a whole bunch of reasons. Despite a shaky beginning, we really enjoyed living here, and felt there were many opportunities for us here in South East Asia.

So I got a few jobs and we returned in January 2010.

Here we are! Feeling quite at home in a sublet while we figure out where we want to live. It's a whole new adventure, returning to Singapore not with a company but on our own, using our experiences from the last time and trying to make decisions outside the expat square.

I will be writing about our adventures here in Singapore, as independent expats.