Mint Mocha Musings

The hotelier's wife: an expat affair around the globe

  • Home
  • About Mint Mocha Musings
    • Contact Nicole
  • Blog Posts
    • Asian Adventures
    • Pacific Playgrounds
    • Expat Encounters
    • Repatriation Realities
    • Hotel Confessions
    • Motherhood Moments
    • Media Matters
    • China Culture
  • Work With Me
  • My Books!
    • My BOOKS
  • You’ll Find Me At….
    • Reviews/Interviews
    • Sunday Life
    • Sydney Morning Herald
    • Australian Hotelier Magazine
    • Mamamia
    • Kidspot
    • Essential Baby/Essential Kids
    • Huffington Post
    • FairPlanet.Org
    • Hong Kong Moms
    • JumpStart Magazine Hong Kong
    • AsiaSpa Magazine
    • W Hotel Hong Kong
    • Women With Words Hong Kong
    • The HK Hub
    • Expat Focus
    • SASSYmama/SASSYHongKong
    • Playtimes Magazine
    • Expats blog: an experience shared
    • expat blog
  • Snap of the Day in China
  • Word of the Week
  • Sponsored Posts/Reviews & Partnerships
  • Free Updates, Tips & Giveaways!
  • Travel Asia
    • China
      • Xi’an
      • Shanghai
      • Beijing
      • Guilin
      • Shenzhen
      • Hangzhou
      • Chengdu
      • Luoyang
      • Sanya
      • Guangzhou
    • Tibet
    • Hong Kong
    • Macau
    • Thailand
    • Singapore
  • Travel Pacific
    • New Caledonia
    • Fiji
  • Expats Transferring $$ Home
You are here: Home / Asian Adventures / The Expat Club: The Membership that’s for Life

The Expat Club: The Membership that’s for Life

by Nicole Webb

Expat Living | Mint Mocha MusingsAs many of you know, our departure from the frenzy of bright lights, burgeoning buildings and bustling bodies that make up the metropolis of Hong Kong, is imminent.

While I can’t deny I’ve fallen madly in love with this city, in truth, I’ve always known the toughest goodbye wouldn’t be to Hong Kong itself, but to my family, my ‘expat’ family.

When you’re in a foreign country, devoid of all things familiar – from the language, to the landscape, culture and climate; not to mention your community, friends and loved ones, you reach out (clutch desperately) to those like-minded souls walking the same path as you. 

I’ve long realized just how important these people from all walks of life, strolling (or quite possibly, running) alongside us in our new life have come to be, but it was a few months ago when it really hit home, just how pivotal the expat connection becomes to your daily existence. 

For more, click over to Expat Focus for my full column here…

Related Posts

  • Stop the Press: We’re Moving to China!Stop the Press: We’re Moving to China!
  • It Takes a Small Village to Raise a Child in a Big CityIt Takes a Small Village to Raise a Child in a Big City
  • EXPAT WOMEN: Don’t Call Us Trailing Spouses — We’re Trailblazers!EXPAT WOMEN: Don’t Call Us Trailing Spouses — We’re Trailblazers!
  • Why Every Expat Needs A Blind DateWhy Every Expat Needs A Blind Date
  • Travelling the Famous ‘Silk Road’ in the 21st Century: Will You Take the Journey?Travelling the Famous ‘Silk Road’ in the 21st Century: Will You Take the Journey?
  • ….all the tea in China….all the tea in China

Enjoyed that post? If so, why not sign up to Mint Mocha Musings so you don't miss a thing! Updates, Tips and Freebies

The following two tabs change content below.
  • Bio
  • Latest Posts
My Twitter profileMy Facebook profileMy LinkedIn profileMy Instagram profile

Nicole Webb

Nicole is a journalist and writer (former News Reader with Sky News Australia) who, back in 2010, took a leap of faith and embarked on a journey to the city that never sleeps, Hong Kong! Fast forward four years, and Nicole, her hotelier husband and toddler stepped things up a notch and moved to Central China, where they lived in Xi'an for 2.5 years. Back in Sydney after a whirlwind adventure, Nicole continues her musings! Check out Mint Mocha Musings for plenty of intriguing, humorous and uplifting tales from her expat life in Asia so far. You can also find her on Twitter: @nicoledwebb. and Instagram at Mint Mocha Musings.
My Twitter profileMy Facebook profileMy LinkedIn profileMy Instagram profile

Latest posts by Nicole Webb (see all)

  • Back to School: Helping Children to Adjust During the Coronavirus Pandemic -
  • China Blonde Musings -
  • CHINA BLONDE: How a newsreader’s search for adventure led to friendship, acceptance….and peroxide pandemonium in China. -

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)

Like this:

Like Loading...

Filed Under: Asian Adventures, Expat Encounters, Mint Mocha Musings

Search here …

Order China Blonde here!

http://www.nicolewebbonline.com

Expats – Need to Transfer Money Home?

sending money home

NordVPN

Need a VPN

ClearFx Currency Converter Add this to your site
Australians living in Hong Kong
Support for repatriation!
Paperblog
Australian Women Bloggers Directory by Blog Chicks
Tripoto
Expat Interview
iCompareFX.com Expat Blog Awards 2017
Follow
Top 20 Expats Blogs 2017

VOTE NOW

Banners for Asian Expat Blogs Award 2018

Follow Me on Twitter!

  • ‘Never too late to make a new path’ https://t.co/cxkJE5OFu1 via @New Sarawak Tribune @AuthorRFlemming author of #Skinful about 4 hours ago from Twitter for iPhone ReplyRetweetFavorite
  • RT @h4ndcrushed: i cant fucking believe i was in the middle of a mass shooting. ive felt safe at this parade for 18 years and today i got h… about 10 hours ago from Twitter for iPhone ReplyRetweetFavorite
  • Read all about author Regina Petra Meyer’s adventure in the Caribbean in her book Change of Course - here’s a sneak… https://t.co/OcLvjzynq3 about 11 hours ago from Twitter for iPhone ReplyRetweetFavorite
@nicoledwebb

Instagram

Follow Me!

Like Our Adventures on Facebook!

Top Posts & Pages

  • Fake it till you make it: China's counterfeit craze....
    Fake it till you make it: China's counterfeit craze....
  • Eight Cultural Taboos in China You Really Ought to Know....
    Eight Cultural Taboos in China You Really Ought to Know....
  • China’s Little Emperors - Victims of the One Child Policy?
    China’s Little Emperors - Victims of the One Child Policy?

© Copyright 2014 Mint Mocha Musings · All Rights Reserved · Graphics by Miss Pickles · Design by Project Prettify ·

 

Loading Comments...
 

    %d bloggers like this: