An Unexpected Expat

Hi there!

I’m Emily. I’m living an unexpected expat life fueled by coffee and adventure. Home is where my art is.

(Currently: New Delhi)

All in Travel

Feb 25

Feb 25 Dine and dash.

Emily

Travel

We wanted biryani, we got an adventure instead.

Jan 20

Jan 20 Bittersweet.

Emily

Travel, Foreign Service Life

How do you explain “vacation” to a kid who thinks airplanes are for moving?

Apr 26

Apr 26 The Drop.

Emily

Everyday Expat Life, Foreign Service Life, Travel

I’m finally coming back to real life after a delightfully magical time away.

Jul 4

Jul 4 Exchange student.

Emily

Travel

Seventeen years later, everything and nothing is exactly the same.

Apr 26

Apr 26 Bicycles and blue skies.

Emily

Travel

It’s Easter Sunday and I’m thinking of bicycles and blues skies. But mostly I’m thinking of redemption. And I am restless.

Feb 27

Feb 27 They're going somewhere AGAIN?!

Emily

Travel

We travel a LOT but don’t spend a ton of money doing it. Here’s a list of our top tips for fun, frugal travel.

Feb 21

Feb 21 City Break: Celebrating in Vilnius

Emily

Travel

Happy coincidences put us in Vilnius for the first of their two independence days. We joined in celebration while we explored the Baltic capital over a long weekend in February.

Jan 31

Jan 31 City Break: Thinking About Walls in Berlin

Emily

Travel

Were the fates laughing when they sent us to Berlin in the middle of the Shutdown? It seemed we couldn’t escape thinking about walls.

Dec 26

Dec 26 City Break: A Canterbury Christmas

Emily

Travel

A November trip to Lisbon ended up being a comedy of errors but we enjoyed ourselves nonetheless.

Nov 19

Nov 19 So you’ve become a bedbug feast.

Emily

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