Living abroad Stories

Many years back early in my career when I was working in Southern Asia on a fairly low salary, I was always looking for cheap ways to go on leave back to the UK. One of these methods involved the fact that my Company had 'extended the life' of my old University Students Union card. This enabled them, up to the age of twenty-six, to send me on business-related flights at student rates but claim full fare rates from clients...

In the late-nineties, I took my junior year abroad in Zurich. I could hardly contain my excitement. At twenty years old, I’d never traveled out of the country, I’d hardly ever been on a plane. Of course I was nervous. I had no idea what lay ahead. I was a sheltered, suburban kid making my first truly independent decision. With a wallet full of traveler's cheques from all the money I’d earned with multiple jobs to save up,...

Chapter 1 - Introductions 10 Aug 2010 Dearest Mia, I’m using the several thousand miles between us as an opportunity to start my letter writing hobby. I think as a generation we lack the romance of a hand written letter being delivered through the post. That being said, it also gives me the chance to perfect my English language skills and feel a bit more Jane Austen-esque. J (Damn it. I almost wrote a smiley face there.)...