MY life as an Expat....
An expatriate (in abbreviated form, expat) is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country and culture other than that of the person's upbringing or legal residence. The word comes from the Latin ex (out of) and patria (country, fatherland). (stolen from wikpedia...) First let me say that when I start getting all whiny & saying that I want to GO HOME... It has nothing to do with NORWAY ... There are many WONDERFUL things about living here in Norway.... I tend to get down & homesick when I have not -so-good-stuff- going on..... & just want to be home ...my home... with my family. My dearest friend here in Norway is named Leanna (also an expat...) & we know that we can always call each other & say "I am having a I hate (insert country) day..." & vent away.. Do we really hate the country? NOOOOOO... of course not... But somedays... living in a foreign country isn't as glamorous as all of my FACEBOOK friends think.... I thin...