Season Seven. Episode Three. Are you trying to get back into Australia? Ever wondered what quarantine looks like? This week we take you inside quarantine in Melbourne, Australia. Long term Fatterati member Kelly tells us about taking her daughter back to Australia to begin University. What do you do if you’re an expat kid and you need a tax file number, medicare card, and bank account. Kelly walks us through.. Read More
It’s Christmas week 2020, finally! This week’s four fat questions How do you manage Lockdown #3? How do you deal with four different lives in one email box? Is there such a thing as expat snobbery? What’s on your table for Christmas lunch? Our favourite things Kirsty wrote half her book in NaMoWriMo. 40,000 words, go Kirsty! The High Low – again, the very last episode or the one before.. Read More
The US 2020 election is over, was it really just a week ago? This week’s 4 Fat Questions If you had three uninterrupted months in your home country what would you plan? How do you present at online conferences in the time of Covid? Send Nikki all your tips and tricks. If you are moving over the upcoming summer where are you at? Why did Kirsty ask that ‘what’s another.. Read More
Nikki’s Corona app is back to green, no more tests required and a surprise birthday visitor for G in Adelaide. This week’s 4 Fat Questions It’s Election day in the US, do you follow US politics more or less than your own country? If you got a ‘Golden passport’ which country would it be from? What did Halloween look like this year where you are? When do you put up.. Read More
Kirsty’s been on a plane, Nikki’s had a Covid test because the Corona Warn App told her to. This week’s 4 Fat Questions How does Australia ‘feel’ now Victoria is out of lockdown? What are some of the things you are having trouble (Covid) finding in your country that you find strange? What are the other questions about the widely reported incident affecting an Australia flight from Doha? How do.. Read More
Kirsty’s youngest is off to boarding school and her husband has had some great scan results – no evidence of disease. This week’s 4 Fat Questions Covid related social media disagreements, just why? Are you saving or spending more with the ‘no travel’ 2020 situation? Have you ever had your credit card hacked, where was it? How are expats feeling about locations that they are not in right now but.. Read More
Mini break over, wouldn’t it have been nice to go on a trip, instead we are watching numbers go up here in Germany. This week’s 4 Fat Questions Corona culture shock, do you have it, will you get it? Best food discovery on your expat travels that you have bought back to your own kitchen? Do you have any missed connections as an expat? Why won’t Nikki share her chicken.. Read More
Kirsty’s beloved Port Adelaide are the Minor Premiers in the Aussie AFL season. This week’s 4 Fat Questions Considerations for negotiating a Covid and beyond job position? How do you research a new expat location? Could you do two weeks quarantine with an 8 day old baby? In what way will travel change post covid? Things we’re loving this week Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Table Read) – YouTube The.. Read More
The one where Kirsty’s daughter has exciting news. This week’s 4 Fat Questions Why are people surprised my husband has to go back to work in another country after his cancer treatment? How far ahead do you have to plan for your child who may be over 18 to stay with you or move with you in an expat scenario? How hard is it still for your favourite people to.. Read More
In Australia chemo and radio combo are over for G, that’s pretty awesome news. This week’s 4 Fat Questions Does being an expat stop you from being your authentic self? How do you cope with a tough week as an expat during Covid? Have you ever been a flight angel / flight buddy and would you? How does visa renewal look during Covid? Things we’re loving this week Flavour –.. Read More
It’s almost Spring in Australia but not quite yet Autumn in Europe, what is that about? This week’s 4 Fat Questions Why is it so hard to communicate through a mask in another language? How and why are Australians ‘trapped outside’ our passport country? When do you move into ‘move’ mode? Different schooling options, face to face, or otherwise? Things we’re loving this week JoJo Rabbit (movie) TIP – Two.. Read More
In Germany, school is back for the new year, but for how long? This week’s 4 Fat Questions How confident are we of face to face schooling continuing? What would you be doing now if you were a man? How do you look at your country when you’re away and when you’re ‘home’? Expat surveys, ever more than clickbait? Things we’re loving this week WSET course Live football The Resilience.. Read More
Another short break while we carried on with life things in our current Covid worlds. This week’s 4 Fat Questions Top tips on talking to Teens about moving? The new country 15 vs the Covid 19? Creativity during Covid up or down? From us to you – all the love Things we’re loving this week Quibi – quick bytes of tv Little Fish Delicious Magazine Podcast Global News Podcast BBC.. Read More
We’re back! Short break while we tended to other things but we are back for you and have a new set of questions to discuss. This week’s 4 Fat Questions Would you have an expat pre-nup and what would be in it? Is it summer if you can’t holiday, what should the Fatterati think about or do? Do you kiss your kids / family on the lips? How do you.. Read More
Nikki had her big birthday and the next day Hamburg announced the ability of up to 25 people to meet up privately in your own house. This week’s 4 Fat Questions Where will you retire? Why are people Covid shaming? How have you kept your kids immunization records? Repatriation – do you stay with family or rent elsewhere on return while waiting on return? Things we’re loving this week Untamed.. Read More