Expat Interview – Rachel Amphlett
Part One of our interview with author Rachel Amphlett who emigrated from Britain to Australia a decade ago. Here, Rachel talks about life in Australia, what made her move there and what keeps her there.
Expat Interview – Rachel Amphlett (Part 2)
In Part Two of our interview with author Rachel Amphlett, she talks about why, how and where she writes.
Expat Interview – Rachel Amphlett (Part 3)
In Part Three of our interview, Rachel talks about playing live at Woodstock (no, not that one), exploring the world, and her latest book, Look Closer.
British Expat Newsletter: March 2015
This month: Interviews with a top cartoonist and an author, Churchill and rats, weird words, a zebra crossing and more!
Making friends and learning languages is difficult for British expats
Living abroad can be difficult, especially for expatriates who need to learn a new language. Over 25% of Britons living overseas have few or no friends other than other British expats, according to a survey from relocation company Robinsons.
An untold story about Churchill, expats, rats, and a sinking ship
‘One of the great untold stories of the post-World War II years was the exodus of young British emigrants. Such was the scale of population loss that wartime leader Winston Churchill appealed to those wishing to depart Blighty’s war-torn shores “to stay here and fight it out”. And, in a fit of pique according to reports in the Daily Express, Churchill accused these expats of being ‘rats leaving a sinking ship”.’ Murray Watson reflects on some of the reasons why so many Britons chose to leave the victorious UK.