I recently moved to Australia after living abroad for 11 years. In so many ways it’s been a step forward into something new, not a “return” at all. I knew it was going to be a big change, a series of transitions, and I have been blogging about the process since first announcing I would be moving away. Below is a collection of posts about transition – the goodbyes, the grief, the change, and the joy in the midst of it all.

• BIG, bittersweet news – October 2013
• Rainy landings in Beijing – June 2014
• It’s official – I’m leaving China – July 2014
• A farewell to furniture – August 2014
• A final visit to the Great Wall – August 2014
• Something new – August 2014
• The End – August 2014
• Beginning the Middle – September 2014
• Cambodian stars – October 2014
• Hitting the half way mark – November 2014
• Refreshing reconnections in Singapore – November 2014
• My life is over: mourning what was – December 2014
• Peace and curiosity – let the new season begin – January 2015
• The end of the buffer – January 2015
• Adjusting to a different international community – February 2015
• Used to – March 2015
• Accepting the repatriation blues – April 2015
• Re-entry: my first four months – May 2015
• A year away from China – August 2015
• Bringing my worlds together through food – April 2016