Kirsty’s favourites:

Dinasaur: Hulu, SBS on Demand

Fake: Paramount +

Dark Waters: Amazon Prime

Nikki:

The Gentlemen: Netflix

The Rest is Entertainment: Podcast

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When were you your most confident as an expat? Was it pre/post expat? Nikki and Kirsty discuss when they were at their most confident and why.

Our favourite things

Kirsty:

Life After Life

The Bear

The Big Swing – Season Two

Angela Hicks on Instagram

Nikki:

The Three Body Problem (Netflix)

Lie to Me

Nikki has given birth to a poet

See you in the first week of August.

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Nikki is 6 months in with her repatriation and has a very honest chat about being friendless and miserable.

Our favourite things:

Tiny Beautiful Things

American Fiction

Past Lives

Taylor Swift The Eras Tour

One Day

Expats

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We also talk about the grieving expat. Going through grief when no-one understands the enormity of your loss. How do we cope with losing expat friends when we’ve moved on to a new location?

Favourite things:

Kirsty:

We talk Robbie Williams, Last Stop Larrimah, and Glen Maxwell’s iconic cricket innings.

Nikki:

Bosch Legacy – Season 2, Hard Fork (podcast), and a little story about lost in translation

What are you watching and listening to? How’s life where you are this week? Link in the comments.

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The Trailing Spouse is dead – this week on the podcast we talk about why the “Accompanying Spouse” has arrived. I mean the Accompanying Spouse was always a better term wasn’t it? We all walk side by side don’t we? Sidenote – the term Trailing Spouse will no longer be used in the Two Fat Expats Facebook Group with Accompanying Spouse being the preferred term.

We’re also talking Posh and Becks and how no matter how much money you have or how many football teams you own you’re still going to lay awake at night thinking of schools, finding a hairdresser, finding new friends and feeling like a fish out of water.

We also discuss dealing with strong opinions on your host country from people who’ve never lived there. Has social media made it worse? 

Kirsty’s three favourite things:

Somewhere in Queens (Movie)

Blackberry (Movie – Amazon Prime)

The Morning Wars/The Morning Show – Season 3

Nikki’s three favourite things:

Nikki also loved Beckham

Silo  (television – apple tv)

Getting a giggle from the silent walking trend aka walking

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Kirsty’s three favourite things:

Exposed (podcast)

Deadloch (television)

Travis and Taylor and everything EVERYTHING about them

Ange Postecoglou and The Tottenham Spurs

Nikki’s three favourite things:

Sex Education Season Four (television)

The Newsreader Season Two (television)

Wilderness (television)

What are you watching and listening to? Are Travis and Taylor the content you didn’t know you needed? What do you think of the social media trend “Taylor put Travis on the map”. How’s life where you are? Link in the comments.

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Nikki has repatriated and she’s yet to make a new friend BUT it’s not all bad because she’s living in paradise AND she’s discovered her new favourite drink (a gin mule).

This week on the podcast we’re talking repatriation, the good, the bad and the ugly cry.

Kirsty’s three favourite things:

The Girlfriends (Podcast)

What’s love got to do with it (film)

Matidlas (Disney + Doco)

And I know I said three favourite things but I had to mention Wham! (Doco) 

Nikki’s favourite three things:

Scamanda (Podcast)

You (television)

The Summer I turned Pretty (television)

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We also gave you our three favourite things (which we didn’t agree on) Nikki loves The Diplomat Kirsty not a fan. Come and have a listen and tell us what you think.

See you next week.

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We shared food discoveries from the Fatterati, what can’t you now live without?

Kirsty’s three things: The Fablemans, Chris Rock, Benjamin Law article on Survivor experience

Nikki’s three things: The witch trials of JK Rowling, Pokerface, MH 370 the plane that disappeared.

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Kirsty’s three things:

Shrinking, The Big Swing and while we’re on the subject….golf!

Nikki’s favourite three things:

White Collar, 1923, Robbie Williams live in Copenhagen

And watch out Amsterdam we’re coming for you!

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The theme of the evening was friends. Kirsty asked Nikki will she have to change the way she recruits friends upon repatriation. What will be different? Nikki asked Kirsty How will you replenish or change up your friendship group post covid now that you have quite a defined time split between countries?

We then talked all things expat friendships before giving our three favourite things.

Kirsty:

The Kelce brothers and their mother Donna.

Here’s the video of her post game

Bullet Train:

This NYT article about why men find it so hard to make friends

Nikki:

That 90’s show

Offline – Jon Favreau – Interview with Dr Robert Waldinger (the Good Life – Lessons from the Longest Study on Happiness)

Pivot – Scott Galloway – Friendship Aside

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We talk about Kirsty’s book and its premise. Ever been described as excess baggage? Get ready for the reply.

Three favourite things Kirsty:

Meet Cute

The Good House

Helen had her baby – The gorgeous Wengel (meaning the good news)

Three favourite things Nikki:

The Sound: Mystery of Savana Syndrome

The Last of Us – Episode 3

New friends long coffees

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How will you plan your expat year ahead? Or how will you divide up your time ahead? Now that expats are back travelling between countries what’s the most effective way to plan your year?

Kirsty’s three favourite things:

She said

Steven Spielberg on Smartless 

Have you ever taken your kids to a driving range in the holidays? Highly recommend.

Our author friend Kylie Ladd

Nikki’s three favourite things:

Offline – Jon Favreau. Episode – How to Avoid Distraction with Johann Hari 

‘Stolen Focus’ – JH book

Hard Fork (New York Times podcast) – Tik Tok and Chat GPT transforms a highschool classroom (for the better) and is M3GAN real? 

The Last of Us – HBO 99% Rotten Tomatoes (not so much a recommendation more a discussion)

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How will you deal with newcomers writing you off when they hear that you’re leaving? And how will you keep yourself open to making new friends even though you know you’re at the end of your expat gig? 

Kirsty’s favourite things:

The Flatshare

Mathew Perry’s autobiography

Cherry Cherry Yum Yum (NYT’s food)

Nikki’s favourite things:

Treason BBC

The Recruit 

Turning on the subtitles to listen to the lyrics in films (Nikki swears you’ll be amazed)

Did you listen to last week’s podcast? Any topics you’d like us to discuss?

Let us know in the comments. xx

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Instead of our usual three favourite things with podcasts, movies and television we discuss our three favourite holiday traditions.

Nikki:

Making or tracking down Christmas Crackers and Bon Bons

Buying a christmas ornament from your expat location

Christmas Eve baking followed by a Christmas movie

Kirsty:

No more Christmas Wrapping Paper it’s recycled newspaper all the way with re-used ribbons

Teenagers/young adults filling the adult’s stockings

Christmas Movie countdown (three favourites The Family Stone, Love Actually, Christmas with the Moody’s)

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Would you/could you make your house a home without your shipment? How?

Kirsty’s Favourite Things:

Colin from Accounts

Shetland

Magnetic Eyelashes

Nikki’s Favourite Things:

White Lotus Season 2

Wednesday

Long Lazy Lunches watching your expat kids catch up with old connections

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Nikki’s favourites

The Rest is History (The World Cup series)

The Inside Man (Netflix)

Limitless (Disney +)

Kirsty’s favourites

The Staircase (Netflix)

Pivot – Episode How to Raise the next Scott Galloway

Fisk (ABC Australia)

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Here’s a few of the links I talked about:

David Beckham Peyton Manning World Cup Commercial

Ghanin Al Muftah – the star of the opening ceremony.

Michael Sheen – Welsh message

Nikki’s three favourite things:

Heartbreak High on Netflix

The Handmaids Tale Season 5

Peripheral

Kirsty’s three favourite things

The Documentary Podcast – The real housewives of Doha

Good luck to you Leo Grande

Phantom of the Open

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We answer your questions about our 200th episode: When and how did we meet? What was our favourite holiday as an expat? Where would we like to live next if we could choose our next expat location? What’s our advice for introverted expats? Would we do any of our expat parenting differently if we could do it again?

We’ve also added a couple of our favourite things and a quick chat about The Crown.

How about you? Where was your favourite holiday? Where would you live next if you could choose and what’s your advice for introverted expats. Anything you’d do differently if you could start afresh parenting your expat kids?

Let us know in the comments. xx

Oh and the Mountain Goats song I couldn’t remember the name of is Next Year.

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Would you/Could you break up a friendship over conversations about your children going to boarding school? Why does it hurt so much and how to gently discuss.

Our recommendations:

Kirsty: Fed Up, Liquorice Pizza, Australian Story (back catalogue – Joel Edgerton)

Nikki: Bad Sisters, The Old Man, Danish Dipping

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Would you/could you send packages to a transit hotel? What are the rules? Do all hotels let you do it or are some hotels going to charge you for the privilege? We discuss.

Would you/could you set up a contract with your partner on how many times you’ll be heading to your home country (particularly if you’re both from different countries). Nikki referenced this post with over 80 comments and recommendations.

Our recommendations:

Kirsty: Peaky Blinders, The Twelve, CPAP machines!

Nikki: The Undeclared War, Loot, The Relationship Doctor (Jessie Stephens)

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We also discuss recent activity in the Two Fat Expats Group. Anger management, political commentary and killing the spirit of expats one post at a time. It’s time for us to have a chat. 🙂

Our favourite things:

Kirsty: The Split season 3, Gaslit, Everything I know about love.

Nikki: The Time Travellers Wife, Chat 10 Looks 3 Live Shows in Sydney, Top Gun Maverick (which Kirsty will probably never see).

This is episode 197, what shall we do to celebrate 200? Kirsty and Sarah began this podcast in 2015, where were you in 2015? What’s changed in your life? How many countries how many moves? We’d loved to hear from you. xx

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Would you / could you leave an apple air tag in your shipment (either air or sea) to track your belongings?

Would you / could you take a trip home without your family, if you all hadn’t been ‘home’ for a long time?

Our favourite things

Kirsty – Shane (Shane Warne documentary), House of Gucci (HBO Max), I’ve always struggled with my weight, Losing it didn’t mean winning (NYT article and podcast)

Nikki – Hacks Season 2, Disney + and The Valet, Liar Liar (Podcast)

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Would you / could you leave your child in your home country and return to live in your expat location without them?

Would you / could you change your June / July holidays this year? Travelling in the European summer is going to be manic. We discuss some of the issues the Fatterati have encountered with flights, travel, unexpected quarantine and delays.

Our favourite things

Kirsty – Better Things (FX), Reversing Roe (Netflix), 28-ish days (BBC podcast)

Nikki – Anatomy of a Scandal (Netflix), Heartstopper (Netflix), The Lincoln Lawyer (Netflix)

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Would you/could you tell me what an ESTA is and if so do you feel up to date with its rules and regulations since covid?

Our favourite things

Kirsty – WeCrashed (Apple TV+), Smartless (podcast), I refused to switch seats on a plane, was I wrong? (NY Times article)

Nikki – Bridgerton Season 2 (Netflix), Pieces of Her (Netflix), Hysteria (Netflix)

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Would you / could you listen to a podcast at more than 1.0 speed? (Are we better at 1.5?)

Would you / could you pay for the cost of your job interview if it was in another country?

Would you / could you live the same life in two countries if you are splitting your life between them?

Our favourite things

Kirsty – Starstruck Season 2, Somebody Somewhere (HBO), The Betty Broderick Story

Nikki – zookeeper guy instagram account, The Dry (Amazon), As We See It (Amazon)

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We decide on the best medical face mask to fly with. Stop overs in a time of covid, if you can’t fly direct what do you do in transit and how does it affect your choice?

We’ve also got all of our favourite things.

Ukrainecast – we’re both tuning in daily

Pivoting – Nikki loving it

Fairy Meadow (based on a story from Nikki’s home town)

The Daily – both loving it

Emma Thompson’s piece in the Gaurdian – both loved it

Kirsty wasn’t a fan of Spencer, Nikki yet to see it.

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Would you/Could you go out without a mask where you live?

Would you/Could you call Lunar New Year Chinese New Year?

Would you/Could you travel with just a ticket and a passport?

We speak to Bridgee a Kiwi in Saudi. If you’re unaware of the situation in New Zealand and what it has been like for their expats and residents you NEED to listen to this interview – plus there’s an insight into the online trolling expats have endured.

And we discuss a few of our favourite things.

Kirsty:

And just like that (the writers room). Love Me (television) . Survivor Australia (television).

Nikki:

The Gilded Age (both the television series and the podcast). How I met your father (television). The Trojan Horse Affair (podcast) Plus the insta account from the Kiwi in Denmark

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Also, Nikki and I play our first game of “would you/could you” to compare our covid lives. How many people can come to a party where you live? Do you wear a mask at the hairdressers? Is your child going to face to face school? Which variant are you more likely to catch where you’re living now?

And here’s a few of our favourite things:

Josh Szeps and Joe Rogan

And just like that review

The lost daughter

Wordle

Disney + Marvel movies

Yellow Jackets

Don’t look up

And finally, we know that everyone’s love story doesn’t always have a happy ending. If you have a love story that went terribly wrong, or a tale of caution for others we’d love to hear from you.

Kirsty and Nikki xx

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February

Kirsty – It’s a Sin

Nikki – Bridgerton

March

Kirsty – I made an adult (Tracey Crisp) The Adelaide Fringe

Nikki – The Test Kitchen

April

Kirsty – Grace Tame – Press Club Speech

Nikki – The One

June

Kirsty – Motherland

Nikki – Mare of Easttown

July

Kirsty – Physical

Nikki – Day X – New York Times

August

Kirsty – Jimmy Rees – Meanwhile in Australia videos

Nikki – White Lotus

September

Kirsty – Modern Love Series 2

Nikki – Just one Thing– Podcast

October

Kirsty – The Fitzroy Diaries – Season Three

Nikki – Squid Games

November

Kirsty – Love Life – Season 2

Nikki – The Sex Lives of College Girls

December

Kirsty – And just like that – (Aka the new Sex and the City)

Nikki – Single all the way

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Nikki and I came to the general consensus that we have failed with Christmas this year – if you haven’t tell us what your secrets are.

Our few of our favourite things

Mohammed Hussain’s views on his first celebrated Christmas Twitter thread (from 2020)

Us – BBC tv show

And just like that – (Aka the new Sex and the City)

People in Denmark stuck in IKEA

Single all the way – Netflix

Mary Elizabeth Kelly doing celebs in Hallmark Christmas Movies

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Small talk. Does it disappear in the expat world or is it sitting there discreetly a different form?

Favourite things

It’s never to late to pick up your life and move to Italy

tick tick……. Boom! (Netflix)

Rebecca Woolf – No Filter (podcast)

2021 in sound (SoundCloud)

The expat love story – A British guy crashed her Thanksgiving, they’ve been married 20 years (CNN)

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Our three favourite things. Kirsty is in love with the story of Dani Laidley. She’s also discovered Lady Marmalade in Doha and found and episode of The Briefing with a compelling interview with one of the Australian women who was allegedly stopped and invasively searched at the Hamad Airport in Doha.

Nikki talks about The Sex Lives of College Girls, Fat Leonard and expands the story of Beth Dutton (Yellowstone).

See you next week!

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Nikki wants to know if magic mushrooms are back in fashion? Did they ever go out of fashion? Is it more common now? Do you still get arrested? Has there been a more boomer conversation on a podcast?

Our favourites this week:

Yellowstone – Season 4

Life Life – Season 2

The Game – Paramount Plus

Vibrant Lives – Dr Tessa Opie

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How does a third culture kid react to a fellow TCK telling them that they’re not really from where they say they are because they’ve “never lived there”. We have some ideas.

We answer a question from a listener regarding online therapy for expat children.

We discuss our three favourite things, make some more bold statements. And Kirsty finally gets her son back from the five week technology free camp. She’s going to miss those heartfelt letters.

Business Movers – Season Nine

Morning Wars/ The Morning Show

Russell Ebert

Man Up

Drawn to a Deeper Story – Valuing Motherhood over Womanhood

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Then Nikki talks about her recent Saturday night and why it might signify that she now feels ‘at home’ in Denmark?

This week’s favourite things

Helen Garner’s lockdown diaries 2021 (this is the link to the audio)

Invisibilia. Poop Friend episode (podcast)

Ordinary Joe (Hulu)

Maid (Netflix)

Letter writing in Kirsty’s family

Conversations with her daughter (Nikki)

Other things

21 Day challenge app (mentioned by Kirsty)

Listen in and then tell us what you think – via voice message Speakpipe or other ways or in the FB group.

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What has been your hardest goodbye and why? We talk about ours and how we possibly could have made it easier.

We’ve also covered our favourite things:

Reunion: The Podcast

Life Changing – Jane Garvey

A word in your ear – Roly Sussex

Florida unvaccinate man meets doctor in a bar

Guilty Party

Chestnut man

Have a listen and head on over to the Facebook Group to say hi xxx

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We also talk about getting the cold shoulder when you arrive. Are you going to be welcome when you return home? Are you better off staying away until travel is a little more accepted?

Here’s the links to the articles we talked about and a few of our favourite things:

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/07/20/which-covid-19-vaccine-is-the-most-widely-accepted-for-international-travel

https://www.cntraveller.com/article/covid-vaccine-travel

Find out if a country accepts your vaccine

50 days of #justonething – here’s our ten things

45 minute walk

2 litres of water

Take vitamins

Learn a new skill

50 squats

Stand on one leg while brushing teeth

Breathing exercises

Count your blessings

Only dark chocolate (2 pieces a day)

16:8 intermittent fasting

The article about Australian expats being let down by the Australian government

Monica Lewinsky interview on Sway

Official Trailer for Fires

Adele is back

Squid Games

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We also talk about dress codes in International Schools. Why is it that some schools refuse a uniform but demand a dress code? Is it solely about modesty and if so why is the focus so often on the girls?

We have some new favouites things in the form of podcasts, press releases and a bit of telly to watch.

Here’s a few of our favourite things:

Brains Trust – Season Two

The Fitzroy Diaries – Season Three

Why has the NSW Premier had to resign

Cancelled

Off Menu

La Brea

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And then what shall I buy as a hostess gift when I go to stay at someone’s house?

Broad enough for you?

Seriously though, what do you do if you’re an expat and you think you’re perimenopausal. Is it affecting new friendships? Is it stopping you from doing your job properly? Do you have someone to talk to? And how do you even know if you’re perimenopausal? The truth is menopause is a bit like childbirth, some of us pop babies out and carry on like nothing happened while others leave the hospital wondering wtaf just happened!

We’ve got hostess gifts covered this week. Booze, food, tea towels, and the magical lipgloss that everyone is trying to get their hands on. Go and have a listen and tell us what you think. xx

Here’s a few of our favourite things

The Just Enough Family (podcast)

Untold: Caitlyn Jenner (tv documentary)

Worth (Movie)

My Tiny Estate on instagram

The Wonder Years 2021 (tv show)

Y – The Last Man (tv show)

Here’s links to the menopause stuff:

https://sexyageing.com/podcast/

Thriving in menopause

https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lifematters/listeners-share-their-experiences-of-menopause-and-the-joy-of-a/12933458

https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lifematters/talkback-how-not-to-be-blindsided-by-menopause/12928892

The magic lipgloss

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Nikki wants to know how  you follow local media in a new country? Particularly if the language is not your own? If you only have headlines are you missing the context of what’s actually going on?

We also run through our favourite things with some great podcast recommendations, telly to watch and articles to read. 

Kirsty’s favourites

Stong Female Lead

Morning Wars – Season 2

Invisibilia – Friendship Season

Nikki’s favourites

Sex Education Season Three

See – Apple TV

Willow’s 15th birthday party in Copenhagen

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We discuss what airlines are doing to keep customers “on board” .

Nikki mentioned this article https://thepointsguy.com/guide/airline-elite-status-coronavirus/

Do you re-invent yourself with every expat move? Can you do it both professionally and personally? Or is re-invention just an expat myth.

Here’s just a few of our favourite things this week:

Modern Love Series 2

The Newsreader

The Survivor Final – Brain v Brawn

Only Murders in the Building

Just one Thing – BBC podcast

On the Verge – Netflix

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Onwards!

This week we talked about finding a new home and the trust required when you’re making a decision in one country and the apartment you’re choosing is in another. And if you’re partnered up how do you stay married through the process? No idea. All I know is one of us had to go through the nightmare of lining up meetings with several different real estate agents after work, while the other was looking at grainy videos trying not to sound like an ungrateful gnat. Is there a window in that kitchen? No? Oh. Yep. Okay. Yeah of course, none of them have windows? “I’m sure it will be fine” said with the wrong inflection point is never good for a relationship.

We also talked about International Groups, activity nights for newbies, and Nikki’s foray into finding new friends.

Some of our favourite things:

Ted Talk on Grief

Modern Love Season 2

Life – BBC

Abba on Tik Tok

The Chair – Netflix

Clickbait – Netflix

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Nikki talked about her recent move to Denmark. In case you missed it while Denmark has mandated it’s third covid shot (booster shot) it is officially opening up. Drop your masks, forget the tests, covid? What covid?

These were a few or our favourite things:

Pursuit of Love

David Sedaris article in the New Yorker

Jimmy Rees – Meanwhile in Australia videos

Ms Represented – ABC iview

White Lotus

NPR Article explaining the last episode of the White Lotus

Never Have I Ever – Season 2

Pieces of Britney Podcast

See you next week!

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Kirsty wanted to know what Nikki wouldn’t be leaving Hamburg without which took the conversation to Libya, Canada, Jakarta, South Africa, Hong Kong and Malaysia.

Kirsty’s favourite things:

Physical

City Row

The Two Fat Expats Live Footy tipping meet up

Nikki’s favourite things:

Bosch

The Tomorrow War

Sex Life

There were broad statements, reviews and excitment about impending moves and husbands who are five days in to hotel quarantine.

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Also we talk International Schooling, when do you decide where your children will finish their schooling? How soon is too soon?

Kirsty’s three favourite things:

Australian Story – A Balancing Act

Catch of the decade

Feel Good

Nikki’s favourite things

Snowpiercer

The Bold Type

Day X – New York Times

Cheers!

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Nikki’s decluttering, Kirsty’s rowing on her brand new water rower.

Nikki is reading – The Mindful Way Through Depression – Freeing yourself from Chronic unhappiness.

She’s also dowloaded “Insight Timer” a meditation app.

Favourite things for Kirsty

Motherland

You can’t ask that

Baby Surgeons

Favourite things for Nikki

Starstruck

Younger (The Finale)

The Spill

See you next week!

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What’s your small world story? For Nikki it’s her new apartment in Copenhagen, for Kirsty it’s all about the egg cups in Libya.

Our favourite things for the week:

Kirsty

1000 hour eyebrow mascara

The Power of Being Yourself – with Travis Boak (podcast)

Julia Roberts movies

Nikki

Mare of Easttown – HBO Max

BabyMacbeth’s instagram stories about Lilibet Diana

SmartLess (podcast)

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