Expat Wife ???

What are the usual (public) perception towards an expat wife? Why do people mistook us as having a dull free, luxurious and easy life?
Are we really priviledged? What most of us (expat wives) really prefer?

Expat Wife
Definition : Married to a mobile husband who earns more than the average Joe back in your own country.  Living internationally, with  company allowances.  etc..etc...
Sounds good ey? Not!

Contrary to what everyone thinks (well most), we don't have an abnormal life. A life of luxury is only for rich people, rather, for people who were born with a silver spoon in their mouth. 
We struggle the same life like any normal wife, only, we are fighting the unknown. Being aliens in other countries is not an easy job. We may have little comforts like living in a better compound or buildings, having a helper and driver, sending kids to international schools. But the chances of having more advantage than disadvantage is not possible. We have problems of isolation, unfamiliarity, etc... etc... Imagine yourself stranded (for a couple of years) in an island far from civilization, then you'll understand where I'm coming from.

It's not that I'm whinning,I'm not!,I'm just stating facts. Sometimes I'm being too cynical, sometimes I feel so blessed with what I have, knowing that some people will kill for this life that I have. But then, there's this little devil at the back of your mind that never ceases an opportunity when it arise. Sometimes we prefer and hope to have a normal life back home.

Socializing was never been this hard back home with your long time friends. I used to love parties and in those days I am me. But now in some parties you have to be pretentious, in some a little stiff and in some just plain fake.  Makes you wonder why it's not easy to borrow a face like ...........                  

 

Yes I borrowed her face but only for this blog. This was taken before one of the cocktail parties. Justin took the photo but thought my face looked stressed out...so I pasted hers on mine. Neat eh? And yes it's my body .....duh! I just borrowed her face.

Note to self: Have to learn to accept I'm aging and not steal somebody else's face ...LOL!

This post was inspired by expatwomen.com and the book "Me, a TaiTai? Expatriates wife don't always have it good".