Being an expat wife is a funny thing. Wives who follow their husbands and his jobs from country to country. No roots and a very transient society. We came to Singapore almost 13 years ago for a two year deal and apart from one year in Rome in between we came back and we’ve been here ever since. Our situation is unusual to say the least. Young families drop in, two, three years max and then move on to the next posting, Hong Kong, Middle East, Korea, Japan……. Expat children are used to having new kids in their class all the time and sadly having to say goodbye to classmates regularly. They are referred to regulary as "Third Culture Kids"
