Spending the Holidays as an Expat without Family in Another Country

AKA: Self-Care Day

Photo by Chad Madden on Unsplash

The holidays are a charged time of year. Some people love them and others hate them. For most, it’s black and white without much gray.

I’ve been on the hate end of the spectrum for as long as I can remember. And that was well earned. My family is dysfunctional at the best of times. The past…