“You'd think the sight of beautiful Place Vendôme would lift my spirits but oddly the arc of jewellery - so obviously beyond the means… — Sarah Turnbull Copy Share Image
“I know of no other place that is so fascinating yet so frustrating, so aware of the world and its own place within it… — Sarah Turnbull Copy Share Image
“The trail of lime trees outside our building is still a public loo. …where else are they supposed to go to the toilet in… — Sarah Turnbull Copy Share Image
Such is the nature of an expatriate life. Stripped of romance, perhaps that's what being an expat is all about: a sense of not… — Sarah Turnbull Copy Share Image
It is a bitter-sweet thing, knowing two cultures. Once you leave your birthplace nothing is ever the same. — Sarah Turnbull Copy Share Image
![“Such is the nature of an expatriate life. Stripped of romance, perhaps that's what being an expat is all about: a sense of not wholly belonging. [...] The insider-outsider dichotomy gives life a degree of tension. Not of a needling, negative variety but rather a keep-on-your-toes sort of tension…” quote by Sarah Turnbull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c81/sarah-turnbull-54185_appreciate_such-is-the-nature-of-an-expatriate-life_2351769.jpg)
