75+ Things I Learned Living 22 Years Abroad

75+ Things I Learned Living 22 Years Abroad

by Marsha Marie

What happens when a woman takes her children, leaves everything she knows, and lives in exile across Asia and the Middle East for twenty-two years?

This book is the answer.

75+ Things I Learned Living 22 Years Abroad is a collection of short, honest, sometimes hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking life lessons learned while living in Pakistan, the UAE, and beyond. Told in Marsha Marie’s unmistakable voice—raw, reflective, irreverent, and deeply compassionate—each entry is a moment of awakening pulled straight from real life.

You’ll read about:

• Surviving (and laughing through) cultural shock
• Raising children far from home
• Marriage, loss, resilience, and reinvention
• The absurd, the beautiful, and the uncomfortable truths of life abroad
• How exile, language, patience, and humility quietly reshape who we are

This is not a travel guide and not a how-to manual. It’s a lived experience—broken into bite-sized reflections that can be read in order or dipped into at random. Some lessons will make you laugh out loud. Others may stop you in your tracks.

Above all, this book is about growth: learning to sit with discomfort, finding humor in chaos, and realizing—sometimes much later—that the hardest chapters often teach us the most.

Perfect for:

• Readers who love memoirs and personal essays
• Anyone who has lived abroad (or dreamed of it)
• Those navigating major life transitions
• Readers who appreciate honesty, grit, and heart

📘 Format: Digital PDF

📍 Genre: Memoir / Personal Essays / Life Lessons

💬 Tone: Candid, witty, reflective, compassionate

This is a book you don’t rush through.

You carry it with you—and return to when life asks hard questions.