by Mariam | Jun 23, 2018 | Dubai, Dubai Blogger, Expat CLub, Expat in Dubai, Expat Life, Expat Wife, Families in Global Transition, International Move With Expat Kids, Moving, Uncategorized
Dear Dubai, If you and I were in a relationship on Facebook, I’d choose the relationship status “it’s complicated.” You know it and I know it. We have had a love/hate relationship since day one, and four years later, its still messy to describe my feelings for you or...
by Mariam | May 24, 2018 | Expat Identity, Expat Life, Families in Global Transition, International Move With Expat Kids, Is it time to move again?, Moving, The Expat Life, Uncategorized
I knew the minute he came home at 5 pm. Early, by his standards, so something was up. “We need to talk, honey” said M. I knew what was coming. Since the start of 2018, we had known that our future hung in a precarious balance. Our expat lives in Dubai had an...
by Mariam | May 7, 2018 | Expat Life, Families in Global Transition, International migration, Migration, Redefining Expat, Stories of Migration, Uncategorized
As expats, many of us move to a new country, and then ask ourselves: how can we make a difference in the local communities that we now call home? Some of us volunteer at the local animal shelter in Jakarta, others teach English to underprivileged school children in a...
by Mariam | Apr 14, 2018 | 3rd Culture Kids, Family Travel, Parenthood, Raising Global Citizens, Travel, Travel With Kids, Uncategorized
“Look quick!” I shrieked to my daughter as we walked through the winding alleyways of the maze-like old Marrakech Medina hand in hand. The air was thick with the smell of spices and orange blossoms where the local women were arguing over the price of lamb at the...
by Mariam | Feb 24, 2018 | International migration, Migration, Moving, Refugees, Uncategorized
He looks away so that I don’t see the tears or the longing in his eyes. After a few seconds, he turns to look at me and says with a forced smile “It would have been tough to go back, but I think not going back has proved to be even harder. Somehow, I lost all my...
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