by Mariam | Sep 12, 2017 | Expat Identity, Expat Life, Families in Global Transition, Redefining Expat, Uncategorized
As an expat blogger and writer, the number one question I get asked is “why do you call yourself an expat and not an immigrant?” Now, I know that the word ‘expat’ turns people off. When they see ‘expat’, they read ‘privilege’ and imagine me walking with a sign on my...
by Mariam | May 28, 2017 | Expat Life, Families in Global Transition, International Move With Expat Kids, Raising Global Citizens
She gave the globe a spin, and as the continents, oceans and countries whizzed by, she looked up and asked “Mama, where is Australia?” Her five-year-old mind was interested in this country far away, because one of her friends from Dubai had just moved there, with her...
by Mariam | May 18, 2017 | Expat Life, Expat Wife, Motherhood Abroad, Parenthood, The Help
I confess – I have long had a rather complicated relationship with the idea of having help at home. I suppose it can all be traced back to my childhood in Pakistan. Growing up amidst a plethora of house help was the norm, for upper middle-class families such as...
by Mariam | Apr 26, 2017 | Expat Superpowers, Families in Global Transition, The Expat Life, Uncategorized
I looked up at the government officer and could clearly see the confusion on his face. My Pakistani self, didn’t correspond to my American driver’s license or the residence visa in my Italian passport sponsored under my German husband’s name. In Dubai, when your race,...
by Mariam | Apr 21, 2017 | Family Travel, Travel, Travel With Kids, Uncategorized
Let’s cut straight to the chase. Almost everyone you ask or meet will tell you that an African safari requires two things: patience to see animals and silence when you do spot them in the wild. For this reason, many people think that taking young children (less than...
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