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 8, 2017 | 3rd Culture Kids, Bilingual Kids, Dubai Blogger, Learning a foreign language, Multilingualism, Raising Global Citizens, Raising Multilingual Kids, Uncategorized
I know what you’re thinking. How could being a multilingual parent, be a hindrance in your quest to raise multilingual children? How could it be anything but beneficial? After all, you are in a unique position to understand your children’s struggles and are in the...
by Mariam | Dec 3, 2016 | 3rd Culture Kids, Berlin, Copenhagen, Dubai, Dubai Blogger, Expat CLub, Expat Wife, Germany, Is it time to move again?, Italy, Learning a foreign language, Parenthood, Raising Multilingual Kids, Singapore, The Expat Life, Uncategorized
Each time I move to a new country, I usually spend the first month (or two!) asking myself the same question: “what the @#$#$#% am I doing here?” Friendless, jobless and clueless is usually a pretty succinct description of me at the beginning of each expat stint, no...
by Mariam | Sep 20, 2016 | 3rd Culture Kids, Copenhagen, Dubai, Dubai Blogger, Expat CLub, Germany, Is it time to move again?, Learning a foreign language, Singapore, The Expat Life, Uncategorized
As expats, we always say that living abroad changes us. Living in a foreign country teaches us valuable lessons, about ourselves and about the local culture and customs, which we experience first-hand. Different countries teach us different lessons. Sometimes, even...
by Mariam | Feb 13, 2016 | 3rd Culture Kids, Learning a foreign language, Raising Multilingual Kids, The Expat Life, Uncategorized
“I want booze!” “I want booze!” “I waaaant the boooooze!” screamed my 2 year old in the middle of Starbucks that fateful day when I sunk to a new low in my journey as a multilingual parent. The lady behind me in the queue tapped my shoulder to ask with a half...
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