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 | Oct 25, 2016 | Berlin, Expat Wife, Germany, Learning a foreign language, The Expat Life, Uncategorized
I was standing in the middle of the grocery store, holding my shopping cart, having what could only be described as a nervous breakdown. All because I couldn’t, for the life of me, remember what bread crumbs were called in German. And I couldn’t find them in any...
by Mariam | Jul 19, 2016 | Berlin, Copenhagen, Dubai, Dubai Blogger, Expat CLub, Expat Wife, Germany, Italy, Learning a foreign language, Multicultural marriage, The Expat Life, Uncategorized
Languages fascinate me. But from as far as I can remember, I took the ability to speak more than 1 language completely for granted. It wasn’t until I became an expat and met my husband-to-be and built a life around speaking and hearing at least 4 foreign...
by Mariam | May 27, 2016 | Berlin, Copenhagen, Dubai, Dubai Blogger, Expat CLub, Expat Wife, Germany, Learning a foreign language, Singapore, The Expat Life, The Travel Trail, Uncategorized
I recently did a really fun interview with Global Living Magazine, based in Arizona, United States. “My Expat Story” was published on May 24th, 2016 and here is the link to the interview: My Expat Story You can also read the full interview on here....
by Mariam | Jan 17, 2016 | Berlin, Germany, Learning a foreign language, The Expat Life, Uncategorized
In the spring of 2007, I found myself as a newlywed expat in Berlin. My days consisted of taking intensive German language classes from 9 am – 4 pm everyday. However, I soon realized that when it comes to learning a new language, there are some things you...
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