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 | 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 | Oct 15, 2016 | Dubai Blogger, Expat CLub, Jordan, The Expat Life, The Travel Trail, Uncategorized
I was a hot, sticky mess. Only 3 hours in the desert and my mind had gone still. Still from the silence around me, but also still from the lack of thoughts in my brain. As far as my eyes could see, the desert loomed ahead. Pink and orange sand dunes stretched out...
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 | Aug 10, 2016 | Child-Free Holiday, Dubai Blogger, Expat Wife, Motherhood, Parenthood, The Expat Life, Uncategorized
Until the very last second, I wasn’t sure if I would go. I berated myself for making this incredulous plan to begin with. Deciding in theory to take a few kid-free days to ourselves to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary seemed like a good idea at the time. My...
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