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 | 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 | Sep 5, 2016 | Copenhagen, Dubai, Motherhood, Parenthood, Pregnancy, Singapore, Uncategorized
For the past few years, my husband and I have unknowingly and totally unconsciously started a new tradition: each time we moved as expats, we combined our international move with an international pregnancy. As a result I kept starting a pregnancy in one country and...
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 | Jun 11, 2016 | Dubai, Dubai Blogger, Expat CLub, Expat Wife, The Expat Life, Uncategorized
I am happy to share that I’ve recently agreed with the popular forum Expats in Dubai- Expat Connect to write articles relating to life as an expat in the UAE. In my first article to be published, I talk about some of the reasons I feel we have hit the...
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