by Mariam | Apr 20, 2020 | Expat CLub, Expat Family, Expat Life, Expat Wife, Families in Global Transition, Global relocation, Globally mobile families, International Move With Expat Kids, Motherhood, Motherhood Abroad, Moving, Pregnancy, Relocation, Stories of Migration, The Expat Life, Uncategorized
I was in Germany on my last book tour for the season, looking out of the window to the cluster of twigs as they gnarled and twisted in the winter wind, when it suddenly hit me. “No, it can’t be…. I’m never late” I whispered to myself as I flipped out my phone and...
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 | 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 | 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...
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