by Mariam | Apr 8, 2019 | Expat Life, Families in Global Transition, Motherhood Abroad, Multicultural marriage, Multilingualism, Parenthood, Raising Global Citizens, Raising Multilingual Kids, The Expat Life, Uncategorized
Can you believe my last blog post on ‘And Then We Moved To’ was 8 months ago? Well, if you’ve been following the blog on social media, you’ll know that something was definitely cooking. That’s right, I have been busy working on putting together a MEGA blog post for...
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 | May 18, 2017 | Expat Life, Expat Wife, Motherhood Abroad, Parenthood, The Help
I confess – I have long had a rather complicated relationship with the idea of having help at home. I suppose it can all be traced back to my childhood in Pakistan. Growing up amidst a plethora of house help was the norm, for upper middle-class families such as...
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 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 | 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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