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 | 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 2, 2016 | Singapore, The Expat Life, Uncategorized
“So how do you like living in China?” asked my casual acquaintance over a recent family visit in Germany. I blinked twice because I had just finished telling the gentlemen in question, about our life in Singapore for the past year. Me: “Oh no, we live in Singapore....
by Mariam | Jan 1, 2016 | Life with a Baby, Motherhood, Singapore, Uncategorized
One of the first and probably most oft repeated aspects one hears about life in Singapore from other expats, is how incredibly child and baby friendly Singapore is. Of course when you are five months pregnant, escaping the Danish winter and moving to Singapore to give...
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