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...
by Mariam | May 27, 2016 | Dubai, Dubai Blogger, Expat CLub, Expat Wife, Is it time to move again?, The 2 Year Itch, The Expat Life, Uncategorized
Last month, I literally had the rug pulled from under my feet. I knew as soon as M came home. That look on his face, told me to sit down and brace myself for some bad news. “Our Dubai office is shutting down” he said, almost in disbelief himself. It was no secret that...
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 | May 27, 2016 | Dubai Blogger, Expat CLub, Expat Wife, Learning a foreign language, The Expat Life, The Travel Trail, Uncategorized
Its been an exciting month of May as the blog has gone viral – first being shared on the Wall Street Journal’s Expat page on Facebook, then on Business Insider and finally on the Huffington Post! A big thank you to all of you for reading, liking,...
by Mariam | Mar 21, 2016 | Expat CLub, The Expat Life, The Travel Trail, Uncategorized
As a long term expat, there are certain oft-repeated questions and statements you hear from your non-expat friends and family regarding your “lifestyle choice” which make your blood pressure rise, strip away your patience and make you want to dis-invite them...
by Mariam | Feb 13, 2016 | 3rd Culture Kids, Learning a foreign language, Raising Multilingual Kids, The Expat Life, Uncategorized
“I want booze!” “I want booze!” “I waaaant the boooooze!” screamed my 2 year old in the middle of Starbucks that fateful day when I sunk to a new low in my journey as a multilingual parent. The lady behind me in the queue tapped my shoulder to ask with a half...
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