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 | 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 | Jan 12, 2016 | Expat CLub, The Expat Life, The Travel Trail, Uncategorized
“Expatriate.” The term sounds so exotic and unattainable to some. It sounds plain terrifying and unappealing to others. When I hear the word “expat”, I feel a sense of excitement. When I hear that someone has left their home to go live abroad – I feel a direct...
by Mariam | Jan 1, 2016 | Greece, The Travel Trail, Uncategorized
So, as 2010 slowly comes to an end, I have been reflecting on the year that has passed, or rather how & where it has passed. The year started and ended in Copenhagen in the midst of whirling snow and -15 temperatures. Fun. More of the fallout from the Climate...
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