Tag: Parenting Through Transition
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How To Make Connections When You feel like an Outsider
Even after four years in this city, I still feel like an outsider sometimes. I’m learning how to make connections here. At first I thought it was a language barrier and I told myself “Once my language improves it’ll be better”. Then, after reaching the high-intermediate level of German still didn’t help, I thought it…
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What you need to know about Driving in Germany
Are you dreaming about speeding down the Autobahn in Germany, but unsure if you’re even allowed to drive here? I spent my first months in Germany trawling through Reddit and Facebook groups to figure out the specifics about if I could drive with my Australian driver’s license and how to exchange it for a German…
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Parents get homesick too! 7 Tips to overcome homesickness
It’s the most wonderful time of the year but I just cannot be bothered! I’m cranky. The Christmas carols sound weird in German. The food is too heavy. The weather is terrible! Am I a Grinch? No. I just really miss my Christmas traditions. I’m a homesick parent abroad, doing my best to give my kids the…
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The girl behind the blog
As a little girl, I wanted to learn every word in the world. I had no concept that there were different languages. Dressing up as an artist for the school dress-up day, I wore a beret and even had a little easel of cardboard to carry. Because the clothes were better than what I thought…
