Repatriation = moving back to your home country Today I’m posting an interview I conducted in December.I talked to Simone, a German who lived in Aptos, California for about 5 years, together with her husband and three kids. They had...
Articles about Repatriation The topic of repatriating is very close to my heart since we are actively thinking about moving back to Germany. But what is the best way to do it? So, the last couple weeks I’ve been researching, reading and writing about...
One of my New Years resolutions is to go through my about 40,000 images on my Macbook and delete at least 15,000 of them! Going through this photographical diary, I found a great picture for this week’s Photo Challenge “Names”....
Happy New Year! I know I’m late, but it’s still the first week in 2017, so I think it counts. After taking a break from blogging over the holidays I decided to get back into it today. Well, and because...
’tis the season we are busy…. We all know, it is this time of the year when things tend to get crazy. Holiday parties, choir performances, gift exchanges, decorating, baking, crafting, shopping….. And on December 10th, 11th or even 14th...
Collaboration with Expatmamas A few weeks ago I got a “new like” on one of my posts on facebook. Jonna from “Expatmamas” found my blog and since then we started connecting. I joined her facebook group and found other German women living...
I love this time of the year. During the Advent, we decorate the house, hang up the Advent calendar for the kids and have a special time each Sunday, when we light a candle on our Advent wreath, read a story,...
Or: friendship in different cultures. Friends are very important to me. I need them like a plant needs water and sunlight and I consider myself very lucky to call some wonderful people my friends. Friends are not only the people you...
When we moved to the US, more than 8 years ago, we came on a J-Visa which included a work permit (EAD) for husband and myself. My youngest was just 1 year old and there were so many things that...