by Sarah Fürstenberger | Dec 31, 2010 | Expat issues, History and culture
This past year, our international family became even more international when my husband’s sister married a man from Colombia. When we moved to Ireland in September, the family decided that we would all celebrate Christmas together in Galway this year. The flight...
by galitz | May 18, 2009 | Expat issues, Red tape and bureaucracy, Tips, advice, suggestions
She was about 5’6, of slight build, dark hair, black plastic rimmed glasses. She spoke English pretty well but spoke German to me as a matter of principle. The only visible clue about her visit to our home were the papers she was clutching. Otherwise she could...
by Sarah Fürstenberger | May 3, 2009 | Expat issues, Tips, advice, suggestions
Having spent the past week dealing with jet lag in small children, with my mind still fuzzy and my eyes still bleary from lack of sleep and too many espressos, I only have one thing to talk about this week: recovering from a cross-time-zone trip. Every expat you ask...
by Sarah Fürstenberger | Mar 17, 2009 | Expat issues, Tips, advice, suggestions
If you are an expat in Germany with children, at some point or the other you will probably have to endure that oh-so-anticipated but oh-so-dreaded journey of traveling home to wherever you hail from. If your kids are over the age of 5 or 6, the trip may not be so...
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