If it’s one thing I learnt about moving, it is that I will never settle until I entitle the new country I have moved to as home. As hard as moving became throughout my childhood, the new place I ended up has never failed to feel like home. From meeting amazing people along the way, […]
I was given an abrupt wake-up call on my first day in Germany when I was scolded while walking to the store for being in the bike lane. Little did I know that the two-toned sidewalk signified two very different lanes—bike and pedestrian. Or as I think of it: the make-it-home-with-all-your-groceries lane and the risk-being-roadkill […]
Throughout my childhood, I was known to be a very outgoing girl. I loved to play with every kid on the playground with no fear of being left out or rejected by anyone. I suppose as a child it is normal to be like that. But a lot of children can continue being an extrovert […]
This is the final installment of the four-part series “Frankfurt Life to the Fullest” in which contributor Amy Wilkins is sharing reflections on how her family made the most of their two-year expat assignment in Frankfurt. PART FOUR: Community Life as an expat can be filled with dichotomies, ups and downs, highs and lows. […]
This is the third installment of the four-part series “Frankfurt Life to the Fullest” in which contributor Amy Wilkins is sharing reflections on how her family made the most of their two-year expat assignment in Frankfurt. PART THREE: Live Like a Local Learning German was both fun and challenging for us. It can […]