We have guests staying with us this week… my sister, brother in law and my baby nephew! A bit like the Three Kings, they came bearing valuable gifts – Mini Eggs, Creme Eggs and decent tea bags, which believe me are worth just as much as gold, frankincense and myrrh to an English Expat! We […]
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The Waiting Room…
Our relocation agent contacted us last week with a reminder that we had an appointment at the Doctor’s. We are not sick, but apparently she felt it would be a good idea to go along and meet him before we were. Having been exposed to a few segments of German life that are a lot […]
Sourcing Christmas Dinner…
I am all for embracing the traditions and celebrations of our host countries (as you have probably noticed by now!), but it’s also important to remember our own traditions, especially for the sake of self-identity for our two small global citizens, who may not actually remember that many real English Christmases after all! Christmas is […]
Meeting St. Nicholas
Sometimes discovering the traditions and customs of your new country can lead to a lot of questions (and accusing glares) from the two Small People in our house… Like why on earth hasn’t St. Nicholas ever visited before?? They found out about this Patron Saint of around a million things (including thieves, sailors and children) […]
An Alternative Anniversary
Having yet to find a babysitter, one set of visiting grandparents very kindly offered yesterday, so we could go out for our anniversary. Not having been out at all on our own since our arrival, both of us didn’t really want to do the usual spending the whole evening at a posh restaurant as there’s […]