Dubai: I looked over in astonishment, as my husband walked over to the playground with our 4 year old and 2 year old, and promptly took a seat on a nearby bench. Within seconds, one child had already climbed up a tree house and the other was standing hesitatingly at the slide. I looked over at […]
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Are you a newly arrived expat? Have you recently settled in a new country or are just about to arrive? Are you dreading Christmas or still wondering what to do for the holidays? An expat Christmas brings a lot of doubts and decisions. I have spent nearly 20 Christmases as an expat. (Wow, where does
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I want to tell you about my Expat Eid. How my family shares the joy even though we are miles away… What is an Expat Eid? That is the term I use to describe how expatriate Muslims mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan or Hajj while living abroad. No doubt, when you
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Family really does come first in Spain. That is one of reasons being an expat in Spain is great for kids. Even in today’s modern world, it is not unusual for several generations of the same family to live under the same roof. It is also not uncommon for “children” to stay living in the
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A look at Sports and Expat Families, from a family in the Netherlands My family and I have been living in the Netherlands almost two years. My boys are 3 (twins) and 5 years old and attend a public, traditional neighborhood school. We’ve gotten really lucky finding a small village in North Brabant and have
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