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Finding joy in being a beginner (plus my 3 top tips on how to be a beginner)

updated on 2021-06-182021-06-200 Comment on Finding joy in being a beginner (plus my 3 top tips on how to be a beginner)
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10 hilariously weird things all British mums say

updated on 2021-06-072021-06-070 Comment on 10 hilariously weird things all British mums say
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It’s good to talk – mental health as an expat with Ettie Jayne from The Alignment Alchemist

updated on 2021-05-312021-05-31
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Saudade: feeling nostalgic for a life I’ve lost.

updated on 2021-05-242021-05-24
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Building an awesome online community as an introvert

updated on 2021-05-172021-05-17
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I'm on the latest episode of @the.germany.experien I'm on the latest episode of @the.germany.experience talking mental health and depression as expats, finding an English speaking therapist and how effective therapy can be. Would love for you to take a listen ๐Ÿ’• Visit @the.germany.experience website, click the link in my bio to my collaborations page or search 'The Germany Experience' on your preferred podcast platform. Let me know what you think! #expatlife #expatlifeingermany #expatmentalhealth #therapyiscool #ukexpat #unexpectedexpat #britsingermany
I shard the reel from @toughmudder the other day f I shard the reel from @toughmudder the other day from our little team adventure with my pal Buddy in his wheelchair and I wanted to share some #throwback photos of the day here as well. It was such a wonderful day and one of many events over the course of 2016/2017 that changed my life for the better. Fear is one of the biggest things that stops us doing stuff as an adult. Listen to your gut and do it anyway. Fall face first into some mud. Throw yourself into a skip full of ice cold water. Run through electrically charged wires. Fall over. Scream. Swear. Then get back up and do it all again. And that's how you start to rid yourself of the fear and bitterness you were holding on to all your life. At least it was for me anyway. #toughmudder #growthmindset #feelthefear #dosomethingthatscaresyou #likemovingcountry #orlearnanewlanguage #beginsomewhere #beginanywhere #justbegin
Hey pals, I got the opportunity to have a chat wit Hey pals, I got the opportunity to have a chat with Nicole from @theexpatcast and I'm SO glad we finally got to "meet"! We had an amazing chat about life in Germany, why I'll never wear heels again and how @newers11 ended up giving me the name Steffi. It's available to listen to on Spotify and all other good podcast platforms. Just search "The Expat Cast" or click the link in @theexpatcast bio and give it a listen! #expatpodcast #theexpatcast #lifeabroad #expatlifeingermany #ukexpatingermany #expatblog #lifeingermany
A few weeks ago, I asked if any of my fellow Brits A few weeks ago, I asked if any of my fellow Brits had any classic British mum sayings. Friends, you delivered! And we're exploring them in my latest blog post ๐Ÿ˜ link in bio to find out what my mum said when I BROKE MY FINGER. My mum probably isn't comfortable with me publicly displaying the one embarrassing photo I have of her on my phone, so here's a photo of my bestest pal & favourite (only) sibling Nessa instead ๐Ÿ“ธ #britishmum #mumsayings #typicalbrit #classicsayings #funnysayings #funnybritishstuff
IT'S WANDERN SAISON BABY! โ›ฐ๏ธ I'm a brand new IT'S WANDERN SAISON BABY! โ›ฐ๏ธ I'm a brand new baby hiker and I don't have all the fancy gear yet, but I'm doing it anyway. Here's 5 things I've learned so far: ๐Ÿง— You don't have to own the contents of InterSport or Mountain Warehouse to BE a hiker. Much like you don't need to be running 4, 8 or even 12 minute miles to call yourself a runner. The simple act of getting outside and DOING is enough. Don't let the German death stare tell you otherwise. ๐Ÿฅต For godsakes, wear sun cream!! ๐ŸŒž If you're a fragile pale bean like me, a hat and a decent pair of sunnies will help you not get UV light damage in your eyes. Trust me, it's not nice. ๐ŸŒAlways have snacks in every pocket. ๐ŸŒ„ Go early. Germans get up early for 2 things and 2 things only: bakery goods and Monday morning Lidl deals. If, like me, you're afraid of other people, start hiking before 7am. Also, the view is better. #newhiker #hikingtips #gooutsideandexplore #explorelocally #hikingadventures
#mayonthemove2021 // next chapter //. My final col #mayonthemove2021 // next chapter //. My final collaboration AND the final day of the challenge. I sat down (over Zoom) with the always lovely Sarah from @legacynetworking to talk about the future and how to plan for the future in uncertain times. Sarah's waitlist for her incredible networking membership platform closes tonight so make sure you go sign up now! I've already had a sneak peek at the platform and I am tres excited about everything to come from this incredible woman! This video is part of the May on the Move challenge hosted by @thefrustratednester & @diverseinthecity Thank you ladies - this has been so much fun to take part in! โคโค
#mayonthemove2021 // inspired by... // Going to k #mayonthemove2021 // inspired by... // Going to keep this one simple. Right now I'm inspired by nature ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿ”๏ธ We went on a hiking adventure to Partnachklamm in Garmisch-Partenkirchen today. I stood staring at this view from the exit of the gorge for a long time because...isn't incredible what nature can do?! ๐Ÿ˜ Like...nature did that! By itself! I just...whenever we go to the mountains I always have a mini existential crisis because when you get to experience nature like this, everything I do seems so insignificant. It also continues to inspire me to keep doing the little things I can manage to protect this planet. Because I do not want to lose sights like these. #expatadventures #natureisart #protectnature #explorenature #getoutside
#mayonthemove2021 // mental health //. What better #mayonthemove2021 // mental health //. What better way to approach this prompt than a good ol' natter with @thealignmentalchemist ?! We talk about mental health as expats and the best way to integrate your Dutch boyfriend to British culture (hint: zigazig ah!) This video is part of the May on the Move challenge hosted by @thefrustratednester & @diverseinthecity
#mayonthemove2021 // pleasures // What gives me p #mayonthemove2021 // pleasures // What gives me pleasure has changed dramatically in the past two years ( wink wink๐Ÿ˜œ) Here's a few things that currently fill my cup of joy every day: ๐Ÿฆ The LOUD AF birds in Germany. Genuinely love them! ๐ŸŒณ How GREEN everything is and the amount of forests and green spaces available, even in cities. ๐Ÿง˜๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ Yoga. It's been a life changer for me and no I will not shut up about it. I'm one of "those people" now deal with it ๐Ÿ˜Ž โ˜• "proper coffee" - I can feel the seething anger of Italians from here (but let's be honest, Italy doesn't actually grow the coffee either does it so shhh). But what you have to remember is I come from a land of Nescafe Instant ๐Ÿคฎ and Costa ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ so believe me, the coffee here in Germany is like heaven for this happily caffeinated lady. ๐Ÿค— The sheer privilege of waking up every day. Don't take it as a given. Trust me โค๏ธ *** What fills your cup on a daily basis? Let me know! #smallpleasures #itsthelittlethings #fillyourcup #findingjoy
#mayonthemove2021 // saudade // Hands up if you a #mayonthemove2021 // saudade // Hands up if you also had to Google what this word meant ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ Apparently it's Portuguese (correct me if wrong) and according to the millenial's big book of knowledge, Wikipedia, it means this: "๐™– ๐™™๐™š๐™š๐™ฅ ๐™š๐™ข๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก๐™œ๐™ž๐™˜ ๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™›๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ข๐™š๐™ก๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™๐™ค๐™ก๐™ž๐™˜ ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ค๐™ง ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™˜๐™–๐™ง๐™š๐™จ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™/๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š๐™จ. ๐™ˆ๐™ค๐™ง๐™š๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง, ๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™›๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™˜๐™–๐™ง๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™จ ๐™– ๐™ง๐™š๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™จ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ก๐™š๐™™๐™œ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ค๐™—๐™Ÿ๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ข๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง ๐™—๐™š ๐™๐™–๐™™ ๐™–๐™œ๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ." Wanna know my thoughts? It's in this week's blog post. Link in bio. Go go go! #expatfeelings #homesickness #missinghome #expatdiaries #howimfeeling
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