Let’s start this post off with a replay of a conversation I had with someone recently: “I’ve started learning Norweigan”“Why?”“Why not?”“…but why? What use is it to you?”“It’s just for fun. It just sounds like a cool language to learn. It can’t hurt to try.”Silence. In the new world order of remote working and side-hustle …
Let’s talk about mental health as an expat, shall we? At the beginning of the May on the Move challenge, I knew I wanted to incorporate some collaborations. I’d wanted to do some for a while and this presented the perfect opportunity. You might have already seen my interview with Simone from Life Inspiration File …
I won’t lie, I had to Google what Saudade meant. It’s a Portuguese word and according to the millennial’s big book of knowledge, Wikipedia: Wow. Okay. Where do I start? In January 2020, I almost flew back to Britain and left Germany behind indefinitely. After six months of trying so hard, I was still struggling …
How do you build an online community as an introverted expat? Simple answer: you just gotta put yourself out there, baby! As part of this month’s #mayonthemove2021 challenge, hosted by the wonderful Catriona from The Frustrated Nester and Margarita from Diverse in the City, I decided to open up the ‘Community’ prompt to my own …
I’ve just returned to learning German after a language learning break. To my surprise, my brain hadn’t rejected all the German I had previously learned. In fact, I felt like I was somehow more fluent than before. Keep reading for this week’s post on why, sometimes, taking a language learning break is exactly what you …
“A German joke is no laughing matter” wrote Mark Twain in his famous dual-language essay, ‘The Awful German Language / die schreckliche deutsche Sprache’. Native English speakers have this long-standing belief that Germans have no sense of humour. Of all the stereotypes we have of the Germans, I think this is the biggest myth of …
On Saturday 10th April 2021, I treated myself to a minimal cue, intermediate/advanced yoga flow. The reason? To celebrate 100 consecutive days of yoga. I wasn’t intending to commit to anything past 30 days. However, with a seemingly never-ending lockdown and a drive to do SOMETHING, I decided to see if I could manage 100 …
