Adventures of Steffi

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  • Stephanie (Steffi) Montague blog post titled 4 things I've learned in 4 years in Germany.
    Expat Diaries,  Personal

    4 big lessons from 4 long years in Germany

    2023-08-20 / No Comments

    Four years living in Germany. We made it. I don’t know how but we made it. An adventure that began with curiosity and impulsive decision-making after one too many glasses of red wine, and ended up as a journey of self-discovery, learning and LOTS of revelations. “So then Steffi, what…

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  • Hay bales in a field. Herefordshire 2021
    Expat Diaries

    Expat Diaries: where is home now?

    2021-09-27 / No Comments

    I felt the cabin pressure change in an instant. The wheels dropped out. With a slight bump, we landed. “Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the cabin crew and myself, I’d like to welcome you to Great Britain. The local time here is 9:30 pm. The temperature is 14 degrees.…

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    Saudade: feeling nostalgic for a life I’ve lost.

    2021-05-24

    5 Things I Wish I Had Done Differently

    2020-04-26
    Stephanie (Steffi) Montague blog post titled 4 things I've learned in 4 years in Germany.

    4 big lessons from 4 long years in Germany

    2023-08-20
  • blue background with a photo of Ettie Jayne from the Alignment Alchemist and the words "MENTAL HEALTH" and "with @thealignmentalchemist" along with the hashtag #mayonthemove2021
    Culture,  Expat Diaries,  Personal

    It’s good to talk – mental health as an expat with Ettie Jayne from The Alignment Alchemist

    2021-05-31 / No Comments

    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…

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    Is British food banned in the EU post-Brexit?

    2021-07-05

    What exactly is expat coaching? Find out in 10 questions with Share the Love Coaching!

    2022-01-09
    Background image of mince pies on a table decorated for Christmas with text that reads "The History of Mince Pies: A holiday explainer special." Website given: www.adventuresofsteffi.com Photo credit: Edward Howell on Unsplash

    Holiday explainer special: the history of mince pies! 🥧

    2022-12-23
  • Expat Diaries,  Personal

    Saudade: feeling nostalgic for a life I’ve lost.

    2021-05-24 / 2 Comments

    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…

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    2020-12-21

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    Expat Diaries: one year in Germany.

    2020-09-04
  • Expat Diaries,  Personal

    Building an awesome online community as an introvert

    2021-05-17 / 1 Comment

    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…

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    Hay bales in a field. Herefordshire 2021

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    2021-09-27

    Saudade: feeling nostalgic for a life I’ve lost.

    2021-05-24
  • Expat Diaries,  Personal

    How Germany changed me: I will never wear heels again

    2021-02-22 / No Comments

    I am not a fan of fashion. That is to say, I am not good at fashion. Never have been. But I have seen The Devil Wears Prada enough times to understand that I still very much buy into fashion as a concept and therefore I must, on some level,…

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    How to Buy a Car in Germany (pt.2)

    2020-07-19

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    30 days of yoga: my journey + thoughts

    2020-02-27
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    Expat Diaries: (not) Driving Home for Christmas

    2020-12-21 / No Comments

    Earlier on in the year, I booked the last 3 weeks of the year off work. Firstly, because I needed to use my holidays up. Secondly, I was still cautiously optimistic that the second wave of the pandemic would be better and we would get our chance to travel back…

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    Expat Diaries: Coronavirus and International Travel

    2020-05-18

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    2021-02-22
  • A sunrise appears low over the horizon with a long empty road ahead and a bright green tree in the foreground
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    Expat Diaries: the joy in between / the next good day

    2020-11-02 / 1 Comment

    It seems pretty apt that this is my choice of post this week. Germany has entered “Lockdown Light” from today – similar to Bud Light or Coors Light. Beer, but not really BEER. You can go outside, but not really for anything good. Funny, because public consumption of alcohol has…

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    Expat Diaries: the last Good day

    2020-10-05 / No Comments

    This week’s blog post is inspired by the wonderful ItsRadishTime. After she posted her video about the last Good day (y’know, before *it* happened), I decided it would be a good idea to look back and write about my last Good day in my diary. So what you have before…

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    It’s good to talk – mental health as an expat with Ettie Jayne from The Alignment Alchemist

    2021-05-31
    Hay bales in a field. Herefordshire 2021

    Expat Diaries: where is home now?

    2021-09-27
  • Expat Diaries

    Expat Diaries: one year in Germany.

    2020-09-04 / No Comments

    It has been one year since I packed my life into 3 suitcases, said goodbye to my friends and family, gave up a comfortable salaried job, and headed to mainland Europe with absolutely no idea how I was going to make a living. It is the single biggest risk I…

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British gal who wasn't ready to leave the EU so moved to Germany instead.

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