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

    2020-07-19 / No Comments

    A couple of weeks ago, I shared part 1 of How to Buy a Car in Germany. Here’s part 2! I’m also going to provide an approximation of costs at the end, so stay tuned if you’re wondering how much it *really* costs to buy a car in Germany! Getting…

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    10 Things I Miss About England

    2020-03-22
    A sunrise appears low over the horizon with a long empty road ahead and a bright green tree in the foreground

    Expat Diaries: the joy in between / the next good day

    2020-11-02

    5 Things I Wish I Had Done Differently

    2020-04-26
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    Expat Diaries: Learning to Slow Down

    2020-07-12 / No Comments

    In a country famous for its unlimited road speeds, I slammed the brakes on and learned to slow down. 10 months into my journey here, I am slowly beginning to enter the ‘Acceptance’ phase. Accepting that this is the life I have chosen. Oddly enough, I have the global Coronavirus…

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    30 days of yoga: my journey + thoughts

    2020-02-27

    Expat Diaries: Coronavirus and International Travel

    2020-05-18

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

    2021-05-24
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    How To Buy a Car in Germany

    2020-07-05 / No Comments

    In January, we decided it was time to begin the search for a German car and send our UK car back to its little island. However, we found it very difficult to find comprehensive information on exactly how to buy a car in Germany. Specifically, how to buy a car…

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    30 days of yoga: my journey + thoughts

    2020-02-27
    A sunrise appears low over the horizon with a long empty road ahead and a bright green tree in the foreground

    Expat Diaries: the joy in between / the next good day

    2020-11-02

    Building an awesome online community as an introvert

    2021-05-17
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    Baking in Germany is a Nightmare!

    2020-06-01 / 9 Comments

    Baking is not one of my biggest passions, but sometimes I do get the urge to start whisking eggs and folding flour into things. Usually when I am feeling anxious or stressed and feel like my life is falling apart. For a short while, baking a recipe allows me to…

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    5 Things I Wish I Had Done Differently

    2020-04-26

    Expat Diaries: (not) Driving Home for Christmas

    2020-12-21

    Expat Diaries: Learning to Slow Down

    2020-07-12
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    Expat Diaries: Coronavirus and International Travel

    2020-05-18 / No Comments

    When will international travel be allowed again? Where to and how far will we be able to travel? What kit will we need to pack? What will travel look like in the new normal? Being an expat relies on having open borders and the ability to travel freely. When the…

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

    2020-07-19

    Expat Diaries: (not) Driving Home for Christmas

    2020-12-21

    How To Buy a Car in Germany

    2020-07-05
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    Expat Diaries: How the Pandemic Has Affected Me

    2020-05-07 / No Comments

    Hallo meine Lieben! Hello my loves! In this week’s Expat Diaries, I have finally managed to write some coherent thoughts on the current global pandemic. Here they are! Everything feels so new and overwhelming right now. Except it doesn’t. There’s something strangely familiar about this current situation. However, that familiarity…

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    How To Buy a Car in Germany

    2020-07-05

    10 Things I Miss About England

    2020-03-22
    Sunrise Rural Germany

    Expat Diaries: Expat Depression

    2020-04-13
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    5 Things I Wish I Had Done Differently

    2020-04-26 / 3 Comments

    I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. However, I do have some regrets. Here are 5 things I wish I had done differently when we first moved here. 1. Take an Intensive Language Course I thought I could save money and learn German using the many…

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    10 Things I Miss About England

    2020-03-22

    30 days of yoga: my journey + thoughts

    2020-02-27
    Hay bales in a field. Herefordshire 2021

    Expat Diaries: where is home now?

    2021-09-27
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    Expat Diaries: Expat Depression

    2020-04-13 / 3 Comments

    Some background. I have suffered from bouts of depression in varying degrees of severity since I was about 13/14 years old. But nothing prepared me for Expat Depression. Between the ages of 15 and 19, I self-harmed on an irregular basis. There have been times when I have been driving…

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    10 Things I Miss About England

    2020-03-22

    5 Things I Wish I Had Done Differently

    2020-04-26
    A sunrise appears low over the horizon with a long empty road ahead and a bright green tree in the foreground

    Expat Diaries: the joy in between / the next good day

    2020-11-02
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    Brexit + UK Expats in Germany

    2020-03-30 / 1 Comment

    A guide to UK Expats living in Germany post-Brexit: The most common questions I am asked when I meet new people are “Did you move because of Brexit?” and “What will happen to you after Brexit?” The answers are: we didn’t deliberately move because of Brexit, but it definitely had…

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    Expat Diaries: one year in Germany.

    2020-09-04

    Expat Diaries: Learning to Slow Down

    2020-07-12

    2020-02-23
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    10 Things I Miss About England

    2020-03-22 / 3 Comments

    Believe me, there are more than 10 things I miss about England, but I’m trying to write something a little light-hearted for these strange times. Despite the awful mess that is Brexit, I really do miss my beautiful little country. Here are some reasons why: Convenience A lot of big…

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    Expat Diaries: (not) Driving Home for Christmas

    2020-12-21
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    It’s good to talk – mental health as an expat with Ettie Jayne from The Alignment Alchemist

    2021-05-31

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

    2020-07-19
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