There is nothing like a trip back home to the US to help me reflect on how much I have changed since moving abroad to Germany Now as a first-time...
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When I find myself complaining about Germanys record-high heat this year I like to look back at photos of my family and I in the middle of winter Wrapped up...
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When I found out that I was expecting I was easily distracted by the obvious things my husband and I needed to do in order to prepare for the birth...
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I am really bad at doing nothing Having grown up in a capitalist system has taught me that productivity is connected to my self-worth that this is the way I...
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Being one of the first in your parent group to be raising children abroad in Germany can be a scary thing It is natural to make a lot of mistakes...
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There is a certain nostalgia that settles in as you prepare to celebrate your childs first birthday I spent my daughters first birthday running around preparing everything for her weekend-long...
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I often joke with my husband about how Dominican and German cultures are complete opposites Two worlds that before felt more apart to me than anything Now while raising my...
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This is the not-so-exciting-yet-important part of being a parent abroad the endless paperwork When you are the first in your expat friend group to have a child you find yourself...
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If you would have told me 10 years ago that I would now be living in Germany and raising my child abroad I would not have believed you Germany and...
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