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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After over a year of searching we finally have a spot in a nursery school die Krabbelstuben die Kindertagesstätte or die Kita The process was long and tedious I will...
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Before moving abroad to Germany I had my story down packed Maria Only child with 40 first cousins literally Born in Dominican Republic Immigrated to the US at 8 years...
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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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I am now twice an immigrant The first time I moved from Dominican Republic to the US was not by choice but rather necessity My family moved when I was...
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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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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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Having migrated to the United States at 8 years old my family and I always believed that the states was the place to be This new place came filled with...
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