Claudiaexpat shares another beautiful encounter in Jakarta Hasnan is an elderly Indonesian lady who creates and sells traditional batiks. I met her at the Christmas Bazaar of the American Women Association of Jakarta. My friend Ida (whom I met thanks...
For this special updating on Relocating with children, we are happy to read again an article that Kirsten(expat) wrote when she was living in Lima. Today Kirsten lives in Ukraine, and though she does no longer collaborate regularly with the anglophone...
Different countries have different customs, but not only… different countries also have different houses! And for those who relocate, the house is of basic importance: in order to live comfortably in a country, you have to feel comfortable in your home!...
I was born of Armenian parents in 1943 in Valence (France). In those days the Armenian migration was closely linked to the ability to transfer one’s property at the time of the expatriation. The chances to be hired by a potential...
Christmas in my family (Bulgaria) I find that living in a foreign country strengthens one’s own sense of belonging to a particular culture. I have been away from my country, Bulgaria, for more than 14 years. There are certain periods during...
Jian Jun is studying French in Paris (France). In her own French words, her vision of Christmas time in China is the following: ‘Christmas is a celebration introduced in China from abroad. It has more than a hint of religion in...
The first of December is the first day of the Christmas month and all the children will start opening their Christmas calendar. The calendar has 24 windows one for each day. Some calendars have pictures behind the windows and others have...
Ingrid, a German-native, settled abroad 15 years ago. She lives in Italy and describes us German traditions surrounding Christmas time in Germany, more particularly traditions that take place in Main-Spessart county where she was born. Athough marketing and business increasingly deteriorates...
Brigitte, a French woman, is married to Nikos, a Greek man. Together they are eager to teach and perpetuate Greek traditions surrounding Christmas celebrations. They walk us through Hellenic Christmas traditions. Orthodoxy is the main religion in Greece and Greek people are...
Chi Kei is studying French in Paris (France). In her own French words, she recounts memories of Christmas celebrations in her native city, namely Hong Kong. ‘In Hong Kong Christmas is greatly celebrated. Christmas Day (25 December) and the day after...
