Some couples start their international journey before having children, some already have one or two. Some families move every 2-3 years and stop when their children start high school, others stop earlier. What are the motives for families to stay put in one place? When children are still young and don’t attend school, moving is […]
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Learning by listening
The best and most natural way to learn a language is to listen to it. I always recommend to surround yourself with the language. If you can’t immerse yourself in the culture where the language is spoken, or you simply don’t have the time for it, listening to music, radio, and audiobooks is a great […]
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About unresolved grief…
Leading an international life is exciting: you get to live in other countries, dive into other cultures and languages, and you have friends in many different places. The world is your oyster. What most people who embark on this kind of journey tend to forget, is that this is only one side of the medal. […]
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Using different languages at home…and at school…
Families who juggle several languages on a daily basis, tend to switch from one language to the other when a word in the other language comes to mind faster and fits the context so that we can make our point in a conversation. We use to code-switch only with people who share the languages we […]
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Travelling with minors in Europe
If you travel with children in Europe you need to know that in case you are the only parent or adult taking a train or plane with your minor child or the minor child of a friend or family member, you should let the other parent or the parents fill out an authorisation form for […]
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