Are you European? And what does it even mean?
What does it mean: to be European? And do we really need a single clear-cut European identity? Perhaps the answers are less complicated than we think.
My Germany Bucket List – 10 Things I Want to Do
At the end of the summer, it will be 11 years since I moved to Germany and, believe it or not, I still…
Growing up Away from Home
Today, exactly 10 years ago, I landed in Hamburg ready to start my German adventure. I was following a dream of studying abroad and…
As Time Goes By
Ever since I started my first diary around the age of 10 – a little blue book adorned with dolphins and complete with…
Where are you from?
If you have ever left your home country, or even your home city, chances are you have encountered the question: where are you from?…
Grandma in the Box
Birdy has two grandmothers. One grandma lives nearby and she meets her every Sunday. The other grandma lives in a box and talks with her…
Bye bye Germany, Latvia here we come!
While hubby and I were still dating each of us spent the Christmas Eve with our respective families. Once we got married we…