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    How we shipped our things across the ocean | Expat life

    November 5, 2019 /
    Packing to move

    Since our decision to leave Canada and come to Germany, one of the first questions was how to ship our things across the ocean! Today I tell you here a little bit of our process of shipping a full 20-foot container with our whole lives in to a new life in Germany. I like the concept of comfortable minimalism. I didn’t think I had so much “stuff” until I had to find a way to pack everything inside a container. But when we are moving, even inside the same city, it’s when you really see how much excess you have. Even more with children, several things can be saved to…

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  • Parenthood

    My strategies for leaving the house with 3 children

    October 18, 2019 /
    Children at back seat

    Today I come here to write about my humble and unpretentious strategies on how NOT to explode with stress and anxiety when it comes time to leave the house with your kids children. It could be a simple thing, such as going to the doctor, or for example, a walk all day or even travel for more days, whatever the reason. A dear friend who recently became a mother of three, told me about how hard it is to go out with children, when the number of kids goes above 1. Because yes, going out with 1 already takes work, but after having more than 1, the task multiplies and…

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  • Europe

    Holiday Park | First trip in Germany

    October 8, 2019 /
    Holiday Park

    A few weeks ago, we made our first trip since our arrival in Germany. Yes, it was just a day trip, but I believe it was a perfect debut for our family. The truth is, I researched a trip to give to Diego who had his birthday at the beginning of September. The park was my chosen destination, which was fun for the whole family. I’ve been dying to start visiting the castles and villages in Germany, but I know they’re not the most attractive trips for kids, so I’m holding back (for now!). Diego is not a kid, but he loves an amusement parks, so that’s where I based…

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  • Germany

    Rent in Germany | our experience

    September 10, 2019 /
    Backyard

    When our plans got more concrete, probably by March 2019, we had to start seriously thinking about how we would rent a place in Germany and how we would do that. We researched and read several reports and opinions and came to the conclusion that the rent process in Germany would be difficult, complicated and exhausting the. First because we do not speak German, we did not know the areas and also by the heated real estate market in the Frankfurt region.   When you need help with the rental process Each place may be different, but we hear stories of houses with multiple families trying to rent, like a…

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  • Germany

    3 weeks in Germany

    August 30, 2019 /

    Although I still owe several and several posts about the process so far, I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to write in real time how we are dealing and what is happening in these first 3 weeks of expatriates in Germany. Right away, in the first week, Alice and Diana were already starting school and although we signed virtually all the necessary documents, still lacked sending the definitive and a few more pending about the school. They’ve started well, they haven’t been so surprised, because a lot of people speak English there (the school is bilingual, English/German). For us is also being quiet, everyone very helpful and cool, including…

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  • Daily Life

    Moving abroad again: our thought process | Expat life

    June 27, 2019 /
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    The Decision When we told people we were moving abroad again, the first question asked by most people was “Why??!!”. We really don’t have a straightforward answer. This was really a combination of factors that culminated in the perfect storm for us to make the decision. First of all, we would not have considered moving if we didn’t have something secured there. It all started because Diego was contacted by a recruiter with a job in Frankfurt. At first, he decided to reply to the recruiter because, as he says, “what do I have to lose?”. But it turned out that a few months of process, including a visit to…

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