Interesting facts about Lebanese culture

June 22, 2022.Reading time 13 minutes.

My name is Christy, I am Lebanese and have been living in Aix-en-Provence since August 2021. I studied journalism, and worked as a food editor, then editor in chief of one of the leading food websites in the MENA region. A foodie at heart and a strong advocate of cooking from scratch, I will be […]

10 interesting facts about Christmas traditions in Slovakia

December 5, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

1. Waffles, “oplátky”, were traditionally made by teachers. They started baking them right after a celebration of St-Lucia. A few days before, pupils would run from home to home, singing a song they learnt at school and asking for the wheat.
2. Christmas trees started to decorate towns by the end of 18th century. But […]

Celebrating Chinese New Year far from home

February 10, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

We are in 2021 since more than a month, but for Chinese, we have to be patient to wait until February 12th 2021 when the Chinese New Year begins. It’s my 8th year since I settled down in south of France, far away from my family in Beijing… However, it doesn’t matter where we are; […]

Interview: What’s It Like Being an Expat in South Africa With a Toddler?

November 1, 2018.Reading time 10 minutes.

In our series presenting different experiences of expats all over the globe, let us introduce you to Tushita, who is hailing from India and living actually with her family in Johannesburg, South Africa. As she shared with us when we first chatted, the decision to move and to explore the ‘unknown’ has surprised her! She […]

What’s on your shopping list?

February 6, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

Back in the 90’s, just few years after the end of the Cold War, the difference of salaries and costs of living on East and West of Europe were so important that a price of subway ticket was considered as expensive for someone from ex-Soviet bloc. Though I had obtained a scholarship for my studies […]

How to celebrate a multicultural wedding? Get inspired and learn how to blend cultures into one beautiful celebration

November 30, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

The decision to get married is one of the biggest moves a person takes in a lifetime. Nowadays, couples are free to decide how they want to celebrate this event. No surprise that intercultural couples have all the possibilities to express their cultures in a wedding in any manner they want. Better than having your […]

When Slovak gingerbread and Russian snowflake decorate the Christmas tree abroad

November 20, 2017.Reading time 11 minutes.

December is coming, and for many of us, it means the approaching of the Christmas season. The Christmas, in most cultures, is a holiday that is strongly associated with the family. No wonder that when living abroad and being far away from your home and family, one might feel homesick or nostalgic. Bringing a piece […]