Just another Tuesday, with snow in the air. But for a young lady named Lisa, this November Tuesday is anything but ordinary. This is the day her wish will come true. Lisa is the fourth wish child of Make-A-Wish ®Luxembourg, an organisation granting the wishes of children with life threatening conditions. Esch-sur-Alzette, 11.00: A stretched […]
8 reasons why experiencing culture shock rocks!
24/11/2013 by Leave a Comment
Hélène Rybol is the woman behind the Culture Shock Toolbox, a website for expats and international students – or future ones – and travelers, filled with musings, checklists and mantras. CLEW is happy to feature her “8 reasons why experiencing culture shock rocks!” 1. Experiencing culture shock puts life into perspective big time! Finding out […]
It’s beginning to look a lot like…
22/11/2013 by Leave a Comment
Everyone get ready for the Christmas market… The Christmas markets in Luxembourg city open tomorrow. Time again to have Gromperekichelcher and Glühwein and chocolate covered fruits, to mingle on the square and to go on the ferris wheel (pick a day when it snows). Last chance is December 24th. And don’t forget; Sunday open shops […]
Where everybody knows your name
19/11/2013 by Leave a Comment
Many of us love to meet for a cup of coffee and a chat, or bring our book and enjoy the background buzz of a nice, warm café. We live in a café society. In the brand new book Café Society, sociology professors Tjora and Scambler present research on café culture. They feel the café […]
Let’s hear it for Monaco!
19/11/2013 by Leave a Comment
Today we celebrate a country way tinier than little Luxembourg. It’s the national day of a country of fast cars, few taxes and a mythical royal family – Monaco.
Evacuated in Arctic Alaska
18/11/2013 by Leave a Comment
Visiting the native villages in Arctic Alaska is like entering into another world. When we went to Point Hope and were hit by a hurricane, we were evacuated together with the citizens and became a part of this world too. When the small twin-propeller airplane descended into the village of Point Hope, on the north […]
Bring in nature
13/11/2013 by Leave a Comment
Now is the time to get into your Wellingtons and take a walk in the forest. Bring some of the outdoors inside next time you set a table, or simply decorate the house with what you can find; stones, leaves, branches or cones. Nature is out there offering a lot, its up to you to […]
Netpats
10/11/2013 by Leave a Comment
Expat Dictionary, word of the month: Netpat noun /net’pæt/: an expat communicating with fellow expats and/or seeking support, advice and possibilities linked to expat life on the Internet. Please note that the explanation says nothing about desperate expats, wives or others, quite simply because the word has nothing to do with being desperate. Not as long […]
Nothing in the news but the blues
07/11/2013 by Leave a Comment
Spying. Snowden. Syria. Savar. Banking secrecy. 2013 has brought with it a sibilant hiss of bad luck to various parts of the globe. And there’s still two months to go. Thus, one might be forgiven to think the world’s going to hell in a hand basket. It’s easy to give up and let yourself slide […]
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