Luxembourg = beautiful

See the beauty of the Coque on a warm summer night? Take a stroll, play boule, let the children run free, lounge and enjoy a meal or an apéro at the Kyosk… Photos by Lisa Fuchs, June 2013.  © 2013 Lisa Fuchs

You like potato and I like potahto

Accents. Everyone’s got one. Some of us have more than one depending on the language we are speaking or who we are speaking to. Here in Luxembourg, accents are an everyday occurrence. They are a signal to others expressing where we come from. Even if physical features make it difficult to ascertain one’s roots, once […]

Tea with Rapunzel

Her name is Fabiana. She is seven years old. She has a life threatening disease. She had a dream, and it just came true.

Kids and the city

Don’t you just love how the city is so small that in Ville Haute your children can run around without being hit by a car or getting lost – and how every so often kids can have a fun-filled day in the city. instagram @clewmag

Insider tips to Portugal

Amazing sightseeing, great beaches, friendly people and the best comfort food… Where to go to get the perfect combination of these ingredients? To Portugal of course – only a two and a half hours flight away from Luxembourg. Flying to Portugal You can easily find almost daily flights to Lisbon, Oporto or Faro. Low cost […]

We are European!

Hundreds of happy kids celebrating the 60th anniversary of the European School with a flashmob at Auchan today, singing and dancing to Stevie Wonder’s “Happy Birthday” Photos by Unni Holtedahl, April 2013

Luxembourgish Schools Support Group

Wherever you live, whether it is in your own country or abroad, choosing a school for your child is a big decision.  But in Luxembourg, when you are faced with the fact that your child will not only be learning in one language but three, it can seem like snorkelling through a bog backwards. How […]

Last minute family getaway

Easter time is here, and school holiday. Most of you are probably already away from Luxembourg and maybe in a sunny spot. But for the rest of us, who actually run out of ideas, why not a last minute thing? Just wake up in the morning, pack some belongings and get away as a family! It will be […]

Moms getting together

Being a mom is a real blessing and probably the best thing in the world. But however rewarding, it can sometimes be quite challenging too, like during those periods of your life when most of your time is spent with baby talk, pee and poop concerns or even little cave man negotiations. Add this to […]

Bilingual babies

Are you worried that your little one has too many languages to cope with? A recent study on bilingualism in babies might reassure you. Many of us have been asked questions about grammatical rules in our own language to which our immediate answer has been: “I don’t really know, it’s just the way it is…”