2013 is designated by the European Commission as the European Year of Citizens. National, regional and local events across the EU, often at a grassroot level, will aim to inform EU citizens about their rights and opportunities. “I am European”, Steven Weinberg said in our portrait of him in this issue. He appreciates what he calls […]
Expat life and second chances
01/01/2013 by Leave a Comment
We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance. – Harrison Ford. The famous second chance. Normally, we all deserve at least one, but I would say several of them. That is of course because we all need them, very few of us are superhuman. And we need […]
White Christmas – Blue January
01/01/2013 by Leave a Comment
We had the best Christmas in our little French corner of the world, somewhere by the usually calm and gentle but this time somewhat capricious Med! There was even something fairytalish about the dark sea on the first night of a brand new year. So much so that I actually believe there must have been a fairy present, working her magic, casting her spell, turning me into – Eeyore. You know, Pooh’s gloomy companion.
The expat blues
01/01/2013 by 2 Comments
It seems a bit depressing to write my first article for this exciting new magazine about “expat blues”. But it is January; most of us will have had a great time with family over Christmas and New Year, and then get back to Luxembourg possibly feeling a bit deflated, maybe even rather miserable, at the […]
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