Expat Corner – Page 3 – Family Matters Switzerland

Looking for Happiness in All the Wrong Places!

Some of us arrived in this fair land with a suitcase or the contents of a shipping container. My family,

There are many shoulds that are wrapped around the Christmas holidays like glitzy, cheap wrapping paper. Most of us have

Isn’t it interesting what we consider to be a challenge, especially as inhabitants of a strange land? My first challenge

Start a conversation with any expat in this adopted land of ours, roll past the pleasantries of “How long have

Sitting on the train from London Heathrow airport, I watch the houses zoom past. Then I have the most bizarre

“Oooooh!” “Hasn’t she grown?!” “Isn’t she getting big now?!” We the parents stand behind our children as they get compliments

My daughter’s music teacher told me a story about a colleague in Basel. She was a teacher from France who

Around October it starts: “Are you staying in Switzerland for Christmas? Are you heading back home? Is the family flying

In my early 30s I always heard rumours of the dreaded parenting event called the “Birthday Party”: an event filled

Choice of schools in England is a Big Thing. To try to explain the Bigness of this Thing to a