Raising global citizens through serving others
This article is part of the series Raising Global Citizens from A to Z. I’ve got the letter F, which stands for Family. I believe, everything starts from family and from the example set...
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Life after divorce!
“I will never marry again! Who needs a wife with two kids!? Three for the price of one, in this case, is a doubtful bonus!” This is what I was telling my friends and...
Orange mood on King’s Day in Maastricht
Yes! Yes, I know! All the fun and all the sun on the 27th of April was in Amsterdam! Why Maastricht? For a number of reasons! First of all I have always wanted to...
How I planned going to Italy but ended up in Holland
This article is inspired by the story of Emily Perl Kingsley “Welcome to Holland”, who brilliantly described the experience of raising a child with a disability using the allegory of Italy and Holland. It totally echoed with...
Право на счастье
“Я больше никогда не выйду замуж! Кому нужна женщина с двумя смуглыми детьми! Трое по цене одного – в моем случае весьма сомнительное предложение”. Примерно так я говорила своим друзьям и родителям спустя два...
Making friends in a new country
This post is dedicated to all our friends, old and new, near and far! You are always in our hearts! When you move to a new country, you are ready to leave everything, but...
Жизнь в Голландии! Без истерии и розовых очков!
Полтора года назад я и слышать о Голландии не хотела. Между решением переехать и принятием факта, что мы все-таки будем жить в Голландии простиралась глубокая бездна страхов, сомнений, внутреннего сопротивления и борьбы с собой!...
Woman’s Beauty. Uncensored
Couple of years ago I have came across photos which stirred my sense of beauty, provoked and dazzled at the same time. They were true, audacious and confusingly gorgeous – an unsurpassed project...
How bullying taught my kids tolerance
There are things that you want to erase from your memory because they cause pain and discomfort. But if not for those things how can we learn, grow and eventually change? My children are...
Valentine’s Day through the eyes of children around the world
Love is a true friendship, love is natural, love is an expression of life, love is endless kindness, love is not limited with age, love brings harmony to the family – this is how...
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