The other day I was reminded by a friend that “non è mai troppo tardi” to learn another language. It is never too late. It made me think about how my late mother fostered her Italian skills when she moved to Italy. She moved to Italy in 1960 […]
by Rolf Limacher (2022) Many car owners are reluctant to replace their combustion-engined car with an all-electric car. They might refrain from buying one not only due its considerable price tag but possibly also due to the reduced range and the duration of charging stops. After we had […]
Easter is over, some children are back to remote learning and some schools have adapted the amount of time students are required to learn online (or offline). They adjusted the pace of holding lessons online and if you ask me, it was so necessary to do so! Following […]
It sounds almost a sacrilege to mention COVID19 and celebrating in the same sentence or title, especially considering those who are struggling right now. We all have different ways to cope in the many phases we go through not only now, but in any situation. At the moment, […]
At the moment our teenagers have term break. We have spent many holidays at home in the past, but during COVID19 the social distancing and extra precautions when going out for walks etc. feel way more limiting for my teenagers (and me!). Also, they just got into the […]
In the past few weeks we have tried to maintain some kind of routines and one of them is to all have two meals per day together: breakfast and dinner. As my husband and I tend to have meetings during lunch hours, we have either an early or […]
After a bit more than 3 weeks at home with my three teenagers I can say that so far we are doing well (touching wood, iron… whatever brings luck!). My children coped quite well with the remote learning, surely thanks to the school that already used learning platforms […]
Like many people who regularly use more than one language, I have some words I use in an incorrect way because the same – or similar – form of the word has a different meaning in another language I speak. Native speakers would probably not make those mistakes, […]
Expat Since Birth – A Life spent "abroad" 