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Luxembourg Residency: 6 Month Update

Half a year, one semester, a quarter of grad school, however you want to look at it, I’m about to surpass any other (consecutive) amount of time I’ve spent in another country. I’ve just rounded out 6 (okay closer to 7 once I got around to publishing this) months of Luxembourg residency, with no plans …

Niederkorn on a fall day shortly after arrival

Niederkorn — Not All Villages Are Created Equal

So, if you’ve been following me over on the ‘gram, you’ll know I recently moved to Luxembourg City. But….weren’t you already living there? You might ask. No. Yes, I moved to Luxembourg in September for graduate school, but Luxembourg — the country. It’s like New York in that sense. The capital of Luxembourg is Luxembourg. …

View of bridge over canyon of autumn trees

The Reality of Life Abroad

“Vous êtes étudiante?” “Oui.” “Et vous êtes seule, you are here, in Luxembourg, alone?” the bank manager inquired. I barely nodded, overcome with emotion at my loneliness and reality being so bluntly pointed out. “Wow, respect.” And THAT’S when I nearly burst into tears. It wasn’t the fact that I was all alone in a …

Moien From Luxembourg! My First Impressions of the Grand Duchy

Hi all! Thank you for tolerating my long absence from this blog, it’s been a whirlwind. In case you’re new here here’s a quick recap – I was meant to begin my Master’s in Learning and Communication in Multilingual and Multicultural Contexts at the University of Luxembourg a year ago in September 2020. More info …

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Best Places to Live in Montreal

So, if you’ve been around for a minute, you’ll know that at the end of 2020, I relocated to Montreal to finally reunite with my boyfriend after months of ongoing border closures. Moving to Montreal was a big undertaking during a pandemic for numerous reasons and I’ll spare you those details, as it’s been documented …