Languishing…….moi?

Languishing…….moi?

Languishing…….moi? Elaine’s story of moving, languishing and ultimately launching The Hub Geneva – Launched last year to provide emotional support to English-speaking families. Languishing? Languawhoty????  Another label … another term.  But actually, this one...
Covid Quarantine is emotional. Quarantini anyone?

Covid Quarantine is emotional. Quarantini anyone?

It’s a month before Christmas and my daughter has Covid.  At home, we took precautions to prevent transmission, but she has lovingly passed it onto me.  Quarantine is our priority.  Fortunately, we have both had mild symptoms and are very lucky to be emerging out of...
Finding your Tribe and defining yourself – wherever you land!

Finding your Tribe and defining yourself – wherever you land!

“I’m a British Mother of 3 who has moved countries 3 times and reinvented myself professionally a few more times than that! During my early professional years I worked with disaffected teens in the UK. I took a break to travel the world, then did NGO Fundraising...
Registering a birth in Switzerland – extra admin?

Registering a birth in Switzerland – extra admin?

We all have admin to deal with in our lives.  And it seems that the Swiss in addition to loving chocolate, cheese and cows also love admin.  Well if they don’t, then they must find it much less stressful, because it always seems to be the international community...
Call the Midwife? But how?

Call the Midwife? But how?

Call the Midwife?  But how?  Learning that you’re expecting a baby can be so exciting, but it can also be stressful as you worry how your baby is growing, moving and developing as the days and months pass.  With your first pregnancy you have lots of questions and...
Becoming a Mum in Switzerland

Becoming a Mum in Switzerland

After three years teaching abroad in China, Switzerland was a calculated move for my partner and I. After years breathing polluted air that left us coughing up black bits after a run round the local park and having our photo surreptitiously (or not so subtly!) taken...
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