Life Update: Living in San Francisco, Travel Authorization, and Home Trips
It feels like it’s been ages since I last wrote in the Expat Diary. Life just kept moving forward, and with things slowly returning to normal, I struggled to come up with new topics to write abo
Another crisis abroad
Just as the pandemic is finally coming to a halt, the next crisis is approaching. But, this time, it's not a virus threatening our lives but a country.
Only so much to take in – Can living abroad change fundamental personality traits?
Since we moved abroad for the second time, I've noticed that I need time to myself much more often than I used to–even though I'm actually already on my own all day. And I wonder if it's the pandemi
SF Diaries, #04/2022 – EAD, SSN, RX, and lots of ups and downs
Another week has passed and I can finally report about some cool stuff: I was out and about again, we made a trip to Sacramento, explored San Francisco to the fullest, and I also received my SSN and E
SF diaries, #03/2022 – Very Californian! Going to Napa Valley, watching football, and sunsets at the beach
The last week has been exactly how I always imagined life in California to be. Starting with a day off on Monday (well–tbh–that's not very typical), where we would drive up to Napa Val
SF diaries, #02/2022 – About amazing sunsets, air pollution, and hanging out with new old friends
In my Expat Diary, I write every week about our life in San Francisco. The last week was dominated by insane sunsets and unhealthy air quality. And finally, we met our new, old friends fro
SF Diaries, #01/2022 – About kicking off the year in isolation, planning trips for 2022 and finally applying for a CC
The first week of the year has started low, for obvious reasons. That's why I didn't have that much to report; we would pretty much stay at home all week. However, I was continuously worki
Christmas in the OC
Ever since I watched the series, this has been my biggest dream. Little did I know that it would come true in 2021 out of all years!!
How we narrowed down neighborhoods to live in and found our apartment in San Francisco
After spending two full days with the (local) agent showing us the different neighborhoods in San Francisco (and, respectively, Oakland and Alameda County), we had decided that we would wa
We moved to San Francisco!
I have already announced in my Expat Diary that we were on the fly again. And here we are, having moved a second time in two years…
The first week in NorCal: Opening Up a Bank Account and exploring neighborhoods where we could potentially live in
Moving abroad seems to look very pleasant and admirable from the outside, but there are some crucial commodities to organize living and working in a foreign country! This is why in our fir
Welcome to SF, bitches – The first 24 hours in the US.
After two rather painful years in Singapore, we have finally made it to the land where dreams come to. Well, supposedly, as the first 24 hours in the States were actually quite tough and a
Heading off to…?
I have told you pretty frankly why we decided to leave Singapore earlier than initially planned. And although all the reasons given were crucial enough on their own, I have actually kept o
Throwback: The last few days in Singapore. Our ‘Get Out of Jail Not So Free’ card
Throwback Sunday: We made the decision. Just now, pretty much from one moment to the next. We are going to leave Singapore. Next Thursday.
We have left Singapore
I know. It has been quiet here for a little while. There was a good reason for it, though, and you might have guessed it already after my last post. We have left Singapore. For good!
Singapore Diaries: Ready to rise again
I don’t see our adventure abroad being over yet, but I do have the feeling that our time in Singapore is coming to an end. It’s just enough.
Singapore Diaries: Appreciation November
There’s been a turning point. I have recently been excited, energetic, and appreciative. I finally realized I couldn’t change anything about the current situation, and I am certainly not worst off
Costs of Living in Singapore (2020) – How much is living in one of the most expensive city in the world?
Singapore regularly ranks among the top 10 most expensive cities in the world. Hence, when we moved from Berlin to Singapore, we were quite anxious about what to expect. Now that we have b
One Year in Singapore – A timeline
We have been living in Singapore for exactly one year today. Time to recap what happened during this time: From the beginning and us moving to Singapore, excited and with a bucket list ful
Singapore Diaries: My not so perfect life as an expat wifey
Lately, I’ve received comments from family and friends about “me living a picture-perfect life ”, based on stories on my Instagram. And there is no denying that life as an expat spou
