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Summer-Bucket-List
Your teen’s Summer-Bucket-List 2023 Is your teen about to finish school? Are they eager on the one hand, but a bit nervous on the other...
Andrea Schmitt
Jun 2, 20232 min read


10 gift ideas for Mother's Day
Need a gift for mom? Here are some suggestions... (if you are the mom, just pass this on to your husband, the kids, or both...) No or...
Andrea Schmitt
Apr 1, 20234 min read


Will your teenage daughter soon change schools, country, or go off to university or college?
Then she will face a transition that will include loss. Loss of the life she knew until then, loss of friends, school, culture, food...
Andrea Schmitt
Mar 27, 20233 min read


Collecting Friendships (making friends abroad, one friend at a time…)
Yesterday was Valentine’s Day. As I don’t support this huge money-making “Valentine's Industry” and the social pressure that comes with...
Andrea Schmitt
Feb 15, 20234 min read


Where has this year gone?
Indeed, where? It feels like it has just passed without you much noticing, or so it seems. There have been good moments and difficult...
Andrea Schmitt
Dec 30, 20221 min read


10 Last Minute Gift Ideas for your MOM
Still missing this one gift for mom (mum)? Here are some suggestions... No or little cost 1. The best and most thoughtful gift I...
Andrea Schmitt
Dec 19, 20224 min read


10 Last-Minute Christmas Gift Ideas for Teenage Girls (living abroad or not)
1. If you have a teenage girl who has a hard time getting out of bed, especially in the winter months, then this wake-up lamp might...
Andrea Schmitt
Dec 16, 20223 min read


Your heart is racing, your hands are sweating, and you feel dizzy. (Is it anxiety? Is it stress?)
“Is it stress? Is it anxiety? Or even a panic attack?” There is a lot of confusion about which is which, and people love mixing them up…...
Andrea Schmitt
Nov 3, 20222 min read


Three Steps for: New School (class) - New Friends
“Have fun at school, I am sure you will make lots of friends…!” That’s what you as a mom said when your teen left for school or college...
Andrea Schmitt
Sep 6, 20224 min read


Is your child a “parachute kid”?
You dropped your child off at a boarding school, college or university and went back to your home. Or, maybe your child flew there by...
Andrea Schmitt
Oct 1, 20213 min read
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