Tag: international life

• India

  I have been writing so much for work that my private headlines are not really the most creative. But this one sums it up pretty well. Pouya, me, India. Naturally, the minute I told my body I am going on vacation it went into sick-mode, not only do I have  cold, but also a nasty…

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  December 11, 2017

  Connecting Worlds, Tooi´s Reisewelt

  Bangalore, Bucket List, delhi, deoriatal trek, Fernsucht, Fletcherfamily, Goa, India, Indian wedding, international life, Trek, Uttarakhand

• Persian New Year: Tahdig, Hafez and the goldfish

  My first Persian New Year Experience

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  March 21, 2017

  Boston, Connecting Worlds, English Version, Neues von Tooi

  Farsi, international life, Nowruz, Persian New Year, Tahdig

• They know you, and they still like you

  Today I was talking to a woman from El Salvador about our experiences living in the states. She asked me if I had moved here with my family. When I explained to her that my entire family lives in my home town in Germany she looked at me and asked whether I was very lonely……

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  August 26, 2016

  Boston, Connecting Worlds, English Version

  Be happy!, Boston, international life, USA

• Connecting Worlds – homesickness is just a concept

  Summary for busy folks: I have given you two years of my perspective on the international experience. It is time for other voices…today I am very happy that my friend Deborshi reflects on how dynamic the term homesick can be.   Debo is a lawyer, presently enrolled at The Fletcher School.We lived together in Blakeley…

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  April 15, 2015

  Boston, Connecting Worlds, English Version, Neues von Tooi, The Fletcher School

  Fletcher Life, Grad School, homesick, international life, United States