Welcome to New York

October 18, 2022.Reading time 11 minutes.

Hi folks, I know it’s been forever… Sorry I haven’t written, I’ve been busy-scared-lost-sad-overwhelmed-happy-sick. I’m on a merry-go-round, but a very destabilizing one, like Alice’s teacups or so. Worst is, I chose to go on it. Probably masochistic, but I feel pleasure in this overwhelmed state. Someone in my cercle said it was an addiction, […]

Here we go again!

January 26, 2022.Reading time 10 minutes.

Already 4 years. 4 years ago, we were planning our move to Abu Dhabi. Those 4 years went by in a BLINK. Maybe because we have two small kids. Maybe because there was a pandemic. Maybe because we did so much during that period. Ok, I haven’t posted here in a year almost 😅 life’s been hard […]

Covid-19 vaccine is the new Xanax!

March 21, 2021.Reading time 8 minutes.

Yes, we got our second shot of the Pfizer vaccine yesterday in Dubai! Covid-19 vaccine is available for all, for free, in the UAE. The type of vaccine will vary according to your Emirates of residence visa (Pfizer, AZ or Sinopharm). 50% of the UAE population are already vaccinated. Let me explain to you how it went. For the first dose […]

Back to school

September 24, 2020.Reading time 13 minutes.

We thought this day would NEVER come. I mean yes, I knew she’d eventually go back to school before she turns 18, but I really didn’t think this would be in September of this year! When back in April they said they’ll close schools until January 2021, I had a meltdown so deep that I […]

Happy birthday Belgium!

July 21, 2020.Reading time 13 minutes.

Dear Belgium, Happy birthday! You are 190 today! To compare, the UAE is 48, I think you’re looking pretty good for an oldie. Let’s face it, Us, Belgian citizens aren’t used to celebrate you properly. We don’t plan a fancy reunion weekend for you. We don’t bake a black yellow and red cake. We don’t […]

Happy birthday Desperate Diplo Wife!

June 29, 2020.Reading time 15 minutes.

Tomorrow, June 30th 2020 is the first birthday of DDW. One year since I’ve created this character. I can’t believe how it evolved into what it is today! Like pretty much anything that I attempt, I was sure it would be a failure. My husband said to me: “Give it 6 months, and then you will […]

Journal of the third month in lockdown

June 14, 2020.Reading time 12 minutes.

Should have been posted 10 days ago, but who is still counting the days now??? We have been staying inside for 3 months now, staying safe. Three months where we learned a lot about ourselves. We changed, like always when confronted to difficulties. I think we get better. We developed a new routine, a new […]

Homeschooling for dummies

May 26, 2020.Reading time 12 minutes.

Do you have kids? Do you homeschool them during this global pandemic? If not, let me tell you what it is for us and for our friends around the world who have to do it. If yes, you had to go along with this last-minute homeschooling system, you might agree with me somewhere in this […]

Journal of the second month of lockdown

May 1, 2020.Reading time 21 minutes.

Here we are, May 4th is on the corner and so is our second month in lockdown. 60 days. Time for a little recap of what happened during this month. As you already know if you are a faithful reader of mine, this second month started on fire, literally. But nothing comes in vain and we […]

The poo-poo story

April 13, 2020.Reading time 17 minutes.

Last week, I was answering an interview for a podcast and they asked me the funniest story of my expat life. Two stories came into my mind; the move (already told here: https://desperatediplowife.com/2019/07/26/sort-it-pack-it-load-it-ship-it-break-it-move-it-open-it-leave-it/) and the poo-poo story. I think now is a good time to make you smile and tell you about our second funniest experience […]