Desperate Diplo Wife

The sarcastic journey of a diplomat's wife, mom of 2, who used to be an economist

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 […]

The one with the fish

January 7, 2020.Reading time 9 minutes.

One day my PhD mentor told me one of the most important things in my life. I was a bit lost and had no idea how I got there (into an empirical economic PhD program to be precise) and where I wanted to go next. He said: “Cécile, you have to decide if you want […]