This is a follow up to my previous article about how we have been searching for a new home in Portugal and why. I have been receiving many comments on that article so I feel a need to update everyone reading — we are not based in Tomar area anymore. …

We initially decided to travel to Portugal in January 2019 — neither my partner nor I had been there, and it seemed like a good pit stop before heading West, to Canada. That was the plan initially. Maybe stay there a couple of months, just waiting for the worst cold…

Yesterday I received an alert from IG. It warned that my account was in trouble for breaking community rules. Some of my posts had been taken down. They didn’t specify which ones, but I knew. It was that image I shared from Gaza, captured by an independent photographer. Honestly, I…

In an interview, Christine Lagarde once revealed that she maintains a mental list of top women in leadership. Why? Because she grew tired of male colleagues filling positions with men under the guise of not finding competent women. It’s an old excuse, echoed in startup circles and beyond. The sight…

So, our new neighbors just rolled into town with curiosity in tow, and they’re all about kids, meetups, and mastering the Ericeira way of life. Ericeira, that charming little fisherman’s village in Portugal, is a magnet for families and nomads alike. If you want the full scoop on why we…

Note: I am moving my writing to substack. So please follow me there if you would like to receive further reflections from me. “Mama, mama! Those kids over there speak Russian! Can we go say hi, please?” My 4-year-old daughter rushes to me with the pure excitement only a child…

When my first daughter was born I already knew which school she would be going to. I did what I believed was the best and most right thing to do back then — I signed her up to the main private schools that we have in Copenhagen that are considered…

35. I’m trying to sit with the age, yet, to be honest with you I don’t feel much different from when I was in the beginning of my 20s. 35 is an age that seems old if you’re 21, yet young if you’re 42 😅. So, I am somewhere in…

Today is a very special day. Today both my daughters will be starting attending a “school”. This means that officially my “stay-at-home-mum” period is coming to an end (after 3 years), and a new chapter in my life is opening up. I would like to share why my husband &…