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Columns Expat Corner 

Getting into the Snuggly Comfort Zone

June 3, 2018October 28, 2019 fmsadmin 0 Comments comfort zone, expat, expat in Switzerland, migrant in Switzerland

…a rebellious rethink of the Comfort Zone concept We have talked many, many times in this column about moving outside

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Baby Baby Columns 

A Dramatic Start to 2017 and the Final Countdown to Baby

January 11, 2017April 2, 2020 fmseditor 0 Comments baby, cost of giving birth in Switzerland, cost of pregnancy in Switzerland, delivering a baby in Switzerland, expat, Expat Bump, expat pregnancy, false contractions, giving birth in Switzerland, passport for new baby, pregnancy, pregnancy in switzerland, pregnant, third trimester, week 36 of pregnancy

The Expat Bump Diaries: Week 36 The drama we have faced in week 36 has taught me the unpredictability of

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Columns Expat Corner 

Do You Celebrate Becoming an Expat?

December 4, 2016November 6, 2019 fmseditor 1 Comment celebrations, expat

This coming April, we will celebrate the sixth anniversary of having come to Switzerland. Six. Whole. Years! How on earth

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Archive Table of Contents 

Sept 2016: Our Swiss Neighborhood

September 1, 2016November 6, 2019 fmseditor 0 Comments expat, expat life, neighborhood, parenting, Switzerland

Lots of new features about getting to know and enjoying your own Swiss neighborhood.

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Features 

Living a Local Life

September 1, 2016January 27, 2018 fmseditor 1 Comment children, expat, expat life, local, parenting, Switzerland

First impressions are heightened somehow when you arrive in a new country. With no context in which to place things,

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Columns Expat Corner 

What Does “Neighbourhood” Mean to an Expat?

September 1, 2016November 6, 2019 fmseditor 8 Comments expat, neighborhood, Switzerland

The idea of neighbourhood is based around the geographical boundaries of a community. It is lodged in space and time.

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Columns 

My Battle with Morning Sickness Ends as War with the Sugar Monster Begins

August 29, 2016November 6, 2019 fmseditor 0 Comments babies, expat, morning sickness, pregnancy, pregnant

The Expat Bump Diaries: Week 16 The nausea is easing, thank goodness! About two weeks ago I stopped taking the

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Columns 

I Will Survive

October 1, 2015November 11, 2019 fmseditor 0 Comments acceptance, expat, twins

Throughout our lives, we are faced with many challenges. Some are major life challenges and some are simply small challenges

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