Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? (part of a poem by Mary Oliver). Earlier in my life I was very good at living out goals for other people: For my parents I had to achieve and be “successful”, although my father did not have a very clear idea about what…
Recently you were promoted, and part of the prize was being asked to manage a team. It’s not been easy, but you have arrived. When you wake up each day, you know it’s possible to go to work, connect with your team and get things done. Yet you have a gnawing feeling inside you there is more. More to learn, more on…
Our family seems to really like Germany – the people, the food and the friendliness really work for us. It was also an opportunity to catch up with both Nina and Melanie, who had been our au pairs on their gap years before going to university. This summer we did a house swap with a lovely family in Bavaria. We…