Life Across Borders
SindyBorn in Hong Kong, lived in Germany, now in the U.S. I write about expat life, parenting abroad, and finding belonging in a foreign country — for international parents who want to feel seen, understood, and a little less alone.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 51 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 2 months ago |
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Making Friends Across Borders
Children have a special kind of magic.
My daughter is in elementary school. She can go to any playground, look at another kid, and suddenly they are friends. There is no introduction. No worry. No thinking too much.
One child says, “Let’s...
The Bread I Used to Think Was Crazy
When I lived in Germany a few years ago, I had an American colleague who did something I found absolutely baffling.
Every Sunday, she would spend hours in her kitchen cooking massive quantities of food. She would portion it out, throw it a...
“Your Husband Is So Good”
“Wow. Your husband is so good. He even changes diapers.”
That sentence stayed with me for a long time.
I was back in my hometown, Hong Kong, visiting with my husband and our first child. Our baby was about nine months old, and it was our...
Breastfeeding Isn’t the Problem—The Shame Around It Is
This was before I became a mother, when I was living in Germany with my boyfriend. One day, we went to a beer garden with one of his friends and the friend’s girlfriend. They had a very young baby.
We were sitting outside, under the sun, c...
The Jealousy We Don’t Talk About
People think staying home with kids is easy.
As if you’re just… there.
As if the day stretches wide and empty.
As if it’s one long coffee break with a bit of laundry folded in between.
I used to think something similar too.
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Born in Hong Kong, lived in Germany, now in the U.S. I write about life across cultures—parenting, marriage, personal growth, and the wisdom we gather along the way.
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