31 December 2020
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Why I’m glad New Years Eve is cancelledConsider me the Scrooge of New Years Eve, I’ll swiftly give a ‘bah humbug’ to anyone who asks me what fun plans I have.31/12/2020
3 October 2020
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Winter is comingNot that I had much of a summer (in the traditional sense summer usually entails sunshine) but the swoop into Autumn has been particularly swift this year ...03/10/2020
22 August 2020
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Is anyone growing up anymore?Bear with me - yes we are ageing, we always have done and we always will – such is the nature of mortality.22/08/2020
25 July 2020
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Love in the time of coronaFrom "covidivorce" to "coronalingus" - in this week's instalment, our Girl in Luxembourg ponders the (changed) notion of love in times of a global ...25/07/2020
19 June 2020
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White Privilege & MeIf you’re on any kind of social media platform, own a television, have internet, or failing that, a radio - you’ll be aware of the Black Lives Matter ...19/06/2020
28 May 2020
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A peach among coconuts, or a coconut among the peaches?Back when I could socialise freely, I was once at a dinner-party and among the small-talk introductions I casually asked a French couple how long they had ...28/05/2020
9 May 2020
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12 quarantine observations - from unshowered aspirations to the bra/productivity correlationGirl in Luxembourg 12 quarantine observations - from unshowered aspirations to the bra/productivity correlationWe’ve been given a unique opportunity to observe the world around us at a slower pace than ever before, not only other people but mostly ourselves. ...09/05/2020
28 April 2020
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There’s no place like home, or is there?You know when you come home after a long trip and you momentarily forget which cupboard the cups are in for a second and there's just a fleeting moment of ...28/04/2020
18 January 2020
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‘What a time to be alive’I’ve been in a bubble since Christmas, a sea and sun wifi-less bubble for the most part (sickening I know). I’ve checked in on what’s happening in the ...18/01/2020
21 December 2019
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How to avoid small talk over the festive seasonIt’s December, you know what that means – time to spend with your loved ones , be merry and rejoice BUT also time to rub shoulders with people, distant ...21/12/2019
7 December 2019
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The things you love about LuxembourgIn this week's column, Christelle McKillen asks a deceptively simple question: what are all those little things that you love about the Grand Duchy?07/12/2019
22 November 2019
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‘What’s the hardest thing about living in Luxembourg?’We all know many people who love nothing better than some good old-fashioned complaining. The poor old GD is often at the receiving end of said criticism ...22/11/2019
9 November 2019
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Are we having fun yet?In this week's column, Christelle McKillen ponders about the 'good ol' life' pre-smartphone age. But that has made her think: what did we do the whole ...09/11/2019
26 October 2019
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The rise of the slash generation /The slash or the ‘multi-hyphenate’ used to be reserved for the ‘creative types’, normally the actor/waiter or the DJ/barista etc. Whilst one half would be ...26/10/2019
18 October 2019
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The art of taking a walkThe same way the anonymous woman at a barstool alone arouses intrigue and suspicion so does the woman who wanders for no real reason. In fact, anyone ...18/10/2019
14 September 2019
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30 lessons for 30 yearsI began my third decade in August, on that momentous occasion I felt like I had come full circle – I started my twenties with moving abroad for one year ...14/09/2019
6 September 2019
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Are rich countries boring?I recently discovered what is known as ‘Wealth Fatigue Syndrome’; not from my own personal experience of course. It’s necessary that one is very wealthy ...06/09/2019
31 August 2019
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Luxembourg – The Gripes and the GoodiesLike any relationship, I have my ups and downs with Luxembourg.31/08/2019
24 August 2019
2 August 2019
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An agonising AugustI checked the weather app on my iPhone yesterday – it told me the sun would set at 9.15 pm and lo and behold it actually did. The last time I had taken ...02/08/2019
27 July 2019
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What I have learned from 'continentals' (a series of faux pas)Firstly, the term ‘continentals’ is peculiar, I subsequently realised people who live on mainland Europe never refer to themselves as such. As a term it ...27/07/2019
20 July 2019
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The time warp that is visiting your home countryI found myself back in a situation that the five-year-old me often found herself in - just this weekend. Being as basic as I am, I like to stock up on ...20/07/2019
6 July 2019
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Just moved to Luxembourg? Here’s who to follow on the gram!Like many people, I’ve become pretty jaded with the ‘Instagram aesthetic’ which includes avocado toast, cappuccino art, sunsets and a very attractive girl ...06/07/2019
21 June 2019
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The art of ‘Marrying well’On a recent conversation with my grandmother she was referring to a friend of yesteryear who had ‘married well’ many decades ago.21/06/2019
8 June 2019
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Eating alone - Liberating or Terrifying?In her latest Girl in Luxembourg column, Christelle McKillen grapples with the art of eating alone - a practice which isn't as easy as it looks, it seems.08/06/2019
1 June 2019
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Migrant vs. Expat – What’s in a word?Context is everything, except when it’s not. Context, associations and connotations govern these two words, to the detriment of their actual definitions.01/06/2019
17 May 2019
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Breaking the law(yer) – A change of careerThe expression goes a little something like this: ‘Do a job you love, and you will never work a day in your life’.17/05/2019
5 May 2019
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An accidental accentLike most things in life, not all ‘English languages’ were born equal. Surely, the Queen’s English - that is the English spoken by the upper echelons of ...05/05/2019
19 April 2019
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Is 30 really the new 20?On the cusp of my third decade, and upon hearing the expression ‘30 is the new 20’ several times (always delivered in a reassuring tone) – I question what ...19/04/2019
13 April 2019
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What time spent in the developing world taught meIn our latest Girl in Luxembourg column, Christelle McKillen takes a look at privilege and moreover what the privilege brings in terms of international ...13/04/2019