
Bayta’s Top Five Books of 2021 {Book Club}
“It’s has been a very strange couple of years” is probably the most overused phrase at the moment. It’s true, though, and this season has challenged and changed my...
ayta has spent most of her adult life overseas – 15 years in the UK with shorter stints in France and Russia. Several years in to re-entry to her “passport country” of Germany is still a bit rocky at times but life in the very international city of Berlin is certainly never dull! Being involved in equipping and coaching people as they serve cross-culturally is what she is most passionate about, along with building relationships with expats from around the world who also call Berlin home.
“It’s has been a very strange couple of years” is probably the most overused phrase at the moment. It’s true, though, and this season has challenged and changed my...
Let’s jump right into what was probably my favorite scene of this section of The Deal of a Lifetime. “So we liked the ferry, both of us, me the...
I am so glad the Velvet Ashes book club introduced me to Fredrik Backman’s writing and that we have made it a tradition to read something by him each...
Again, let me start by saying that while the story in And Every Morning The Way Home Gets Longer and Longer deals with the topic of dementia and Alzheimer’s,...
A Note from Sarah and Rachel: we are thrilled to have Bayta hosting Book Club this month! She’s definitely not a stranger here, and we are excited to be...
Picture this. It is a cold December night in Berlin. Suddenly, as if on cue, people stream out from every building onto the streets. Most of them are armed...
I remember the time I finally plucked up the courage to walk into a room full of strangers. Would I be welcome? Would I fit in? Sure, I’d kind...
When I returned to my passport country after 16 years overseas, I knew it probably wouldn’t be plain sailing. I thought I was prepared for that. After all, I’d read...
I’m sure you know the little girl (or boy). You know the one I mean - the toddler who always insists on doing everything without help. Climbing stairs, putting on...
I do not like rollercoasters. Not at all. I’m the person who will stand at the bottom and hold everyone’s bags, glasses, etc. Granted, there are times I choose to...
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