Dear Prudence, I got into a pickle with my partner the other day and I’m hoping you can help. We have a toddler, a very precocious 3-year-old boy. Recently we lost a very dear family friend in a terrible accident. Our son knew them well and was very fond of them. Of course, this has
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Dear Prudence, I am a Master’s student at Uni Leipzig and I have been here since the start of the first semester in October. However, I am struggling to meet people outside of my class. Especially with restrictions limiting our access to other people anyway! I am looking both for friends and potential partners. Where
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Stabat mater dolorosa Stood the mother weeping Over the coffin of her son She was holding a photo of him In a frame Her son a soldier, aged twenty-five * The mother didn’t shout, she wasn’t loud A pretty young woman in black clothes Her pain was decent and deep Not ostentatious She didn’t beat
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Chloe closes out her series on motherhood with an interview with doula Raluca Winn. She gets into the profession and its duties and offers insider advice for mothers to be.
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Das Parlamentarische Patenschafts-Programm (PPP) für junge Berufstätige steht für einen regen, transatlantischen Austausch. Nun sucht das Programm wieder Gastgeber*innen und Betreuer*innen, unter anderem auch hier in Leipzig. Findet heraus, wie ihr dabei sein könnt und was eure Rolle bei diesem Austausch wäre.
MoreOur series on giving birth by Chloé Tallon continues with a group of mothers from different countries. Chloé asked them about their experiences with childbirth in Leipzig and their respective home country.
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