WHERE MY NAME SOUNDS DIFFERENT: LESSONS FROM TWO DECADES ABROAD - Softcover

Mueller, Evelyne Waithira

 
9798241767103: WHERE MY NAME SOUNDS DIFFERENT: LESSONS FROM TWO DECADES ABROAD

Synopsis

Moving to a new country is more than changing your address — it’s a journey that transforms your world, your relationships, and even your sense of self.

In this honest, deeply personal, and often humorous memoir, the author shares her experiences as an immigrant and expatriate in Germany.

Blending warmth, reflection, and psychological insight, she explores the challenges many foreigners face but rarely have the words for: culture shock, loneliness, racism, grief, and the ongoing search for belonging.

Through her own story and the stories of others, she gives voice to emotions that often remain unspoken.

More than a story of hardship, this memoir is a testament to resilience, courage, and the transformative power of facing the realities of immigrant life — and ultimately learning to thrive.

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