We would like to help you adjust to your stay in Luxembourg.
It is a beautiful country and there are many wonderful opportunities
here. We hope to help you as you adjust and provide a network of wonderful friends to enjoy while you are here.
Spring is an exciting time and it starts soon in Lux.
There are many festivals coming up so keep track of the English speaking
news so that you don’t miss special events…
An excellent resource for English speakers
News and community info
Tourist information
The WELCOME COFFEE is Thursday, March 11th at the clubhouse from 10:00-12:00. This is a great opportunity to come
and meet others and get your questions answered. Children are welcome and toys are available.
Each month in the newsletter I would like to introduce some of our newer members. IF you would like your information added to the next Grapevine newsletter, please write it and e-mail it to me, Dawn, at durbon@yahoo.com. Put "New Member" in the subject field. THANKS!
We also hope you will join us with some of our other great March activities.
MANY more events, including the ever popular T.G.I.F.
March 4th at the clubhouse join us for Paperbacks and PotPourri from 10 -1 – this is a great group of fun ladies with a variety
of activities each time….led by Karla
Every Tuesday from 1:30 – 3:00 is free Beginner French thanks to Rosanna
Wednesday March 17th is the monthly BRUNCH, always interesting and delicious
All members can enjoy plenty of monthly activities ranging from the Welcome Coffees, Book Club, Fitness Club, Cinema Nights to Mom & Tots activities. And you can even suggest more,
Read about the activities for members.
Also coming in March is the Bretzels Sonndeg. Bakeries all over town will be selling “Bretzels”, or large, sweet, pretzel shaped pastries for a man to present to his sweetheart. On Easter Sunday she will show her love to him with a special egg.
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME IN US AND CANADA is 2 weeks before ours here.
March 14th for the US and on March 28th in Europe. Remember that when making those calls home!
April 5th, the Monday after Easter. It is a public holiday, the Feast of Emmaus or Émaishen. This is now a very important festival in Luxembourg city, one you don’t want to miss! The city will be packed with unique clay bird whistles for sale for all ages and in all sizes, colors and priced from 2 – 200 Euro. Also know as Peckvillercher, these
are a collectible treasure. Add to that antiques, crafts, music and food, all you could want in one spot!
Please take a few minutes to learn about some of our new members
Claudia Craemer moved with her husband and 3 sons (13, 13, 4) to Luxembourg at the end of December 2009. They are all German,
but lived in Moscow the past 4 years, where they led an active expat-life enjoying the Russian culture and the getting together
with their international friends. From the first sight, she loved Luxembourg and she enjoys the proximity to nature - a big contrast
and advantage. She is looking forward to joining the hiking group and meeting a lot of ladies of the AWCL at the various occasions.
Meral Kart is Turkish and is married to Celalettin Kart who was posted to Luxembourg very recently. They have two sons age 25
and 21 that are not with them here in Luxembourg. She loves bridge, sports and walking in nature. They have move and traveled
a lot because her husband is a diplomat. They have lived in Germany, France, Belgium, and Lebanon. Meral is looking forward to
meeting new people.
Gerti Magnani is Estonian and her husband Paolo is Italian. They moved to Luxembourg last summer after having spent a year in
New York and having lived in London before that. They both used to work in finance but as they are expecting their first child end
of May, Gerti is not currently working. She likes photography, traveling, learning new languages, food (eating, more than cooking)
and socializing.
Jessica Nussbaumer is an American who just moved to Luxembourg from Florida with her Swiss husband Johann for his employment.
Living in Europe is a dream come true for Jessica since she is passionate about European culture & history. Since they are
newlyweds, living in Luxembourg is like one long honeymoon. Jessica loves to cook French food, travel, read, practice yoga &
thoroughly enjoys going to the ballet & symphony. She currently looks forward to attending classes soon to obtain her lifelong goal
of learning French & is in the search to continue her professional career here in Luxembourg.
Olivia Shoenfelds is of American/French nationality and married to a Begian with a 10-month old baby girl. She worked for many
years as a veterinarian in New York and has been living in Luxembourg for 2 -1/2 years. She is kicking off her veterinarian house
call practice for the English speaking community of Luxembourg. Contact her by email at contact@vetathome.lu or on her mobile
at 621.316.300.
Your Welcome Team, Dawn Urbon and Carol Morris
Dawn UrbonWe will try to help arrange one for you if you can meet somewhere locally.
It is very nice not to walk in alone or to have to
find the location by yourself. We would love to have you join us at both the Brunch and the Welcome Coffee. Only the brunch
requires registration in advance. In the meantime, feel free to contact Dawn at durbon@yahoo.com. Please put 'NEW to LUX'
in the subject field. Looking forward to meeting you!
Your Welcome team: Dawn Urbon and Carol Morris