In between writing travel memoirs, Eva Melusine Thieme has penned articles for numerous publications, such as the Wall Street Journal and Germany’s Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. In her award-winning blog, Joburg Expat, she chronicles the life and adventures of her American family in Johannesburg, South Africa. She has also earned a Parenting Publications of America award for her contributions to Kansas City Parent Magazine.

Expat Life

Wall Street Journal	Entitled Expat Kids: How To Avoid Spoiling Your Expat Offspring (this article also appeared in the print edition as an abridged version)
	How Expat Volunteers Worry About the Lives They Leave Behind
	Expat College Admissions: A Bit Like Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro
	The Good Expat: 5 Steps to a Successful Expat Experience
SA People	You’re no Longer New to South Africa When…
	Life in South Africa: We Feared Crime and Found Kindness
	Applying for a South African Visa? Here is What You Need to Know
	Top 30 Things a Foreign Expat Misses about South Africa
The International Wanderer	Our Life of Adventure in South Africa
Expat Explorer	Living in South Africa
Expatica	Choosing an International or Private School in South Africa

 

Travel

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung	Posieren mit Pavian und Pinguin: Familienurlaub am Kap der Guten Hoffnung
TravelWrite	A Walk on the Wild Side: Slack Packing in the Eastern Cape
OutwardOn	Pole Pole: Scaling Africa’s Highest Summit
SA People	Beyond the Big Five: The Wonders of an African Safari
	The Best Time of Year to Visit South Africa
Südafrika-Magazin	Reifenpanne in der Mitte von Nirgendwo
Expature	Johannesburg City Review
Südafrika – Land der Kontraste	Ntshieng Mokgoros Traum der Schauspielerei: Proben zwischen Bohnerwachs und Putzmitteln
	Ihr seid ja wohl verrückt: Eine deutsche Bloggerin über ihre mutige Hilfsaktion in Alexandra

Parenting

KC Parent Magazine	Should My Child Take Honors Classes?
	Raising Bilingual Children
	Home Alone: Ready or Not?
	Pennies for Peace: Local school children become philanthropists, one penny at a time
	Do 30 Extra Points Really Pay Off on the SAT?
	Helping children learn to deal with anger effectively
	Raising Entitled Kids: Do our kids need so many things?
	College Financial Aid: What Savvy Parents and Their Teens Need to Know
	Making Holiday Memories
	Little Ways to Let Go
KC Baby Magazine	Pacifiers and Thumbs: Tips on When and How to Wean

Miscellaneous

Brentwood Homepage

The Most Important Life Lesson: Learning to Lose

Plastic Surgery

NuBody Concepts	Why Did I Wait So Long to Have Laser Hair Removal Done?
	Do Husbands Want Their Wives to Get Breast Implants?
	It’s Time for a Mommy Makeover to Get Your Body Back

Interviews

	Brentwood Home Page
	Africa Book Club
	ExpatsBlog
	Expat Focus
	InterNations
	Expat Arrivals

Awards

Feedspot Blog Awards	Placed 26 in Top 100 Expat Blogs 2017
Readers’ Favorite Award	Honorable mention for best book in Non-Fiction/Travel 2016
Expats Blog	Gold Award for best expat blog in South Africa 2012
Parenting Publications of America	Silver Award for Investigative Reporting 2009