Riya from Bali Indonesia met her husband Vladimir from Moscow Russia while he was on business trip in Jakarta. After a long-distance relationship that lasted a few years she decided to join him in Moscow. Here is a brief story of her initial reaction to this city that so differed hers and how she went […]
Filed under: Culture Shock, Expat Families & Relationships, Intercultural Differences on August 31st, 2011 | No Comments »
The InterNations team, based in Munich, decided that it was time to play hard after working so hard this year! Our founders Malte Zeeck and Philipp von Plato took us out to Ammersee near Munich and surprised us with a host of fun and challenging activities, both for the mind and body! Our day at […]
Filed under: InterNations News, InterNations Team News on August 29th, 2011 | No Comments »
A Polish expat woman’s musings about intercultural relationships and how one has to occasionally step out of one’s own shadow in order to let love blossom abroad! Living abroad also means dating abroad – at least for single expats! Some people see it as a challenge or inconvenience while others, on the contrary, jump at […]
Filed under: Expat Families & Relationships, Intercultural Differences, InterNations Team News on August 26th, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Kylie from South Africa moved abroad to Peru to work at her law firm’s new branch opening in Lima, and realized how difficult it was for her to distance herself from the other expats in order to meet local Peruvians with whom she could improve her Spanish, as well as get to know the Peruvian […]
Filed under: Culture Shock, Expat Advice, Intercultural Differences on August 24th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Jianyu from China moved to Munich, Germany, where he encountered a few interesting stereotypes Germans have of people from East Asia. He tells us where a few of these might come from and why some stereotypes may not be too far removed from the truth – but never tell the whole story. Seeing as I […]
Filed under: Culture Shock, Intercultural Differences on August 22nd, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Claudia, a social worker from Germany who has worked for different NGOs around the world and has settled down in Ghana with her family for the time being, tells us about her experience with homeschooling her twin boys. As long as I can remember I have always wanted to travel. During my studies I spent […]
Filed under: Adventures Abroad, Expat Families & Relationships on August 18th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
As an expat, you often face challenging experiences alongside the fun and exciting ones. Some of them are completely banal challenges, for example, doing the grocery shopping, going to the doctor’s, or even something as simple as breakfast. Even though it doesn’t define everyone, most people are creatures of habit, and being an expat completely […]
Filed under: Culture Shock, Expat Advice, Intercultural Differences on August 16th, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Eric, a 37 year old graphic designer from America, shares some reflections on the concept of home with us. Usually people start conversations by introducing themselves and giving a few basic facts: what they do, how old are they, where they come from. This last part is the question I actually cannot answer… I’ll explain […]
Filed under: Moving to Another Country, Third Culture Kids on August 12th, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Cheryl from Scotland recounts her experience at her Turkish boyfriend’s sister’s wedding in Istanbul. I was wholly unprepared for the amplitude and complexity that awaited me at Selim’s sister’s wedding! I knew, from what Selim had told me that Turkish weddings were celebrated much more extravagantly than we would ever do, although I had always […]
Filed under: Intercultural Differences, Traditions and Customs around the World on August 10th, 2011 | No Comments »
The Khans from Karachi Pakistan have been living in Montréal Quebec for 4 years now. Despite the fact that their children attend a French-Canadian public school and have acclimatized quite nicely in Montréal, the parents, Aasmaa and Faisal, still maintain their Muslim faith and fast during the holy month of Ramadan. Below they recall some […]
Filed under: Intercultural Differences, Traditions and Customs around the World on August 8th, 2011 | 2 Comments »