Joyce, a mother of two, moved from her hometown in Huntsville Alabama to the Cook Islands to join her husband at where he took on a permanent position at a marine research lab. She tells us how many things in her life have changed since moving to this sunny paradise. My friends considered me lucky, […]
Filed under: Adventures Abroad, Culture Shock, Expat Families & Relationships, Intercultural Differences on September 30th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Josefina, originally from Cuba but now living in Norway, is a language coach for business Spanish and English in Bergen. Before she moved to Norway, she taught Language Arts at an elementary school in Miami, Florida and then Business English in Germany. In her experience as a teacher she has come to the conclusion that […]
Filed under: Intercultural Differences, Languages on September 28th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
It has always struck me as interesting to note how certain nationalities are viewed in some countries. For example, in Germany the terms “Turk”, “Russian”, “Italian” and a few others all have a negative ring to it. They are not used as swear words or racial slurs specifically, but they imply a certain disapproval. Being […]
Filed under: Intercultural Differences on September 26th, 2011 | No Comments »
Our busy co-founder Malte Zeeck made time to travel to Moscow and visit the InterNations Moscow September Event which celebrated both InterNations’ 4th birthday as well as the 3 year anniversary of Moscow Event gatherings! Read on for Malte’s impressions of the evening and the stunning Russian capital. Fifteen degrees and rain awaited me in […]
Filed under: InterNations News, InterNations Team News on September 23rd, 2011 | No Comments »
There are thousands of reasons to move abroad: an interesting job, the whole family moving, girlfriend or boyfriend living abroad, or simply feeling like experiencing life somewhere else. It may also be the case that for economic, political, climatic, or other reasons, you do not want to spend the rest of your life in your […]
Filed under: Expat Families & Relationships, Moving to Another Country on September 21st, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Celine from France has decided to quit her job in Paris and work for a non-profit organization in Kyrgyzstan. The radical change from a vibrant metropolitan city to a small rural area was a lot for Celine to handle, and she tells us some of the hardships she endured in the beginning and the epiphanies […]
Filed under: Adventures Abroad, Culture Shock, Intercultural Differences on September 19th, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Deepesh’s story (read it here) made me think about the whole concept of Third Culture Kids. I had a quick look at the book written by Pollock and van Reken and have a few reflections I would like to share with you. First of all the term is not very intuitive – rarely does one […]
Filed under: Expats Past and Present, Intercultural Differences, Third Culture Kids on September 16th, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Deepesh, an Indian born, American raised expat now living in London with his Mexican wife and their two children, tells us about his definition of Third Culture Kids and why he thinks the name has been wrongly coined. Read on and feel free to comment below! I must say that the term “Third Culture Kid” […]
Filed under: Intercultural Differences, Third Culture Kids on September 14th, 2011 | 7 Comments »
I was recently talking to my friend about how many people we knew had moved abroad and she asked me whether or not I thought that she could cut it abroad. That took me by surprise because I hadn’t really thought what it does take to be able to live abroad. I mean I was […]
Filed under: Culture Shock, Expat Advice on September 9th, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Expat Marie from Brittany in France considers the possibility that expats may go on vacation more, as they are less afraid to try new things and can adjust to new surroundings more easily. It had never occurred to me before my friend from my hometown in France commented on my incessant travelling. I was telling […]
Filed under: Adventures Abroad on September 7th, 2011 | No Comments »