Josephine from Toronto Canada took a backpacking trip through Brazil one summer, ended up falling in love, and is now raising a family in Porto Alegre. She tells us of her transition and why she fell in love with Brazilians and their culture. I never thought I was the type who could live abroad. Although […]
Filed under: Adventures Abroad, Expat Families & Relationships on November 29th, 2011 | No Comments »
Josef from Germany moved to Kolkata (Calcutta), India to work at a software company and is amazed at how incredibly chaotic things are at his new job! I have to be honest and say that I was not too excited about moving to India for a two year expat assignment. A colleague of mine was […]
Filed under: Culture Shock, Intercultural Differences, International Workdays on November 22nd, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Yolanda from Uruguay moved to Atlanta, Georgia a year ago and decided that she would like to see the rural American South, so she packed up her car and took a road trip through the Georgia countryside to see whether or not the the deep south is really all that which her stereotypical image showed […]
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Emilia from Rome moved to Vietnam for work and discovered that her version of traffic was anything but! In Vietnam the amount of cars and other modes of transportation completely overwhelmed her at first, but eventually she caught the vibe and now loves going from A to B in Ho Chi Minh City. When in […]
Filed under: Culture Shock, Intercultural Differences on November 17th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Juan Carlos from Costa Rica got a promotion at his job, which transferred him to Marseilles, France. He was incredibly excited about this prospect and really looked forward to France. What took him a long time to get accustomed to, were the very different working conditions and inter-work relationships! I always thought the French were […]
Filed under: Culture Shock, Intercultural Differences, International Workdays on November 16th, 2011 | No Comments »
Zachary from Maine who lived abroad in Istanbul for seven years and has just moved back to the States discusses the vicious circle of always missing that which he cannot have. After having lived in Istanbul for seven years I find myself really missing the intimacy of the little corner store. It takes me hours […]
Filed under: Culture Shock, Intercultural Differences, Repatriation on November 14th, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Annie from Eindhoven in the Netherlands, moved to Miami, Florida for her new job. She expresses her culture shock regarding the people and the work atmosphere. I remember how I used to not be able to wait to get out of Eindhoven. In school we would always talk about going to America or some other […]
Filed under: Culture Shock, Intercultural Differences, International Workdays on November 11th, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Expat Celia from Australia expresses an interesting view on how she sees some people in Germany, and wonders why it is that in this beautiful country, people never seem content or satisfied with their lives. Cultural differences come in many shapes and sizes! Language, food, mannerisms, etiquette, etc. What I had never considered before is […]
Filed under: Intercultural Differences on November 10th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The InterNations Survey Series: Striving for Global Excellence, which has already gone online in three parts, has been a great help in determining the wishes of our members and meeting their expectations. A big thank you to those of you who have participated in the last three! The fourth, and for now the last, part […]
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Sinéad from Cork Ireland joined her husband Darragh on his expat assignment in Bali Indonesia. She was currently working on editing her mother’s memoirs, so finding an occupation on the island whilst her husband worked was not an issue. The big problem came six months into their stay abroad when she found out she was […]
Filed under: Adventures Abroad, Expat Families & Relationships, Expat Women on November 7th, 2011 | No Comments »