British expat Simon finds that there’s a whole new dimension to his relationship with his girlfriend ever since their move to Germany: Simple arguments suddenly turn into a matter of cross-cultural communication. Munich has one of the best broadband connections in the world, apparently. But last week we had a black out: No phone, no […]
Filed under: Adventures Abroad, Expat Families & Relationships, Guest Author, Intercultural Differences on February 25th, 2012 | No Comments »
Svetlana tells us her story about living and loving abroad and how her personal experience nearly tarnished her perception of a whole country forever. When I first came to Paris, one late summer over 6 years ago, I had no idea what a major impact this would have on my life. In fact, it all […]
Filed under: Culture Shock, Expat Families & Relationships, Intercultural Differences on February 20th, 2012 | 4 Comments »
InterNations member Philip moved from Europe to Iran to work with a cultural company only to find a country quite different to his earlier understanding and not at all what he imagined. Here is the first instalment of his story on dealing with a situation that no one could have predicted! Being an indigenous British […]
Filed under: Culture Shock, Guest Author, Moving to Another Country on February 15th, 2012 | No Comments »
InterNations member and guest blogger Juanita Kwarteng, a Ghanian-Canadian who grew up in the Middle East, is a true advocate of open-mindedness and cross-cultural communication who has dedicated her life to celebrating diversity. Here she gives us her very personal take on culture shock. For me, culture shock is the closest way to feel like […]
Filed under: Culture Shock, Expat Advice, Guest Author, Intercultural Differences on February 9th, 2012 | 1 Comment »
InterNations team member Corinna tells us about her Amsterdam Community visit and how she met many of our Ambassadors in the Netherlands and Belgium. She also has some fantastic news for all our members in the Netherlands! The idea for my trip to Amsterdam was born when I received an e-mail from our Amsterdam Ambassador […]
Filed under: InterNations News, InterNations Team News on February 7th, 2012 | No Comments »
British expat Simon muses about drift and determination in Munich’s expat circles and finds that many of his expat friends have decided not to move to the UK again once their job has come to an end. So what attracts a British expat to life in Germany? As I ordered a burrito in Taco Libre […]
Filed under: Adventures Abroad, Guest Author, Intercultural Differences on February 2nd, 2012 | 2 Comments »