InterNations founder and CEO Malte Zeeck shares his impressions of his recent journey to Lebanon with us… My latest trip took me to the Middle East: our previous Ambassador in the Beirut Community unfortunately did not have enough time anymore to host our get-togethers. So I wanted to look for a new Ambassador team at […]
Filed under: InterNations News, InterNations Team News on January 28th, 2013 | 1 Comment »
Our new guest blogger Jessica from Adventures of the Repatriate opens her series on repatriation with some musings on how it felt to move to the US after seven years of living overseas, in Belgium, and how she gets over being “homesick” for Brussels. We also have an interview with Jessica on her (former) expat […]
Filed under: Adventures Abroad, Culture Shock, Guest Author, Repatriation on January 22nd, 2013 | 12 Comments »
As our guest blogger Simon reads Robinson Crusoe for the first time, he draws some interesting parallels to expat life… Imagine how Robinson Crusoe felt when he woke up to his first full day marooned on a desert island. Everything is uncertain, you are huddled in the mist of your few most treasured possessions and […]
Filed under: Adventures Abroad, Expat Advice, Guest Author, InterNations Recommends on January 21st, 2013 | 8 Comments »
Many expats with families of their own will have heard this question during the recent holiday season. Christmas and/or the New Year are a popular time for expatriates to visit relatives and friends back home. However, long-distance travel with children adds a few more stressors to last-minute packing and jetlag. Here are some tried and […]
Filed under: Expat Advice, Expat Families & Relationships on January 16th, 2013 | 3 Comments »
InterNations founder and CEO Malte Zeeck tells us all about his recent trip to Asia… After spending my Christmas vacation in Thailand, I was headed to another part of Southeast Asia to visit the InterNations Communities in Singapore and Malaysia. Our Largest Community in Asia The Singapore Community in particular is among the largest in […]
Filed under: InterNations News, InterNations Team News on January 11th, 2013 | No Comments »
At the end of last year, Ernst & Young – one of the global players among professional services firms – published the latest edition of their annual “Global Mobility Effectiveness Survey”. 520 multinational companies, mostly headquartered in North America or Europe, participated. The enterprises in question are active across all industries, especially in consumer products, […]
Filed under: InterNations Recommends, Polls & Surveys, Press & Media on January 10th, 2013 | No Comments »