Nearly all LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) people have probably experienced some degree of prejudice in their home country. Coming out is often a struggle, but it can be easier at home: you have a network of friends and/or family members to support you and, most of all, you have an idea of what […]
Filed under: Adventures Abroad, Expat Interviews, Guest Author, InterNations Stories on January 29th, 2016 | No Comments »
After we have all made it safely through the holidays, it is time to head into the New Year with full force. Exciting things lie ahead of us and we want to get 2016 started together with you. The beginning of a new year also always means one thing in particular: New Year’s resolutions! Whether […]
Filed under: InterNations Communities, InterNations Events & Activities on January 21st, 2016 | 3 Comments »
The year 2016 is just getting started, but the month of January is nearly a thing of the past — sadly, so are many New Year’s resolutions. But just because you still hit the “snooze” button every morning, this doesn’t mean that there are no more opportunities to make the most of the next eleven […]
Filed under: Expat Advice on January 20th, 2016 | 12 Comments »
For InterNations, the new year is certainly off to a good start: we have just welcomed the two millionth global mind. It seems like it was only yesterday that we celebrated InterNations member no. 1,000,000 here at the Munich head office. Overall, 400,000 new people joined our international community in 2015. In the past year, […]
Filed under: InterNations News, InterNations Website on January 20th, 2016 | 17 Comments »
On 20 February, we commemorate the United Nations’ World Day of Social Justice. According to the UN, this is a day to mark the removal of barriers that people face as a result of their race, ethnicity, culture or disability, to name just a few. These are all causes that InterNations Volunteers are working hard […]
Filed under: InterNations Changemakers, InterNations Events & Activities, InterNations Stories on January 20th, 2016 | 6 Comments »
A new job offer for an executive position overseas is often the career opportunity of a life-time for international professionals in upper management. But if they shouldn’t succeed, the price to pay for failure will be high — both for the company and for the person. In his business guide Foreigner in Charge: Success Strategies […]
Filed under: Expat Advice, International Workdays, InterNations Recommends, Moving to Another Country on January 14th, 2016 | 1 Comment »