Traduttore, traditore. ‘The translator is a traitor.’ This oft-cited Italian pun wittily sums up the dilemma every translator faces. Sometimes, it’s difficult to capture all the nuances of the original, and some words can only be explained rather than translated directly. Every expat may have made that experience when communicating in a foreign language. It […]
Filed under: Languages on February 24th, 2017 | 2 Comments »
It’s February and love is in the air this month. Couples plan their romantic dinner dates and raid flower shops for their loved ones, while others celebrate “Galentine’s Day” with their best friends instead. No matter if you believe Valentine’s Day was invented by the greeting card industry or that it goes back to the […]
Filed under: InterNations Communities, InterNations Events & Activities on February 21st, 2017 | No Comments »
There are plenty of excellent reasons for deciding to live abroad — that amazing career opportunity, your sense of adventure — but none so exciting as moving abroad for love. In fact, up to one in seven expats cites romance as one of their motivations for making the big move: just look at the Expat […]
Filed under: Expat Families & Relationships, Expat Interviews, InterNations Stories, Moving to Another Country on February 17th, 2017 | 1 Comment »
Do you know what a smoothie bike is? InterNations Founder & Co-CEO Malte Zeeck reports from the Innovations in Health and Wellbeing event in London — hosted by InterNations Global Partner Cigna — before exploring how the InterNations London Community welcomes new arrivals in the British capital. When I recently visited the InterNations London Community, […]
Filed under: InterNations News, InterNations Team News on February 10th, 2017 | No Comments »
There’s no better way of starting 2017 than sharing a success story with you. We have a great example from the Madrid Changemakers Group: this particular story began in April 2016 — almost one year ago — and reached its happy ending in January. Back in 2016, Rosa Guerrero, Consul of the Madrid Changemakers Group, […]
Filed under: InterNations Changemakers, InterNations Communities, InterNations Events & Activities on February 6th, 2017 | 5 Comments »
Deciding to pack up and head overseas doesn’t just change your own life: it affects your family and friends, too. How does life change for those who stay at home? From planning weekends around time-zone-friendly Skype calls to struggling with jet lag, we get a family member’s perspective on what to expect from having expat […]
Filed under: Expat Families & Relationships, Guest Author on February 2nd, 2017 | No Comments »