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Rather than dive into filling out forms, let’s be sure we’re all starting on the same page. What’s a Visa? Not the credit card. Here, we’re talking about permission to visit a country. Consider it like your personal [...] This is a Big Topic: the visa process. By the way, when expats talk about visas, we ain’t talking credit cards! Whenever I hear the question How do I get a visa?, I cringe. I cringe because I know it’s the most common question to ask and the most difficult one to answer. Some people [...] “I want to be an expat” – a dream of over 700 million people. A survey, which took 3 years to complete, was finally released. The survey asked “Would you like to start a new life abroad?”. What countries were most popular? A few days ago I read an article called “What Makes an Expat?.” I really enjoyed it. I liked it so much, I immediately looked up the author, Kathy Hamilton, and asked if I could repost it here for you. I like the article because it’s personal, introspective and it just seemed [...] I’m not just adventurous in real life (yeah, right), I’m adventurous in website administration. My dream of helping people live overseas suddenly found a glass ceiling – enough time to answer e-mails. Before I talk about expats, let’s go over a typical ice-breaker conversation in the United States: Charlie: “Hey, Alice – I want you to meet Bob. Bob, this here’s Alice. Talk amongst yourselves.” Alice: Hi Bob. What do you do? When we left the States 4 years ago, I knew my driving license would soon expire. “That’s okay, I’ll either get an international driving license or get a local license if I need to.”
Last Friday, I celebrated my birthday. Drinks, dinner, dancing – expat style. My favorite thought of the night: “What a small world we are!”
Quick story for you. Over the summer, I went to Moscow for 3 days. (Yes, a short vacation even just flying from Prague.) I went to Moscow alone, but I wasn’t supposed to be alone. |
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