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In case you don’t visit often or haven’t before now – I’m moving. Today, we’re expats in Prague, Czech Republic, but we will move overseas back to North America. This post is the first of several to show how we’ll do it. It’s now March 10th. To Wait or Not to Wait – that is our question Every night, the wife and I read a couple bedtime stories to our young kids. One of my daughter’s favorites is Dr Seuss’s Oh, the Places You’ll Go! We both recommend it highly. If you don’t have it – get it now.. The [...] 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 [...] Update – See Bottom As I write this, both our son and daughter have colds with runny noses. If you’re a parent of toddlers, you know this means chasing your kid around with tissues every other minute. Or the alternative is a snot sucker. I think the proper title is “nasal aspirator” but my name [...] “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. 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. Before you read any farther, let me reveal the number one secret to becoming a successful expat (a fulfilled, content, wealthy expat – however you want to describe “successful” – the secret applies 100%). One word: Attitude Yes, it’s just about attitude. It’s not about paying off your debts, not how many friends will throw you [...] |
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