In case you don’t visit often or haven’t before now – I’m moving.
Well, we’re a family of four, so We’re 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.
We have [...]
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?”.
Across 130 countries, 16% of the people answered “Yes.”
What countries were most popular?
Mostly developed western countries, plus Saudi [...]
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.
So, one idea I came up with is to create a forum where people could ask questions (and I still answer them), but future [...]
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?
Bob: I’m a butcher/engineer/shepherd/{any trade you want} You?
Alice: I write for the local paper.
Bob: [...]
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.”
I didn’t know it, but I was in for a surprise.
Last Friday, I celebrated my birthday. Drinks, dinner, dancing – expat style.
My favorite thought of the night: “What a small world we are!”
Let me share with you why…
We (I) here at ExpatYourself Headquarters (my desk at work) wish you a very happy holiday (a very, very happy holiday).
Just some insight into the expat lifestyle:
Tomorrow morning, my family and I leave for Rome, Italy. (In case I hadn’t said, we live in Prague, Czech Republic.)
We’ll spend a week in Rome, returning home [...]
You know you want to be an expat, but you don’t know where?
Make it easy on yourself — pick one of the Top 10, according to a massive survey of expats themselves.
1. Canada
2. Australia
3. Thailand
4. Singapore
5. Bahrain
6. South Africa
7. France
8. USA
9. Spain
10. Hong Kong
Oh, and if [...]