How to find new friends as an expat

“So, no one told you life was gonna be this way”When you live abroad an important element of your life is your social circle; your network, your support

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Making overseas moves easy for kids, and you – for 10 years!

Happy Birthday to ExpatChild! I’ve been writing about expat life for 10 years! Well, I’ve been writing for much longer than that, but my ExpatChild.com site is celebrating

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Expats and travel insurance

Why expats must consider travel insurance You’re living in a new country, which has opened up all kinds of new places to explore on your vacations. It’s all

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Location independence: Why nomadic families are choosing life on the road

A new way to live and work The pandemic changed the key aspects of how we live and work, leading to what is sure to be an uptick

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Expat guilt

Originally published 9th November 2016Updated 23rd August 2021 Are you suffering from expat guilt? Guilt: ‘a feeling of having committed a wrong or failed in an obligation’ Expat-guilt:

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Top 5 Expatability Chat Podcast episodes

Top 5 expat life podcast episodes As at March 2021 Since I launched my Expatability Chat Podcast in the summer of 2020, peak pandemic, it’s become a way

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How to set goals in uncertain times

New Year’s Resolutions, Goals and Plans Happy New Year to all of you! Congratulations on making it to 2021, possibly the most anticipated and longed for year in

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Christmas, Covid and expat life

Coronavirus Christmas Well, it’s December… what a truly dreadful year 2020 has been. There is no denying that it’s probably been the most difficult year most of us

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How to survive your first year abroad

Your first year living overseas People move away from the U.S. for a wide range of reasons. Some relocate, either temporarily or permanently, for their jobs and careers.

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Coping with an unexpected repatriation

Moving home during a pandemic Every goodbye calls for preparation, but most times, life takes us by surprise. ~ Elisabetta Gnone There hasn’t been much global movement in

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