Posts tagged expatriate life
How to Prepare for Living Abroad

Waiting for your work visa to be approved so you can move abroad? Or are you waiting for countries to open up their borders to visitors? I’m sharing eight ways you can prepare yourself for expat life while you’re waiting to move abroad.

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5 Books Every Expat Should Read

Do you enjoy reading? Are you an expat or a soon-to-be expat? If you’re preparing to move overseas and become an expat when the pandemic is over, then start reading these expat books now to help prepare you for expat life living abroad!



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5 Reasons to Move Overseas

Have you thought about moving overseas for a few years? Switch up life for a bit? But you’re not sure why you should become an expat? I'm a little biased but after 7 years of living abroad, I think everyone should live overseas at some point. Are you ready to become an expat? Then why not go for it. This blog lists 5 reasons you should move overseas and live and work abroad. After reading, you’ll be one step closer to making the decision to move overseas.

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How to Pack When Moving Overseas

Moving to another country? International shipping when you move overseas can be a logistical nightmare but these traveling overseas tips will prepare you to move to another country and for your international move. When you live and work abroad, there are different types of international shipments your company could provide you with. The three most common are hand luggage, air shipment and a sea shipment or ground shipment.

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5 New Years Goals for Expats

2020 is gone! So get off your couch, pull out your notebook and let’s make a few New Years goals to get you excited about living overseas again. I’m sharing 5 areas that should be a part of your New Years goals list for 2021 if you’re an expat. These are some great New Years goals to work towards this year to ensure your upcoming year living overseas is your best yet!

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Expat & World Traveler Holiday Gift Guide

This gift guide has great ideas for people that live overseas. And they’re all items that are small enough to fit in their suitcase and not take up too much valuable space!

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Should You Keep Your House When Moving Abroad?

Moving overseas and wondering if you should keep your home in the USA? Accepted an expat assignment with your company and considering keeping a house in your home country for breaks? As 6 year expats, we share with you the pros and cons of having a house back home while you live abroad.

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Exchanging Money While Living Abroad

Black Market Currency Exchange is not typically recognized by the government. And it is not available in legitimate exchange locations. Basically you have to find people to exchange with “on the street”. And it can mean literally on the street. Or you can use connections to find people that will exchange with you privately.

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Living Overseas...Worth It?

Are you considering going on an expat assignment or moving overseas and not sure what to expect? Well, we are Americans that have lived overseas for 6.5 years in Africa and South America and we’re going to share with you the pros and cons that you can expect from expat life

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Expatriate Allowances Explained...Finally

Are you thinking about going on an expat assignment and wondering about the expat allowances and extra compensation? What are they? Who are they for? When are they paid? We’ll answer all these questions and more in today’s blog.

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Positives & Negatives of Living in Buenos Aires

So you’re thinking about moving to Buenos Aires? Or you’re a digital nomad considering living here for a few months? Well, after living here for 2.5 years, let me share with you a few things we love about living here and a few things we could definitely do without.

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5 Tips for Expatriate Wives

When we moved from Texas to Angola I was beyond excited for the new chapter. I felt like I could take on anything and then life got a little harder as the assignment went on and I took each day as a new lesson. After 6.5 years on expat assignment in 2 different countries, these are some things I would tell my younger, fresh-expat wife self.

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Your First 48 Hours on Expat Assignment

You’ve spent the last several months thinking about and planning for this move. And the last 24 hours actually making the move. But now you need to take the next important steps that you probably hadn’t thought of yet.

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