Are you an expat living in The USA?

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There’s no one-size-fits-all rule for settling into expat life in a new country, but here are a few helpful articles and personal stories that may help make your move a little easier.

Book Review: The Global Nomad's Guide to University Transition

College. For some, a long-awaited freedom from rules and regulation; for others, a dark cloud drifting on the horizon just before the downpour of responsibility and obligation; but for all, a time when seeming strange, weird, abnormal, misunderstood or standing out in a bad way is preferable only… Read more

Interview with Marie – a Filipina expat living in rural California

Marie was a corporate writer for 19 years before finally getting to write to please herself and a readership that appreciates humour, substance, quirky reflection and the occasional rant. She says, "Job loss, occasioned reinvention and the onset of mid-life grumpiness have converged. I see through… Read more

Expat adjustment: the second settling in

Anyone who has tried living in a new country knows that adjusting isn’t always easy. Undoubtedly, it’s a relief when you are no longer frazzled by daily life abroad, but when the things that used to feel overwhelming are now bordering on boring, what do you do next? This strange period of time is… Read more

Making a Successful Move as a Young Mother

Expat advice on braving the elements and bringing your baby overseas Imagine my reaction when my husband announced our next assignment in the American Foreign Service Diplomatic Corps was to Damascus, Syria. I was three weeks pregnant and still had houseguests sleeping on our living room floor; I… Read more

Interview with Andrea – a South African expat living in Palo Alto, CA

Andrea arrived in the United States from South Africa in 1987 holding Master's degrees in both History and Library and Information Science. For ten years she served as Associate Director of Admission at Brown University. She left Brown to join her family in northern California where her husband is… Read more

Interview with Julie – a British expat on living in Beavercreek, OH

Julie lived in Beavercreek, Ohio, for two years and has since returned to Dorset, England. She has travelled extensively, including three years living in Germany, and is the author of A Slice of Apple Pie: Your One-Stop Guide to Living in America and Lesser Known Swanage.More… Read more

Interview with Jennifer – an American repatriate living in San Ramon

Jennifer was born in New Jersey, moved to Nashville, then Memphis, then Washington, DC, and then finally to Virginia. She then migrated with her husband to Iceland for 3 years, before settling in San Ramon, California. She lives here with her husband and three children.More information on expat… Read more

Repatriation – the unexpected relocation challenge

Relocation planning typically focuses on the initial move overseas and managing life abroad. The often-overlooked issue is returning 'home'. Expatriates are usually so excited and busy trying to acclimate to the foreign culture and having to manage their new lives, that returning home is furthest… Read more

Interview with Siobhan – a Scottish expat living in Corvallis, MO

Siobhan was born and raised in Scotland, and decided to give West Coast America a shot for six months. Nine years later, she’s still there but with a lot more baggage than she arrived with.More information on expat life in the USA? Read the Expat Arrivals guide here or read more about expat… Read more

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