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American Expats Celebrating Thanksgiving Abroad

Bryan — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:08:57 +0000

American expatriates who grew up enjoying the smells and tastes of roasted turkey and mashed potatoes may feel particularly homesick and nostalgic during Thanksgiving week. The holiday is a uniquely American one, with the exception perhaps of Canada (which celebrates it a month earlier), and Americans abroad will undoubtedly have a difficult time making the […]

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Is an Online Degree a Good Choice for Expats?

Bryan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:58:03 +0000

Expats need to constantly refine their skills and hone their education while overseas in order to keep pace with the changing foreign world around them. For many, it may be a good idea to consider getting a degree online. Thanks to the information superhighway, you can now get a degree from anywhere so long as […]

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Monday Escape: Porlamar, Venezuela

Bryan — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:48:44 +0000

Porlamar is the largest city on Isla Margarita, in Venezuela, and it is the central hub of the island with shops, excellent restaurants and booming nightlife, all supported mostly by European and Venezuelan tourism. Because the city holds about a third of Isla Margarita’s population, at about 100,000 residents, it is at the very center […]

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English-Speaking Expat Entrepreneurs Find Success in Early Education

Bryan — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:32:17 +0000

One field which always does well during economic downturns is education, and english-speaking expats abroad have a wealth of opportunity, not just for making a living, but to give back to their foreign communities by investing in education. That’s what at least four highly successful expat entrepreneurs have done by opening Helen Doron Early English […]

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British Expats Risk Losing Their Vote

Bryan — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:40:05 +0000

Millions of British expats risk losing their vote in the next upcoming general election. Of the 5.5 million British citizens currently living abroad, less than 13,000 are currently registered to vote. That’s a scary number, expats. Remember that laws back home can drastically effect your life abroad, be it through taxation, foreign relations or other […]

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10 Best Places to Live for Escaping World Conflict

Bryan — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:37:25 +0000

Where would you be the safest if World War 3 broke out tomorrow? Perhaps it’s a grim subject, but safety and distance from world conflict can be a motivating factor in your choice to expatriate. At the very least, conflict around the world can weigh heavy on the soul, and it’s nice to know there […]

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New Study: Expats Receive a Better Education Abroad

Bryan — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:34:48 +0000

A recent poll of more than 2,000 British expat parents showed that a whopping 93% believed that their children had benefited more from their education abroad than they would have had back home. The biggest cited benefits of an expat’s education included better education (67%), learning to be self-reliant (82%), and experience living in a […]

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Expatriating for Better Health Care: A Growing Reality

Bryan — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:27:11 +0000

More and more people are considering expatriation from the U.S. due to its substantial and lingering health care woes. As legislators debate endlessly over a new health care bill in the U.S., many people are increasingly wondering if they’d be better off growing old elsewhere. Health care has become a primary motivator for many people […]

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Why Go Expat?

kim — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:56:54 +0000

Becoming an expat isn’t an easy decision. For most, it involves leaving friends and family members behind, moving to a new location with few existing friends, scary cultural transitions, often it means leaving a job behind, and language barriers are nothing short of daunting. Although the list of challenges expatriates face when relocating can seem […]

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Monday Escape: Speightstown, Barbados

Bryan — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:00:50 +0000

Most people don’t need much edging when it comes to the utopian plusses of living on a Caribbean island, but Barbados may be one of the most ideal for expat living. We recommend the quaint Speightstown, which is the second largest town on the island behind Bridgetown. The city is named after William Speight, a […]

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