Many expatriates take up the pen to publish their story. There´s a big variety of expat blogs and books out there: Some witty, honest or fictional, others insightful, open-minding, or way too personal. Motivations to write vary from networking via online media, documenting experiences not to forget, staying in touch with home, or helping new […]
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17 Dec 12
The Art of Staying in Touch Abroad
Don´t we all say “See you on Skype!” at our goodbye parties? We plan to keep in touch but do we really? How often have we said that and with how many friends and relatives do we actually keep closely in touch? “See you soon!” is another one. People find our future home abroad often […]
2 Dec 12
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Language Learners
The biggest misconception about foreign language learning is that immersion will cause you to learn the language. The problem of immersion is it´s passive character: Simply being among native speakers doesn´t guarantee fluent language skills. It requires an active attitude. Learning a foreign language won´t miraculously happen it´s a skill you have to work for […]
26 Aug 12
FREE Language Exchange – Learn from a Native Speaker
It´s the hurdle of shame we need to get over to achieve foreign language fluency. Whatever causes this bizarre feeling of embarrassment, there is only one way to beat it: With real life practice. Ask a native speaker to exchange languages and your shyness will vanish for good. For more than one year now, I […]
29 Jul 12
Get Inspired to Learn a New Language
In the last 5 years, I have become fluent in three foreign languages; English, German and Spanish. You may think now that I am naturally good at learning languages, but I´m not. I have simply invested a lot of time and energy to finally get the hang of it. And so can you. In school, […]
10 Jul 12
How to Get Emotionally Prepared for Expatriation – 6 Tips
Most expats don´t expect to get emotionally effected that strongly by the sudden change of living environment. I was one of them. By now I think it is realistic to expect that at one point you will feel sad, lost, and/or lonely. Prior to your departure, you can think of how to minimize these emotional […]
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