La muerte nos fascina, nos encanta, nos seduce. Death fascinates us, we love her, she seduces us. Those were the first words I read when I started investigating my next blog topic the Day of the Dead in Mexico. I was shocked and confused at the same time. How can somebody love dead? I asked […]
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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 […]
21 Aug 12
A Little Guide to Cultural Adjustment
It´s impossible to ignore the responsibility of expatriates to adapt to the host country. There are expats that barely face problems with adjusting to new cultures, while others find out the hard way that they aren´t cut out to live across borders. The majority of expats (including myself), however, go through a learning process enhancing […]
12 Aug 12
De-Stress Your Move by Making a Stopover
Moving abroad is never an easy or stress-free experience. Consider taking some time to recharge your batteries before entering your new country of residence. A short holiday or stopover between the preparations and planning on location eases the moving stress and ensures that you can start your new life abroad refreshed and better prepared to […]
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, […]
22 Jul 12
Adjusting to a New Culture: Culture Shock and Other Stages
During my first year of expatriation in Mexico, I gradually started to feel the urge to find out how adapting to a new culture exactly works. My instincts told me that it was way more complicated than I thought. I knew I had been through several phases but I didn´t really grasp it yet. I […]
16 Jul 12
Why You Should Move Abroad: 7 Expatriate Benefits
There are more good reasons to choose in favor of the expatriate life besides maybe good weather, lower cost of living, better salary opportunities and potential tax benefits. Even if you are principally joining your husband on his international assignment or following your boyfriend to some place, there are more advantages for you to move […]
- Hi there! I´m Marleen and this is my safe haven on the Web. I´m Dutch but I live in Guadalajara, Mexico. Here I share my adventures of living in a foreign country. Hopefully it inspires you to develop your own Evolution Abroad.
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