Posted in Adventures Big & Small, Change, Culture, Crosscultural, Intercultural & Multicultural, Dutch Life, Expat Life, Family & Friends, Travel, tagged becoming an expat, crosscultural, cultural, friendship, intercultural, marriage, moving away, moving overseas on May 11, 2011 | 8 Comments »
It’s another sunny day in The Hague. Oli and I are outside the building where Katja works, waiting for her to join us. Ever since we met fourteen months ago, on the corner of the busy intersection nearby, Katja and I have become good friends. I’ve written about Katja before, in this post on vriendscap (friendship). I’ve even […]
Posted in Adventures Big & Small, Change, Expat Life, Travel, Work, tagged becoming an expat, expat life, moving overseas, stages of expat transition on March 26, 2011 | 23 Comments »
Many people harbor a secret dream of trading in their current life to become an expat. Making a break and moving abroad. Not surprisingly, the frequency of such dreams tends to spike after you return from a wonderful vacation overseas. Who doesn’t know someone who has sighed and murmured, ‘What I wouldn’t give to live […]
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