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Section One - Relocation and Living Abroad |
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French Impressions Part 2
By Christel Detsch
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Our apartment is located in Entrevaux, a small town in the department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, 43 miles from Nice, in the foothills of the French Alps. To get there you can take the train from Nice or go by car on the D 6202, both of which follow the winding Var River whose milky, sediment-rich water gushes from the high mountains through steep gorges toward the coast where it empties into the blue water of the Mediterranean. Read more>> |
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Public Transportation in Mexico
By Allison Gamble
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White sand beaches, delicious fried food, cheap beer: these are a few of the fantastic images that come to mind when thinking of Mexico. But terrific public transporation? Public transportation in Mexico is reliable and plentiful, making it a viable way to travel as well as one of Mexico’s best kept secrets.What has made the Mexican public transporation system so successful where many U.S. cities struggle to provide convenient public transport? Read more>> |
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Lost in Transcription
By Eva Sandoval
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Before I moved to Japan in January of 2007, I called my best transcription client; a writer for several well-known American magazines. He'd more or less given me the idea to become a freelance transcriptionist when I was dazed and unemployed following the end of my internship at the famous publication we both worked for. Since then, he'd stuck with me through computer deaths, moves, and rate changes and I wasn't looking forward to telling him I was leaving. Read more>> |
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A Little Help From My Friends
By Andrea Martins
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7 Top Expat Networking Tips: Whether you are migrating to Madrid, expatriating to Jakarta or leaving for a short-term assignment to Buenos Aires, the process of settling in and getting connected is one of the most important first steps that you will make. Do it well and your whole experience could be positive. Leave it off the priority list and you might find that your work life and personal life both start to suffer. Read more>> |
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Learning Languages in Your Pajamas, Eating Captain Crunch
By Antonio Graceffo
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Needless to say, with only nine months of German, I was way behind my classmates. The first day of classes, my head felt like it was splitting. By the third day of attending lectures, I thought I would die. There was no way I was going to learn anything by going to more classes. Giving up on school, and consequently on myself, I limped back to the dorm, grabbed some comfort food, and flipped on the TV. Read more>> |
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Culture Shock in The Digital World
By Robin Pascoe
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What’s the most positive thing you can say about living abroad?” New technologies have had a major impact on the way the traditional stages of culture shock play out. Technology can, in fact, delay the process of working through these stages in order to come out the other side.In the early stages of your transition, the Internet and cell phones can be a lifesaver for parents. Read more>> |
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