Crackers Christmas
One of the most interesting things about living overseas is experiencing the way different cultures celebrate holidays. The Christmas Cracker has become…
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American Expats And The Big Tax Betrayal
A few hundred years ago some British expats who were mostly settling in a new land (some still travelling back and forth…
Read more →Slow Living As An Expat
I know that title seems an obvious statement to some people who have preconceived ideas about the relaxed ‘G&T on a veranda’…
Read more →How Do You Deal With Angry New Expats?
I’ve lived in the UK for over 20 years so the early expat days are a little foggy in my memory. I…
Read more →Deciding On Dual Citizenship, Or Not
I’ve lived in the UK about 24 years and apart from the time I abandoned logic and decided to travel without my…
Read more →Relax! It Might Not Be An Expat Thing
Perhaps it was the very specific Northern Mother-in-Law who first instilled the fear of tea in me. If she were in a…
Read more →Why I Love The British Boxing Day
As an American living in the UK one of my favourite days of the year is Boxing Day, the day after Christmas.…
Read more →No More Thanksgivings
The first year I lived in the UK I was here with other American students. We lined up at the phones with…
Read more →Investing Time In The Local Community
One of the best tips for expats who want to cope better with homesickness and culture shock and get the most out…
Read more →Creating Expat Characters In Fiction
I recently wrote a post, The Perils of Expats Writing Fiction about an unexpected difficulty for long-term expat writers. Your internal editor…
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