Finding Professional Help In Your New Country
I have always been one to try doing things on my own, without professional help. It is a trait inherited from my…
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Summer Cuisine In Spain
Many of you expats must have favorite foods in your adopted country. I am lucky enough to be living in Spain, so…
Read more →A Colorful Tradition Of The French Riviera
Before living in France, I had only heard of “mimosa” in reference to the cocktail made from one part champagne and one…
Read more →Censorship In The Cayman Islands
It’s an axiom of human-rights theory, that without freedom of speech, no other freedoms can be guaranteed. As an English colony since…
Read more →Fake It Till You Make It: Competing With The Counterfeit Craze In China
I was at the mighty Mongkok Ladies Markets this week or as the locals call it “Wong Gog” – meaning ‘prosperous and…
Read more →Two Old Fools And Feral Cats
Coming from Britain and moving to a tiny, crazy, Spanish mountain village was always going to be a bit of a culture…
Read more →Why Having The Right Networking Mindset Is Key To Networking Success
Some people believe networking is about going to conferences or events, being social, making conversation and when appropriate letting people know about…
Read more →Expats, Big Brother The NSA Is Watching You
NSA spying is all over the news today. If you believe the allegations, the NSA and the FBI have been harvesting massive…
Read more →Expats These Days Have It So Easy!
Ok, ok, a deliberately provocative title I know, but really, the expat experience today compared to even twenty years ago is so…
Read more →Spring In The Netherlands
At first glance you wouldn’t notice anything odd about the title of this month’s column, until you realize that it’s June. Not…
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