On August 16th 2005 our plane touched down at Madeira International Airport and our new life on a volcanic rock situated in the North Atlantic began. Madeira is situated six hundred kilometres from North Africa and one thousand kilometres from mainland Portugal. It is not big, stretching to sixty kilometres if we are generous, mountainous [...]
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Networking for Expatriate Success Abroad
If you are thinking about relocating abroad and wondering about certain locations one suggestion I have for your search is to investigate what expatriate/international groups exist in each location. OR If you are already decided on where you are relocating to, then take time now to find out what groups exist, how to contact them [...]
Is A Life Abroad the Life For You? Some Questions to Consider!
People say it all the time, loften light heartedly; “things are bad here (politically, economically, even weather wise) I want/wish I could move abroad” People are even tweeting about their desire to move to a new life abroad. Of course many don’t ever get round to anything more than writing that tweet and I often [...]
Do you have a story to tell? – Interview Questions.
Where are you living now? What is your nationality? Was this your first move abroad? How long have you been living in X? What brought you here? What do you do to make a living? How has your experience of living in X been so far? What do you like/love about X? What do you [...]
Do you have a story to tell?
When I first relocated abroad to Madrid from the UK – a frightening number of years ago now! I remember vividly the excitement I felt at being in a new vibrant city “Abroad”. I loved the lifestyle, the long lunches, the late dinners, tapas – oh yes!, the loud chatter of the locals ‘discussions”, the [...]
Mexican Experience
My Mexican Experience. I went to Mexico and lived and worked amongst the locals for some time. I believed that I was quite open minded to different cultures and the differences in attitude and approach to life but found Mexico quite a challenging experience in a number of ways. Social attitudes: Mexicans are very welcoming, [...]
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