Best Asian country to live in as a foreigner: top 3 for expats
Expat A The sun-kissed streets of Kuala Lumpur hummed with life as Sarah stepped off the plane, her heart brimming with anticipation. She had decided that the best asian country to live in…
Trust in friendship: the invisible skill that will win you the world
Once, I went with a friend to help pick up a passport from a guy who needed a visa. The guy was super nervous handing his passport and money to…
How to become talkative, memorable and leave a good impression
As a kid, I often felt shy. I learned how to become talkative and throughout the process, I discovered that we can also become too talkative to the point where…
How low energy people distract us and how to recover from them
It can be hard to describe exactly what low energy people are but it’s often easy for us to feel. Do you know that feeling when we meet someone at…
Long-distance friendships: how to become better friends as the years go by
Long-distance friendships are friendships between two people that live far away from each other, often in different countries. One of the best things about having friends that live all over…
In-demand jobs abroad I bet you haven’t heard of & how the pros find them
There are a few traditional industries that tend to offer in-demand jobs abroad depending on where we go, like humanitarian work in Africa, but what if our background and experience…
Expat jobs in southeast Asia: the hidden job market
The demand for expat jobs in Southeast Asia has been on the rise. Some expats come for holidays first and decide to come back for work. Others work at a…
Expat contract: are the golden days over and what came instead?
An expat contract is a binding contract between the company wanting an employee to work abroad in a foreign country and the employee who chooses to do so. Expat contracts…
How to make friends in a new city abroad (without spending years trying)
I remember the first time I moved across the globe, wondering how to make friends in a new city, if that stuff would work the same way it did at…
Kuala Lumpur expat review: live there, don’t holiday
I’ll never forget the first time we went to see an apartment in KL and asked the guard if the dirt road through the jungle was a good shortcut. ‘Sure’,…
