I’ve tried both moving to a new country alone and with other people. While it is definitely easier with friends at first, I find that we’ll be happier with the accomplishment if we do it on our own. There’s a lot of logistics to figure out but I find that many of the general worries […]

I’m sure you’ve heard of the amazing, old school, Asia expat jobs with a high salary, low tax, benefits like free international schooling for the kids, a private driver and a huge house. But the internet has made them far and few between.  Back in the day, the idea was that it was compensation as […]

Expat life is something special and I’ll never forget my first move almost happening by accident. I was terrified yet excited about the whole idea of living in a foreign country and settling into a new world where everything I knew from home would be upside down. Many years have passed since and I now […]

Back in the day, a career overseas was reserved for the lucky few who dared to take the leap of faith and worked in the few jobs that paid well and came with amazing privileges.  That isn’t the case anymore. In this article, you and I will look at insights into the good and bad […]

Jetlagged and tired from the long flight, I showed the address to my taxi driver. It was early evening and the hot, humid air hit me like a wall of bricks as I left the airport. It was pitch dark except for the neon lights buzzing everywhere. Just as you’d expect in this part of […]

The number one thing I notice people talking about when moving abroad is how to make friends in a foreign country and not feeling lonely. I’m sure that’s why there are so many networking- and meet up-events. Over the past years, I’ve been experimenting with social life as an expat and how making new friends […]

Many of us have heard the good old stories of the best expat jobs-expats on crazy compensation packages working abroad and exploring the world. It sounds attractive because the alternative is to choose between exploring the unknown on a small salary (if any at all) or selling our soul to a company and travel when […]

I didn’t realize that I hate talking about myself until I met this one guy who I noticed do conversations in a style similar to my own. He was more interested in others and asking questions than blabbing away about his own story. It was a funny experience because it felt as if our conversation […]

The first time I was moving away from my family, my mom threw me a surprise party with the entire family just before I left. It totally took me by surprise even though I’m not fond of surprise parties.  It made me miss my entire family and friends a lot more and I had to […]

Most of us know the TV show Friends whether we are hardcore fans or just casual viewers. During the recent Friends 2021 reunion episode it occurred to me how many of us have been lonely and watched the show feeling that the six characters were our friends in some way. So, before we dive into […]