Expat Essentials
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379Sarah Nagaty: We all need good mental health more than ever. Here’s where to start in Lisbon
Expats, like everybody, everywhere, may need at certain moments in their lives to turn to psychotherapy and other mental health solutions. What...
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1.5KSummer jobs: Our debut Dispatches list of Dutch employers hiring non-Dutch speakers
This one is personal. We – my wife and co-CEO Cheryl – have a 19-year-old college student, Lale, who needs a summer...
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2.4KAudrey Shankles: My Audrey is (a)broad extremely complete guide to renting in Germany, Pt. 2
(Editor’s note: This is Pt. 2 of Audrey Shankles’ guide to renting in Germany. See Pt. 1 here, which has all preliminary...
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1.8KAudrey Shankles: My Audrey is (a)Broad extremely detailed guide to renting in Germany, Pt. 1
(Editor’s note: A version of this guide to renting in Germany was first published on Audrey is (a)Broad. It’s reposted here with...
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14.8KExpat Essentials: 1 euro deals on homes are attracting people back to Europe’s abandoned villages (updated)
(Editor’s note: This post on 1 euro deals on houses in remote villages has suddenly become – as of late May –...
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2.8KInka Piegsa-Quischotte: Spain is approaching the end of lockdown … now what?
It’s official and approved by parliament: the sixth and final extension of lockdown in Spain ends on 21 June, and, with it,...
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10.1KExpat pets: Drought, heat across Europe could fuel increases of deadly Leptospirosis in dogs
(Editor’s note: We first posted this during the record drought year of 2018. It’s updated here with additional information.) Since we founded...
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970Liina Edun in Portugal: 10 crucial tips when you’re signing that apartment lease in Lisbon
Given that finding accommodation in Lisbon is a challenge, many amongst us focus mostly on finding a reasonable rental fee in a...
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2.3KAspiring American expats: Dispatches’ 2020 guide to getting out while the gettin’s good
(Editor’s note: When we first posted this on 28 April, we didn’t realize how bad things were about to get, with race...
