Expat Essentials
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2.2KLale Boyd at Maastricht University: What it’s really like to be an expat student in the Netherlands, Pt. 2
(Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a multi-part series documenting what it’s like to be an expat student in the Netherlands, specifically at...
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Damien Saleh: How to find a living community (or WG) in Frankfurt – a beginner’s guide
(Editor’s note: The good news – Frankfurt has gotten a lot of firms leaving London due to Brexit, creating thousands of jobs....
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Lale Boyd at Maastricht University: What it’s really like to be an expat student in the Netherlands, Pt. 1
(Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of a multi-part series documenting what it’s like to be an expat student in the Netherlands,...
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Live where you work (updated): Co-living, co-working an attractive alternative as Europe housing costs rise
If you read posts on the various expat Facebook communities across Europe, you know finding a place to live is the biggest...
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Expat Essentials: How to leverage visitors to keep your American expat survival kit stocked
(Official disclaimer: Dispatches would never encourage you to break the law. Travelers generally are allowed to transport medicines in small quantities for...
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Lauren Bordeaux on Worldschooling: When the world is your classroom, the learning never stops
When I tell people that we are worldschooling our kids we get a lot of different reactions. Many of complete confusion. Some...
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What to expect when you’re expecting to move to Berlin, Pt. 3: ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’ (updated)
(Editor’s note: ‘Ich Bein ein Berliner’ was updated 8 July with additional information.) Ask any German and they’ll tell you that Berlin...
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Lynne Evans’ expat diary: Moving to a house in the Greek countryside … the good and the bad
(Editor’s note: Lynne Evans is long-term expat in Greece. This is the second in a series about her move from Athens to...
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Laura Kaye’s Berlin expat guide, Pt. 2: Finding an apartment in this crazy housing market
(Editor’s note: Though rents vary widely across Berlin, the average for a 2-bedroom, 85-meters-square apartment is about 1,000 euros per month, according...
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Slow travel in Latvia, Pt. 1: ‘I encourage you to savour the vastness of the countryside’
I could give you a long list of places to visit in Latvia. There are so many interesting, quirky, or historical places...
