Expat Essentials
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7.2KDamien 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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5.1KLale 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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16.7KLive 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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6.3KExpat 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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4.8KLauren 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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10.8KWhat 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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5.0KLynne 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...
