All posts tagged "expat life"
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458Lifestyle & CultureCarla Bastos: My first year as an expat in Italy
I recently read, yet again, that it typically takes two years to fully acclimate to life in a new country. Those two...
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562CollaborativeGrace Bialecki in Paris: Another take on French customer service
(Editor’s note: This post about French customer service was previously published on The American in Paris blog. It’s reposted here with permission.)...
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1.2KLifestyle & CultureGripes about Greece, Pt. 4: The times, they are a changin’ … just more slowly than in Western Europe
(Editor’s note: This is Pt. 4 of a four-part series, “Gripes about Greece,” looking at the reality behind the myth of Greece as...
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5.4KLifestyle & CultureLiina Edun in Lisbon: My 12 tips for understanding Portuguese culture
Portugal is a beautiful country with a long history and deep-seated traditions. Discover the peculiarities of the country below to help you...
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2.5KLifestyle & CultureLetícia Batista: We Brazilians we are used to living in fear … that shouldn’t make the pandemic ‘normal’
Like many other activities and services here in the Netherlands, my Dutch classes have finally started this semester’s module after a few...
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2.4KExpat EssentialsMeda Harsan: Everything newly arrived expats need to know about shopping in Berlin
The first thing that hit me after I moved to Berlin was the fact that there are no 24-hour supermarkets. In Britain,...
