All posts tagged "Expats"
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480Expat EssentialsInka Piegsa-Quishotte: New driving ban in Spain yet another post-Brexit hurdle for British expats
If British expats missed the post Brexit deadline of 31 December 2020 to exchange their British driving license for a Spanish one,...
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425Lifestyle & CultureMónica Da Silva in Lisbon: The adventurous expat hearts behind the Algarve Watersport project
(Editor’s note: This is an expanded, follow up to an earlier travel post that mentioned Algarve Watersport. Dispatches does not participate in...
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1.9KExpat EssentialsSarah Nagaty on ‘falling through the cracks,’ Pt. 2: ‘I didn’t have to leave home, yet felt I had no choice’
(Editor’s note: In Pt. 1 of “Falling through the cracks,” Sarah Nagaty explored the emotional and cultural baggage immigrants and expats share.)...
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543Lifestyle & CultureSarah Nagaty on ‘falling between the cracks,’ Pt. 1: ‘Am I an expat, or an immigrant?’
Am I an expat? Am I an immigrant? Or have I just fallen between the cracks? This January marks my fourth year...
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431Lifestyle & CultureLily Cichanowicz: Berlin dreams dashed? Expats fight for their right to the city
On 15 April last year – six months into nationwide lockdown – I woke up to the news that Berlin’s hard-won rent...
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689Expat EssentialsGrace Bialecki in Paris: What Is a contrat d’intégration républicaine, or CIR?
(Author’s note: I can’t say I never expected to have to sign a contract with France… 🙂 This post about the CIR...
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869Lifestyle & CultureRachel Arts: Why I started the Facebook group English-speaking Theatre in the Netherlands … and why you should join
I grew up wanting to be an actress. I loved films and theatre. My parents had the vinyl LP’s for “West Side...
