Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller. Ibn Battuta Dear Clever Expat, Language learning and culture learning go together, like a pair of comfortable shoes. And like shoes, learning a new language through the lens of a cultural...
Where you go becomes a part of you somehow. Anita Desai Dear Clever Expat, One of the most frequent questions that comes my way is related to the process of relocation, usually phrased like this: “How difficult is it to move to another country?” If you have had this...
I met a lot of people in Europe. I even encountered myself. James Baldwin Dear Clever Expat, One of the most persistent worries about moving abroad is anxiety about making new friends. It’s hard to feel comfortable in a new country without making social connections....
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. Helen Keller Dear Traveler, Over the...
There are still many places I haven’t seen that I’d like to travel to. I’ve never seen the Pyramids, and I’d love to explore the culture in North India. I think walking in the Andes would also be awesome. Bjorn Ulvaeus Dear Traveler,...
We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls. Anaïs Nin Dear traveler, It’s not easy to put some expat experiences into words. I am always surprised when I realize that I have been changed by the world around me. Sure, you can say,...
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