Create an Untethered Life Overseas
Guest Post by Brandi N. Grays I never really decided to live overseas. There was no well-laid plan, no dream destination. I didn’t do any research. When I first got off the airplane in Ankara, Turkey I had no idea what life had in store for me. My boyfriend had been working in Turkey for [...]
Kathleen Peddicord of Live and Invest Overseas revisited Nicaragua recently, and had some interesting comparisons between Nicaragua and Panama. I can’t help but draw comparisons between this place and the place I left early yesterday morning, Panama City. Granada, Nicaragua, from where I write, and Panama City, Panama, couldn’t be more different, and I’ve been [...]
Last September, I started a series of posts talking about how you can finance your new overseas life if you’ll need to generate income. I stated: “In our recent poll, we discovered that most — at least 80% — of our readers will have to generate some income when they move overseas. None of them [...]
Guest Post by Kathleen Peddicord, Overseas Retirement Letter If you haven’t yet taken action toward realizing your dreams of a new life in retirement abroad, I say now, get moving. Many Overseas Retirement Letter readers have taken off for new and exotic lives in the overseas retirement havens that called their names (and we share [...]
Growing up, the author never had an opportunity to travel and see the world. Now she’s an expat, and she explains her top reasons for choosing to live abroad.
Desi Downey is the author of the book NiHowdy, her recently published account of her six years in China as a trailing spouse. We appreciate Desi sharing her first impression of her adopted country. Scroll down for a link to purchase the book.
First of all, let me state that I’m a big fan of International Living. Their magazine and their daily postcards are gold mines of information, and I’ve also bought several of their country books.
But last week, they just floored me, and I’ve come to the conclusion that it comes back to the profit motive. Because IL is a business, and they want to make money, they gave some advice that I really disagree with.
Released in 1999, starring Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat and Tom Felton. Based on the diaries of Anna Leonowens, an English widow who spent six years in the court of Siam as teacher to King Mongkut’s children, the film pays homage to Anna, portrays some of the historical events of the time, and adds more than [...]
I just finished reading a truly excellent article over at Expat Exchange. In Culture Shock: It’s the Little Things that Count in the Biggest Ways, author Desi Downey identifies five stages of culture shock:
Scientific American has just added more to the debate about expats and creativity. An article published on July 21 indicates that psychological distance makes us more creative. According to the article, An Easy Way to Increase Creativity, psychological distance affects how we represent things mentally. The distance can be geographic or temporal.
If you're one of the 80% of readers who will have to earn a living overseas, this book's for you!
There’s a ton of information about different regions, countries and cities of the world. There’s lots of investment advice and information about protecting your wealth.
What I haven’t found is basic information on how to accomplish your overseas move, and how to support yourself once you arrive.
There aren’t any road maps.
This website zeros in on two areas: Prepping the Move and Portable Careers [Read More …]
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