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You are here: Home / General / Are You an Adventurer Expat?

Are You an Adventurer Expat?

June 11, 2009 by FutureExpat

Are You an Adventurer Expat?

Although the highest peaks have already been scaled, the Amazon has been explored, and the deserts have been mapped, there are still many who move abroad because it’s an adventure. While I think there’s a bit of the adventurer in anyone who willingly pursues an expat life, there are some for whom it is the primary reason they leave their home countries.

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You May Be an Adventurer If. . .

  • You enjoy learning a foreign language just for fun
  • You can’t wait to eat fried sheep’s eyeballs
  • You think of swimming in shark-infested waters as a minor challenge
  • You don’t want to climb Mt. Everest because it’s already been done too many times
  • The thought of living in the same place for 10 years gives you nightmares and makes you break out in a cold sweat

You May Also Be an Adventurer If. . .

  • The thought of living in the same place for 10 years gives you hives
  • You enjoy meeting new people with backgrounds different from yours
  • You’re willing to try most new foods
  • You get excited about visiting a new city because there’s so much to explore
  • You want to learn a foreign language because that way you can talk with more people

You’re Probably Not an Adventurer If. . .

  • Your idea of fun is an evening spent poring over maps, timetables and contracts
  • You avoid meeting new people
  • You think living in the same place for 10 years is a good start
  • You worry about running out of antibacterial hand soap
  • The only words you learn in a foreign language are “bathroom,” “police” and “hospital”

So. . . do you think you’re an adventurer? Let us know by clicking the Comments link below!

Filed Under: General, Learning the Language, What Kind of Expat Are You? Tagged With: adventure, expat

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  1. Megan Fitzgerald says

    June 15, 2009 at 11:14 am

    It is apropos that this was posted on my birthday – because I would definitely say that I am an adventurous expat. In fact, adventurous is a common word people use to describe me. Thanks for the great post!

  2. Lisa Valencia says

    June 21, 2009 at 6:52 pm

    I am definitely an adventurer. Two years ago I dropped everything and took off on my own, a woman at age fifty, for a new life in Costa Rica. I wrote all about it online in my Vida Nueva Aventura travel journals. My next adventure will be in Columbia!

    • FutureExpat says

      June 21, 2009 at 11:33 pm

      Yes, you’re definitely an adventurer! How did you decide on Costa Rica?

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