Expat Life
Returning home after living abroad as an expat can sometimes be a confusing experience. But for some “re-pats” it is the right decision. What happens when a serial expat returns home? The shift from living overseas to going back to a former home can certainly be intimidating. While that old home is familiar—and perhaps even...
Are you considering moving overseas but need a little more information before you take the plunge? Spotlight: Latin America, is a free one-day seminar on Friday, June 25, featuring interviews with long-time expats who share their experiences and advice about living in six Latin American countries. Hosted by living abroad coach and consultant Melanie Wartenberg,...
I read an entry in Gringo Post the other day: We will be flying into Guayaquil. We are bringing our older dog of nearly 15 years and our 2nd dog of nearly nine years. We are looking for transport from Guayaquil to Cuenca via Santa Isabel and Giron because we are attempting to ease our...
By Amelia Hill Immortality and everlasting youth are the stuff of myths, according to new research which may finally end the eternal debate about whether we can live for ever. Backed by governments, business, academics and investors in an industry worth $110 billion – and estimated to be worth $610 billion by 2025 – scientists...
Hi, I’m Colina, Señor Estrella de la Colina to be exact. My friends call me Hilly. Brian isn’t around right now, neither is Edie. El Fantasma is gone too. That’s why I’m doing the writing today. Brian and Edie are my buddies. We’re close enough that Brian is trusting to me to do the talking...
Once we’ve experienced life as an expat, something in us changes irrevocably. Keeping those experiences alive as a repat is a whole new challenge.
By Jake Coyle When the filmmaker Morgan Neville began making a documentary on Anthony Bourdain, the late chef and globe-trotting television host, one of the first things he did was comb through every song Bourdain had ever referenced. He came up with a playlist 18½ hours long and called it “Tony.” Neville, the director of...
–Sponsored post — By Darrell Forte Build Wealth, Retire Early, Enjoy Life… Yes, this is possible with an Expatriation Wealth Building Strategy. In this almost post-COVID-19 world, many things have changed. One such change is the sheer number of professionals that have been advised that they not only are not remote/virtual employees, but some companies have...
I recently joined folks at a relief center waiting their turn to receive a box of groceries. I asked them about the pandemic and if they were relieved that the tide was slowly changing. Most said they didn’t notice; they would remain afraid of the future for as long as they could imagine. A few...
By Matthew Hayes When Ana Jane turned 60, she decided she wanted “a complete life change.” Approaching retirement, she was suddenly laid off from her job as an interior decorator in early 2009, during the peak of the financial crisis Having endured cancer, job loss and an addiction problem, she was hoping to turn her...
The European Union will maintain restrictions on non-essential travel from the U.S. and U.K., meaning visitors from those two countries may still need to abide by member states’ quarantine requirements. The EU added Japan to the so-called white list of nations for which restrictions will be lifted, according to an emailed statement. Australia, Israel, New...
By Jan Dynes I felt like returning to the days when I was still a teenager for Memorial Day to reflect on the last 50 years. No electrónics then, our family had an avacado wall phone in the kitchen, no answering machine, so if you weren’t home you simply missed the call and never knew...
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