The Homebody Expat: Part I
The Step Out the Door “The Ozarks is where I belong.” This wasn’t a declaration of pride, but rather a simple, subconscious inner agreement that I was satisfied where I was: in my small hometown, where things felt familiar, predictable. As an…
Keep readingThe Overlooked Trials of Grocery Shopping as an Expat
It was my first morning in the Netherlands. I got out of bed, light on my feet, the air charged with my own exhilaration. I poured my cereal, and stood looking out the window at my new home of Rotterdam as I…
Keep readingThe Sentimental Expat: Obsession with Memories
When a Homebody Becomes an Expat When I saw that orange box of Arm&Hammer baking soda in the aisle, I must have perplexed the customers around me as I suppressed a scream of excitement and ran to it, eyes glittering. This, strangely…
Keep readingA Socially-Anxious Expat’s Guide to Learning a Language from Books
Many expats move to a new country and have no problem learning the language. They simply immerse themselves in the culture, and start talking to people from day one.But what is a severely shy and introverted expat to do?Someone whose meek attempts…
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