Let’s just establish from the get-go Darren Star, who wrote ‘Emily in Paris’, has clearly never been an expat. It is a great premise for a TV show but fails miserably at even giving a glimpse of the reality of moving to a new and foreign city. ‘Emily in Paris’ is one of the latest…
‘Emily in Paris’ writer Darren Star has never been an expat!
How to build the perfect minimalist wardrobe
As I laid my pink and yellow summer dress into my donate pile, I wondered to myself why it was all of a sudden so easy a choice. This dress I had kept with me for years as I moved from house to house within Colorado, and the bigger move to Chicago. I didn’t necessarily…
The expat entrepreneur – Opaline Hue
Madeline is an expat entrepreneur. She is an American living in Ireland. Last year she moved with her husband to the West of Ireland so he could pursue a graduate degree. For the past few years, she had been developing and running her business, Opaline Hue. She launched Opaline Hue last year from Ireland as…
35 Questions to ask when you are nearly zoomed out
I was listening to a podcast this past weekend that prompted me to write this list. They were talking about a list called ‘45 Questions to ask while waiting’. After talking to a few friends the week prior who had told me they were nearly zoomed out from talking to their global friends all the…
The complete guide to hiring freelancers
Freelancers go by many names, including contingent workers, independent contractors, and consultants. They generally follow a task or project-based work model and comprise a wide range of industries, skill levels, and pricing tiers. This type of work is becoming more common. As of 2019, 57 million Americans, or 36% of the U.S. workforce, were working…
Living the Covid-19 expat life is exhausting
Living the Covid – 19 expat life is a weird and conflicting experience and it is exhausting. I am a New Zealander, my husband is American and the kids are obviously both. Both my husband and I have been expats since we left university. We have been living in Germany for the past 18 months…
The expat entrepreneur – Elisabietta Shoes
Elsbeth Blekkenhorst-Tammes is an expat entrepreneur. Elsbeth is a Dutch national living in Qatar where she’s been for nearly 10 years. She has also worked in the UK and Germany. She has lived outside of the Netherlands for over 20 years now. Germany and the UK were closer to her Dutch roots so she didn’t…
Kids as coworkers – adjusting to remote work & homeschooling
Today, if you scroll through your Facebook or Instagram feed, you’ll see dozens of learning resources being shared by parents around the world. You’ll also see twice as many memes playfully outlining a very real desperation. It hasn’t taken long for a feeling of dread among parents to settle in that, no, school isn’t starting…
From freelance to full-time remote work
Many people are now looking for remote work for a variety of reasons, including the ones mentioned in the previous article, The pros and cons of remote work. However, finding a remote position is not like looking for a regular office job. Right now, I am trying to transition from freelance remote work to full-time…
This too will pass – coping with COVID-19 uncertainty
Coping with stuff you didn’t expect, and want to run from, is hard! When we least expect it, stuff happens. Our holiday goes down the tube, our house gets burgled, our freezer full of yummy food for the party fails, or worse, COVID-19 strikes! Coping with the uncertainty of COVID-19 and what it will bring…