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Moving to the city of Madrid was perhaps one of the most exhilarating, yet challenging experiences of my life! The warm Spanish weather, the tapas, the endless consumption of sangria and tinto de verano makes for an ideal vacation setting. However, beyond that, the day to day living in Spain can certainly prove to be […]
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So far everybody is telling story about their move to another country. My big wish is to move somewhere which I can find a real love. To find a job which I am enjoying of doing it. To have my life and freedom in a way I want. To have friends who are not money […]
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The expression “Mother Russia” fits my experience there perfectly. While people in Russia are surprisingly warm, welcoming, caring and affectionate, sometimes you just can’t stand them, much like your parents. The first time I went to Russia, I lived in a lost city called Izhevsk for 9 months and the culture shock I suffered the […]
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When I heard my husband was being transferred to the Middle East my first thought was how different it would be there, the food, weather, language, culture. I had just been made redundant from my admin job so I was quite excited about the change, my main concern was for my children.
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My husband and I had been talking about moving to Australia for several years but never got past the reading books stage. It was 2010 when we started making concrete plans. Our main concern was our son, who at 16 was in the middle of his GCSE exams and finding work. After doing an immense […]
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I was 21 years old when I moved to Japan. I had a contract for a year with a large English language school, a phrasebook and the “Your first weeks in Japan” guide the company had given me.
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I’m a sort of little alien, just like Flup, I’m always traveling and changing countries. It’s very challenging and hard, sometimes, because you could be misunderstood or isolated because of the difference in language, in religion, and in culture, in general. On the other hand, it’s very stimulating because all this allows to be open-mind […]
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I’ve been asked to tell a tale But promise you won’t tell a soul About my move to the … Wait for it…. NORTH POLE Don’t think this a lie, don’t you dare!!! If you doubt me for one second, You can ask my dear friend, Mr. Polar bear Oh the North Pole, an exciting […]
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