Brits: are you registered to vote from abroad?
Living abroad is not always easy. As Helen Creeger blogged recently, being an expat is great but moments of nostalgia do occur: the kettle, good pub, lager and a nice Sunday roast… However, just...
Category: Expat Advice & Stories
Easy to Talk – Linguistic Meetup in Brussels.
For all our users based in Brussels and interested in learning languages, we have some interesting news: We have partnered up with Easy to Talk, an initiative for language exchange in Brussels. Easy to...
French expats are you alive?
If you are a retired French expat, you may receive a letter from the CNAV (Caisse Nationale d’Assurance Vieillesse, the national French pension authority) asking you to fill in a document certifying your existence....
Scots abroad celebrate Burns night!
Yesterday was the birthday of Scotland’s National poet, Robert Burns. Born in 1759, the poet is known for his beautiful love poems as well as for his blunt social and political critique. Today, every...
Are you covered in case of real emergency?
Some expats believe they are receiving a higher level of evacuation cover than is actually the case, which could leave them or their families seriously exposed in the event of a medical emergency. In...
Multilingualism a door to an open society
On October 23rd, Leonard Orban, European Commissioner for Multilingualism made a plea. He maintains that languages are crucial bridges between cultures. To learn a new language is to explore new ways of thinking, new...
Italians abroad: remember to register!
If you are an Italian living abroad, remember to register with the AIRE (Anagrafe degli Italiani Residenti all’Estero). This is particularly important if you live far from Italy and lose your identity documents. If...
Erasmus Mundus to be extended
Erasmus Mundus, the European co-operation and mobility programme which supports academic excellence and the attractiveness of European higher education worldwide and fosters cooperation with third countries, now enters a new phase with a substantially...
Living abroad increases creativity?
According to a research by Maddux, Galinsky and Adam, the answer is yes: living abroad increases the creativity of expats. The research entitled Multicultural learning and creativity demonstrates that engaging with a new culture...
An insight to a third culture kid’s mind
Born from a Scottish Mum and an Italian father in Paris, I am what is termed a third culture kid (TCK) – a child living with his parents outside of their country of origin....
