expatriation
Most annoying questions put to expats
Stereotypes, judgements, accidental offence or ignorance? After living between Japan, Hungary, Sweden and Israel of late, our resident Lithuanian blogger attempts to officially go where not many want to go, but do everyday... Extract from wonderland.cafebabel.com
expatriation, people, travel, lifestyle, expatriates, relationships, stereotype
Diary: Vilnius and I, reluctant bedfellows
The passion evaporated years ago, after the capital became expensive and inconvenient to live in, or maybe since I stopped being a student. However, jobs for a social science graduate with a Lithuanian passport are here. Anecdote from cafebabel.com expat blogger 'Wonderland
expatriation, lithuania, identity, employment, travel, diary, expatriates
The Italian malaise: 'a country for old folks, run by old folks'
The 27 stories in Italian journalist Sergio Nava's 'Brain Drain' (2009) share one common thread: every single interviewee decided to leave Italy. In the book-cum-blog, the 34-year-old tries to find the origins of an injustice now afflicting young Italians, and speaks of the angst of a generation who have felt forced to export their talent abroad - and successfully at that. Interview
expatriation, italy, labour, brain drain, future of europe, journalism, labour market
Babelblogs on bureaucracy: a Lithuanian looks for medical help in Tel Aviv
Health insurance is not institutionally universal here in Israel. My advice? Don't go to live in Israel unless you're perfectly healthy and have no inclination towards extreme sports, and so on. And don't wear high-heels, just in case
expatriation, doctors, documents, lithuania, health, blog review, languages
European expats in New York job illegally
For those seeking adventure in Manhattan and co, the restaurant business offers an easily-found job and good money thanks to the tipping culture - a stack of advantages, that is, for those who want to live beneath the law
expatriation, employment, emploi, united states, expatriates, new york, illegal immigrants
Expats abroad: ze big jump
Mobility in Europe is a political issue: only 1.5% of Europeans live and work in another EU country, and this figure hasn’t changed in three decades. Freedom of movement is a giddy adventure in practice; the young French who leave the ‘old’ continent behind for the maple-tree dotted landscape of Quebec can testify to that. You’ve got to ensure you’ve got insurance to get a job abroad though. And whether your reasons to move country are to join your love or to have a professional experience, expatriation is a little like plunging feet first into the unknown. Read some experiences
- Read the special edition Expats abroad: ze big jump
- ‘Outlandish’, ‘comical’, ‘shocking’: volunteers for international experience speak
- Three globalised couples share their expat love stories
- Administration: Kafka effect for expats working abroad
- Going on a gap year? Watch out for the taxman
- NHS, EHIC, mutuel: young expats get to grips with healthcare abroad
London's so 2008: Quebec is the new Eldorado for the French
Follow six ex-pat stories of hopes, dreams and disappointments in the hunt for a job and an adventure, direct from their mountain cabins in Canada
expatriation, work, canada, expatriates, young french, job seekers, society
