@Heidelbergerin
American expat in England
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Registration: 31 January 2007
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What's the weather like? by NicoleB
Care to share what the weather is like where you are? This was taken yesterday on our walk. nicoleb.org/b2/media/blogs/NicoleB/Hungary_nature/walk%20fields%20and%20sky.jpg Crisp, cold & very clean air. Heck, I enjoy this a lot, even though I ...
I've been taking pictures every day to show the progression of spring here in Heidelberg! :) http://picasaweb.google.com/carmellernh/HeidelbergSpringWatchApr09# Read More
hey guys ! could you help me by answering some questions for my thesis by lillyflower
hey guys ! i'm new of some minutes to the forum :o) indeed, i consider moving to another country, more precisely australia, i would really love to live there. but for the moment my main concern is my thesis, which i am writing... about expats ...
1) I'm an expat right now 2) From the United States to Germany 3) So far, 2 and a half years 4) So far, 2 and a half years 5) I have no children; my husband is with me 6) It was a standard job interview in my husband's field 7) Qualifications in ... Read More
Life in Dubai
I don't live there or plan to live there, but saw an interesting article on Dubai today and wondered if anyone here felt similarly to anyone in the article or had another perspective on ... Read More
Heidelberg and Neckargemünd by dachepierre
Hallo all! We live just outside of Heidelberg (15-20 minutes by train or car), in a very cute little village of Neckargemünd. This small city (15 000 people) still has in its core many 16th century old houses and has a feeling of Middle Ages. It ...
I live in Heidelberg. It's great. Is your site a blog/do you have a blog? Read More
Reverse Culture Shock by Guesposter58
Hmm. All last week I was back in the UK (mixing some work, with a short break). The last time I was back there was in November last year, and also the previous August. One thing I noticed this time though was I seemed to be suffering more from ...
I wish for that feeling of belonging sometimes, and now I'm afraid I won't find it anywhere. If I go back to the US I'll always be thinking in the back of my mind how it's better in Germany because their vacation laws, health care system, and ... Read More
Smoking in public places by katjamm
I've tried seeing what cities/areas in Germany have passed no-smoking public places, especially in Berlin. Frankfort is another place we're interested in. Do those of you living in Germany know what areas have smoking bans? If so, what are the ...
Berlin had one but it was just struck down. Read More
A Poll for American Expatriates
I've put a poll on my blog asking expatriates who have left the United States (for any reason) what the #1 reason they WOULD return to the US is - and the #1 reason they would NOT return. I think for all of us there is a little bit of pull toward ... Read More
A global projection of subjective well-being by Julien
An article (2006) about the search of happiness. They even made a map! http://www.le.ac.uk/users/aw57/world/sample.html Do you agree with this analysis? (my opinion: very subjective, indeed!)
I admire the people who are able to dedicate themselves to researching something which must be frustratingly difficult to objectively measure. I can barely tolerate getting through articles on environmental exposure to toxins or on nutrition without ... Read More
please give your opinion by Julien
The new version has been online for one week now ... what do you think about it?
It looks fantastic! Read More
I want to move to western europe... by hasolak825
I am a 20 years old..my dream has always been to live in anther country. I have never been to Europe but i am very interested in the countries and cultures, especially in western Europe.....I have been told i need a job over there first before i ...
You might want to try visiting for a bit first to make sure that moving to Europe is what you really want to do. Go around to a few different countries you're interested in to see which culture suits you the most. Of course you could just pick one ... Read More
Survey about long distance family communication by InternetBonding
Hi all, My wife and I are interested in developing an internet business geared towards an enhancing family bonding experience and we would like to know what your family's needs and interests are when they communicate with family members over the ...
I tried to fill in your survey, but I couldn't submit it if I left the questions about children blank. I had to leave them blank because I don't have children. Read More
Expats in Germany wanted as survey volunteers for a questionnaire by Martina_survey
Hello, I am student at the local business school VWA Stuttgart-University of cooperative Education. I am majoring in Industrial Management and about to start with the forth semester next may. Within this semester me and 4 fellow students have to ...
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American Expats, what do you miss most? by cc11
Hello everyone! I'm going to be living in Italy this summer and travelling through Europe for about three months. Even though I'm not really going to be an expat, I was curious as to what you wished you had brought with you from the US. What ...
Cereal is definitely a problem. I wanted to make a recipe using plain rice krispies and couldn't find ANY unsugared cereal that would be remotely close. I miss cell phone plans that exist in the realm of human comprehension. I miss cheaper ... Read More
What do you miss the most? by wendyfb
I don't know if this has been asked before, maybe, but anyway, I wanted to ask, what do you miss the most now that you are living abroad? Well, one would expect many people to answer: family, friends, places, yes, I miss all that but what I miss the ...
It's all about foods for me. Mexican food, good junk food. I like the food here too, but it's hard not to still crave some of the old standbys that you can't get in the new country! Read More
How often do you make it back home? by daileyjoy
We have been in Romania now for less than 2 months and are already being blasted with "Coming home for Christmas" Well Christmas would be hard 1/2 a world away with 2 children so I explaine that Christmas cannot happen it would be too hard only to ...
I think it will work out to about once a year for us, and generally for big events. (Say, weddings.) It's expensive, and we aren't some of those expats who are living with lots of money from a corporation that moved us - we moved on our own and ... Read More