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Hi everyone,
To celebrate Expat.com’s 15-year anniversary, we are looking back on the amazing expat stories we have encountered over the years.
We will be reposting interviews on this thread to celebrate this milestone in style.
Thank you to all of you who are following us and who have contributed in your own way to this great adventure! 
Today's interview is the one of David, the stay abroad dad.
In 2019, we met David who had left his office job to become a stay at home dad in Malaysia while his wife was a teacher in an international school. He shared with us his experience in his host country and told us about the difficulty of not being the breadwinner anymore.
Click here to read David's interview.
Happy reading!
Maya, an LA girl in Singapore
In 2019, we met Maya, an American girl who was living with her husband in Singapore and expecting her first child. Right after college, she had left the US to teach in the Philippines. She told us about the urge to live abroad she’s always had and her expat adventures back in the days when she was living and traveling alone.
Click here to read Maya's interview.
Marilyn - From Antwerp to Tel Aviv
In 2013, we met Marilyn, a Belgian living in Tel Aviv. She told us why she moved there and how she fell in love with this vibrant and dynamic city.
Click here to discover Marilyn's testimony.
Mariam, an economist turned expat writer
In 2019, we met Mariam, a Pakistani who became an expatriate at just two months old. From Bahrain to Ghana, she had lived in many countries and was inspiring others while raising two multicultural and multilingual kids. This serial expat revisited her experience of living in nine countries and four continents.
Click here to read Mariam's interview.
Xian, from Thailand to Timor-Leste fighting for gender equality
In 2018, we met Xian, an Australian-Chinese-Filipina, amateur photographer, badminton player, and swimmer among others, who moved to the island nation of Timor-Leste to continue her wonderful work on gender equality and the prevention of violence against women. She had absolutely adapted to the unique style of island living, and shared with us some tips on making the most of your expat experience in Timor-Leste — food and snorkelling included 
Click here to read Xian's interview
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