In this article, you will learn: What does living and working across cultures do to your identity How to adapt effectively The more years I spent in the UK, the more I felt like I’m too Polish for a Brit, and too British for a Pole… You know, it’s like you can never fit in […]
In this article, you will learn: Four types of “roles” we take on when visiting relatives and friends back home How to get the most out of the visits home, without the overwhelm When you live abroad, you’ll inevitably go back home sooner or later – visiting family, friends, “the old home”… But – – […]
Self-doubt is that creeping little thing that may overwhelm us and cloud our thinking. Not only thinking, in fact, but also our ability to act and make decisions. In this article, you will learn: How can you make the transition a bit easier for yourself? How can you help yourself get rid of the self-doubt […]
If you’re reading this article, then you likely have this question in your head already. My counter question to you is: what triggered this thought for you? What made you think that moving abroad could be a choice you could make? In this article, you will learn: Katie’s story of her decision making process Why […]
In this article, you will learn: How to find the right way for you to stay connected Top tips on how you can approach managing your remote relationships I asked you on Instagram lately about how as an expat you make sure to stay connected and manage these remote relationships with friends and family. Interestingly […]
In this article, you will learn: What is identity and how it’s formed How moving abroad can trigger an identity crisis What you can do to make the identity shift a more seamless experience Identity, even by definition, is the set of qualities and characteristics that describe a person and distinguish them from others. “Who […]
It is finally the time for me to bring another guest writer to Project Abroad! Claudia is the other half of Sincerely Spain blog which is a website that discusses culture, travel, and life abroad in Spain. I’m saying the other half because you could read Dani’s story last month on the blog as well! […]
I have the absolute pleasure to bring a guest writer to Project Abroad. Dani will share with you her story of moving across countries and finding her feet in Spain. Dani is one-half of the Sincerely, Spain blog which is a website that discusses culture, travel, and life abroad in Spain. Along with her colleague […]
I work with many people who choose to go abroad, usually for better career prospects, for the sense of adventure, for self-development, to make use of the opportunity… Some of them may already have an idea that culture shock is a ‘thing’ during an international transition. This usually also comes with some preconceptions of how […]
Let me add my two cents to the conversations on how to hold productive virtual meetings these days. But it will not be about the logistics of that type of work – you can read more about that in another article on challenges of working in remote teams. There are certain cultural aspects of communication […]