When you live abroad, you’ll inevitably go back home sooner or later – visiting family, friends, “the old home”… But – – especially at first, these trips may feel quite overwhelming and packed, or like you’re not getting the best out of them. If you feel like you’re coming back from visits home more tired […]
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. How can you make the transition a bit easier for yourself? How can you help yourself get rid of the self-doubt and start believing in yourself more? […]
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? Knowing the why – Katie’s story Identifying the needs that are unmet is the […]
Awareness is gold. When you’re aware of something, you can do something about it. D.I.V.E. tool can help you gain that awareness.
Keeping in touch and connected with the people we care about seems to be a topic of the year 2020 for those of us who live abroad. 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 enough, […]
Identity, even by definition, is the set of qualities and characteristics that describe a person and distinguish them from others. “Who a person is, or the qualities of a person or a group that make them different from others” Cambridge Dictionary “The characteristics determining who or what a person or thing is” Oxford Dictionary When […]
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 […]