Posts tagged foreign service premium
Reverse Culture Shock

Reverse culture shock can be a challenging time for a repatriate. After living overseas as an expatriate, you're back in your home country yet it feels foreign to you. You've grown accustomed to different values, customs and everyday life while living life abroad. I share ways reverse culture shock has manifested for me in the USA after living life abroad as an expat for 7 years.

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5 Things Expats Should do Before Returning Home

Is it time to return home after living overseas? Leaving the country you’ve spent years living in is never easy. But after living abroad I found 5 things expats should do before returning home to make my last few weeks in each expat country special. If you implement these 5 tips before returning home, you will leave your expat country with fond memories.

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5 Reasons to Move Overseas

Have you thought about moving overseas for a few years? Switch up life for a bit? But you’re not sure why you should become an expat? I'm a little biased but after 7 years of living abroad, I think everyone should live overseas at some point. Are you ready to become an expat? Then why not go for it. This blog lists 5 reasons you should move overseas and live and work abroad. After reading, you’ll be one step closer to making the decision to move overseas.

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Must Haves for Expats Living Abroad & World Travelers

Are you preparing to move overseas or travel abroad long term? Then you’re going to need to pack everything on this page to help make life abroad easier! And the best part is that the items on this list are from Amazon so it’ll arrive at your home quickly!

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How to Pack When Moving Overseas

Moving to another country? International shipping when you move overseas can be a logistical nightmare but these traveling overseas tips will prepare you to move to another country and for your international move. When you live and work abroad, there are different types of international shipments your company could provide you with. The three most common are hand luggage, air shipment and a sea shipment or ground shipment.

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Expatriate Allowances Explained...Finally

Are you thinking about going on an expat assignment and wondering about the expat allowances and extra compensation? What are they? Who are they for? When are they paid? We’ll answer all these questions and more in today’s blog.

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