Expat Experiences

Elliott Segelbaum, Cuenca

Who are you?My name is Elliott Segelbaum.I’m 46 years old, and I retired at 40 from computer programming because my wife, Stephanie, and I realized that life is too short to spend our best years in a cubicle. (She retired

Alina, Tallinn

Who are you? My name is Alina and I moved to Estonia about 1 year ago, after more than 6 years of living in Denmark. Where, when and why did you move abroad? I moved to Estonia about 1 year

Marie, Gyeongju And Seoul

Who are you? My name is Marie, I’m 24 years old from Belgium.I’m totally in love with travelling and I’m a designer and the blogger behind Be Marie Korea. Where, when and why did you move abroad? I moved abroad

Sam Eltringham, Brisbane

Who are you? My name is Sam Eltringham and I am currently working as a Platform Developer at a UK-based tech company.I will be emigrating to Australia this year. Where, when and why did you choose to move abroad? My

Sabrina, Amman

Who are you? My name is Sabrina, I’m 31 years old from Austria. Before I came to Jordan, I spent about five years as a project manager for a Viennese advertising and event agency. Quite interesting and challenging, but I

Joanna Shebson, Jerusalem

Who are you? Joanna Shebson. Where, when and why did you move abroad? I moved to Jerusalem, Israel from Los Angeles with my husband and two children in August 2007.We moved for religious reasons to raise our kids in a

Chris Brauer, Salalah

Who are you? My name is Chris Brauer and I currently live in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. I have been a teacher for seventeen years, and am currently teaching a grade 5/6 split class at Yaqan Nukiy School on Lower

Ben Zabulis, New Territories

It’s a bit of a standing joke in our circles that a few years of procrastination was brought to a timely end by that well-known film and TV actor Ian McShane. You see, whilst enduring a wintry spell in Nottingham,

Cheryl Howard, Berlin

Who are you? I’m Cheryl Howard, a Canadian from Toronto who’s been living in Berlin, Germany for about five years or so. By day, I work as an Agile Coach for a tech startup and by night, I work as

Yasmin, Long Island

Who are you? My name is Yasmin but most people call me Yaz, I’m 25 years old and from Glasgow in Scotland, UK.My professional background is marketing, specifically social media and I’ve always had a passion for writing! I’ve kept