Expat Experiences

Arwa Lokhandwala, Rotterdam

My name is Arwa Lokhandwala and I am an Indian expat living in The Netherlands with my husband. We relocated to The Netherlands from India because of my husband’s work. It has been a little more than a year now.

Anne Galloway, Bergen

My name is Anne Galloway and I’d like to share a small part of my story of becoming an expat for the first time in the hope that it can help and inspire other expat spouses. I am married with

Craig Bradshaw, Cancun

My name is Craig Bradshaw. In an effort to cut back expenses, the company I work for offered to allow us to work from home, so I decided to take full advantage and relocate from San Diego, California to Cancun,

Rachel Hartman, Mexico City

My name is Rachel Hartman. I’m originally from the Midwest, but have lived in Mexico for more than a decade. I keep a blog about life here at mexicointheveins.com. I first came to Mexico to teach English in Mexico City.

Jim Wright, Amman

I am Jim Wright, originally from Alabama, USA now living in Amman, Jordan. After living twenty years in Birmingham I became listless and ready to move on. I had spent 12 years in the Navy traveling the globe. As a

Julie, Amman

I am a thirty-something stay-at-home mum who has been a kind of expat all her life. It all started when I was 5 and my parents decided to leave Denmark for sunny south of France. That’s where I grew up

Erica Knecht, Kyushu

Hi, I’m Erica Knecht, mother, trailing spouse, freelance writer, and lover of airports and train stations. I’m originally Canadian, but I’ve lived in six different countries, and currently call Kyushu in Southern Japan “home.” The first time I moved abroad

Jerrmarco Rhodes, Hekinan-shi (City)

I’m Jerrmarco Rhodes from Atlanta, Ga, USA. I live in the Aichi prefecture, Hekinan-shi(City) in Japan. I’m an expert on learning languages. I speak English Spanish, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, expert on expat living and a world traveler. I’ve always wanted

Andrew Smith, Turin

My name is Andrew Smith. I moved to Turin Italy in 1998 together with my wife Maria. Maria is of Italian origin and wanted to return to Italy and I was enough to be transferred by the company I worked

Sarah and Tony, Piemonte

I am Sarah, married to Tony. We have a daughter (Axa Elisabeth, born 2005) and a son (Raj Dominique, born 2007). We are originally from San Diego. I home-school our children and my husband does marketing for an Italian company.