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7 Ways Hurricane Irene Taught Me Not To Lose My Head as an Expat

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Last week Hurricane Irene roared onto the Outer Banks of North Carolina and made its way up the East Coast of the US. To my surprise, I found myself in the midst of massive evacuation. I was just trying to get from Massachusetts to Florida after delivering my daughter to college, but I got caught up in it all the same. A 10-hour drive from Boston to my first stop in the western part of Virginia turned into a 17-hour ordeal. Along the way, though, I realized this traffic nightmare had some …

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How to Work From Anywhere in the World

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Guest post by Kathleen Peddicord You know all those millions of jobs lost in 2008, 2009, and 2010? Many of them didn't disappear. They're resurfacing today...online. You can find them if you know how to look...and you can fill them anywhere on earth you can get an Internet connection. I know publishing. Starting 26 years ago, I made a business of the old-fashioned kind of publishing, with envelopes and stamps. Today my business is virtual. Today, publishing companies (like mine) may …

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Pacing Your Portable Expat Career

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You expect that you'll need time to readjust and develop new routines when you make a big move. Did you know the same thing happens when you make tiny changes as well? Recently I moved my home office from one room in my house to another. Since then, my productivity has dropped -- a lot. It never occurred to me that something as simple as moving my workspace within my house could throw me off to this extent. What's Your Plan? If you're developing a portable career now, as a future expat, you …

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Finally! A Real Roadmap for Moving Overseas

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I've found it! Earlier this year, I wrote about my disappointment in a product that promised to be a roadmap for expats. Instead, it was a bunch of fluff -- mostly recycled fluff, at that. I haven't given up the search, though, because we future expats need something that will take us, step by step, from our home countries to our lives abroad. Now the solution is available -- and right now, it's being offered at half price. Kathleen Peddicord has used her three decades of writing about the …

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Better Health Care Abroad — For Less

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What do Brazil, India, Costa Rica, Thailand, Panama, Singapore and Hungary have in common? They're all medical hotspots for Americans seeking procedures they can't afford in the US, according to travel website Boots 'n All. International Living adds Mexico, South Korea and Turkey to the list. If you're considering living in a country known for medical tourism, you can be pretty confident that the quality of care is top notch. But what about health care as a resident? That's a question more …

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Can You Build a Solid House from this Blueprint?

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Recently I purchased a publication that promised to be roadmap for expats, something that would quickly take us, step by step, through our journey from our native homes to our lives abroad. Instead of the AAA Triptik I was expecting, however, I got an envelope full of "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" from Mrs. Murphy's fourth grade. At least, that's what it felt like. "We've compiled a blueprint you can follow. The map you need to get from where you are now straight to the perfect place you …

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