Guest post by Catherine Perkins Teaching English abroad is a terrific portable career. If you're a college graduate and interested in Japan, check out the JET program. New participants for the 2013 JET Program have recently arrived in Tokyo for their orientation, which means that applications for 2014 are being released soon! JET is a program where people can apply to teach English in Japan. The best part? You don't need a teaching certificate to participate (though having one won't go …
Portable Computers for Portable Careers
This month seems to be all about portable careers here at Future Expats. No matter what portable career you choose, you'll need a computer -- even if it's just to handle email and bookkeeping. And when your career is portable, you'll probably want a computer that's, well, easily portable. The Netbook After my first visit to Panama, I wrote about the computer I chose to bring with me on my scouting trip. It had to: Be easy to carry -- in other words, light weight Have features that would …
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Working in the US as an Expat
Guest Post by Anne-Marie Watson Bitterly disappointed. That’s how I felt when I realized I wouldn't be able to find a job as an expat in the US. Together with our kids, I relocated for my husband’s work to the USA, over two years ago. As I had my children late in life, I had established a part-time but useful career as a marketing contractor in the Australian Pharmaceutical Market for eight years before moving to the US. After an extensive career as a full-time employee, and then having …
Portable Careers — Can You Really Make a Location-Independent Living? (Part 2)
Is it possible in today's global economy to make a good living with a portable career as a writer? That's the question my friend Russell Ward asked recently. Here's Part 2 of my response. (You can see Part 1 here.) Yes, you can earn a living -- a very good living -- as a freelance writer. When thinking about this -- or any -- portable career, there's a catch, though. Make it Your Business You'll only succeed if you approach it your portable career as a business. That means you have to …
18 Tools for Portable Career Productivity
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about staying focused and moving ahead with your portable career even when life gets in the way. I promised to share some productivity tools with you, so here goes. Some are free and some are not. These are all applications and programs that I use -- a lot -- and recommend. If you don't have a business or portable career, you won't need all of these. Security Password Protection I'm putting Security at the top of the list. Even though we don't …
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Your Portable Career — How Do You Keep it On Track when Life Gets In the Way
I admit, I'm not very good at juggling. No, I'm talking talking about the balls-or-clubs-in-the-air kind of juggling. I'm talking about the elusive work-life balancing act. Right now, I'm having a hard time staying on top of my normal business tasks. After living here in Panama without a car for six months, we finally decided to buy one. The search for a decent, affordable used car is a lot more time consuming than I had anticipated. Instead of planning future articles for this site, …
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