Testimony of Pascal, a young French expatriate in Mexico
Pascal Burgard of the blog La Vida in Mexico, a young French expatriate in Mexico since September 2007 shares his rich experience of 13 years of expatriation, from England to Mexico through Ireland. My name is Pascal and I am now 35 years old. I am a “pure-bred” Alsatian as it seems: my parents, grandparents […]
MoreArgentina as seen by Matt and Vero from Argentina Trotters
“The real journey of discovery is not to look for new landscapes, but to have new eyes” Marcel Proust Leaving, for a long time, is not a decision to be taken lightly. Everyone wants to leave, whether out of curiosity, for work, to escape the monotony of everyday life…Whatever the reasons, travel is an extraordinary […]
MoreSchuldi’s World: A life of globetrotter and mother!
A small presentation of you I was born in Alsace, where I lived a good part of my life, before moving, 5 years ago to Franche-Comté to live with my lover. In 2013, we went on an 8-month trip together through Asia and Oceania. Then in 2014, on our return, we decided to move to […]
MoreTestimony of an expatriate in Singapore
I arrived in July 2006 in Singapore, being a student at an engineering school in France. Not knowing Asia at all and knowing that the change of scenery was assured, it was just another attraction to discover Singapore. In addition, Singapore has a standard of living quite similar to that of Europe so regarding hygiene, […]
MoreTestimony: Erasmus student in Denmark
Going to Denmark for a year as an Erasmus student was a possibility offered to me by my school for my third and final year. It was an unmissable opportunityto travel and see other cultures, things I have rarely had the opportunity to do before. I arrived at the beginning of August, a month before […]
MoreAn expat’s story about Turkey
I arrived in 2000 in the izmir region, i had a seasonal work of 5 months in tourism. In 2002, I had a proposal (thanks to my network) for a long-term contract in another sector of activity. I wanted tosettle in Turkey so I took the opportunity! The main difficulty is the language. When you […]
MoreTestimony: Expatriate in San Francisco, USA
San Francisco is unique to me because it offers world-class economic activity, a protest and green spirit in the United States and a strong presence of awe-inspiring nature. Let me describe to you here the daily life in contact with this city so active and not its economic or social aspects. San Francisco, I said, […]
MoreTestimony: Expatriate in Spain
I want to express myself on Spain because I had the opportunity to travel there several times, and every time it was a real joy. I think in all I’ve been there 6 times, in different places. My first trip to Spain was in Salamanca on a school trip, it was very nice, it’s a […]
MoreTestimony of an expatriate in India
Why go to India? A recurring question that I have been asked dozens of times. And why not? I had never been there before, never a foot in Asia but I was planning to go there one day after flying all over Europe. We might as well take this opportunity to see something else, see […]
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