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Tag: Expat life

View of Sydney Opera House across the water
  • Posted in
    • Australia & Pacific
    • Travel

What It’s Like Living in Australia as a Black Woman

  • Posted byby Ashley Langham
  • September 6, 2021
  • 6 minute read
  • 5 Comments

The secrets nobody tells you about the Land Down Under I have had this quiet obsession with Australia ever since I was in my very early 20s. I knew at…

busy airport scene
  • Posted in
    • Africa
    • Travel Types

5 Lessons I Learned Returning to Nigeria From the US

  • Posted byby Itoro Bassey
  • September 21, 2020
  • 5 minute read
  • 0 Comments

Choosing to return to your family’s homeland offers as many enlightening moments as it does challenging ones. Itoro Bassey shares her experience returning to Nigeria to offer you insight. I’ve…

silhouette of a woman gazing at the ocean
  • Posted in
    • Global Issues

I Had to Leave Germany to Be Considered German

  • Posted byby Zainab Ali
  • June 1, 2020
  • 8 minute read
  • 6 Comments

Being the child of immigrants can complicate your sense of place and identity. Zainab Ali explores her identity in relation to the places she has lived and where her roots…

  • Posted in
    • Europe
    • Global Issues

It’s Not Just Black and White: An African-American Woman’s Adventures in Denmark

  • Posted byby Candace Stephens
  • January 22, 2019
  • 6 minute read
  • 10 Comments

I’m going to be completely honest with you; before I met the Danish boy that would soon become my partner, I had little knowledge of the quaint, chilly country of…

  • Posted in
    • Around the World
    • Global Issues

How to Teach English Abroad as a Non-Native Speaker

  • Posted byby Virginia Balseiro
  • May 8, 2017
  • 8 minute read
  • 8 Comments

Almost everybody knows at least one person who is living or traveling abroad while teaching English. This person is, most likely, from the UK, US, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa,…

move abroad
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    • Around the World
    • Global Lifestyle

Got Debt? Move Abroad and Pay off Your Student Loans in These 5 Countries

  • Posted byby Katelyn Michaud
  • December 8, 2016
  • 5 minute read
  • 8 Comments

It’s unsurprisingly tough to fulfill your wanderlust when you have rent, car payments, and student loans every month. Especially considering that, in 2014, the average American college student graduated with…

Meet the Expat Crafting Handmade Natural Remedies for Travelers | Wanderful
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    • Health & Wellness
    • Travel Types

Meet the Expat Crafting Handmade Natural Remedies for Travelers

  • Posted byby Astrid Vinje
  • November 3, 2016
  • 6 minute read
  • 2 Comments

There is something amazingly transformative about travel. It has the power to change how we feel, how we think, or even how we perceive the world around you. I’ve had…

  • Posted in
    • Asia
    • Global Issues

Vulnerable in Vietnam: Inside An Expat’s Diary

  • Posted byby Sarah Aldrich
  • September 1, 2016
  • 7 minute read
  • 8 Comments

I realized that I’d become accustomed to driving a motorbike in Vietnam once I started daydreaming. As an expat, there’s a certain amount of diligence required to get used to…

work in australia
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    • Australia & Pacific
    • Travel Guides

Under 30? Here’s How You Can Live and Work in Australia for a Year

  • Posted byby Priya Shah
  • August 24, 2016
  • 9 minute read
  • 10 Comments

When I first decided to take advantage of the Australian Work and Holiday Visa (WHV), I didn’t have a solid plan. I was 26 years old and terrified. Go to…

Melbourne
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    • Australia & Pacific

6 Things Melbourne Does Really Well

  • Posted byby Samantha Marangell
  • August 7, 2015
  • 3 minute read
  • 0 Comments

Breakfast, anyone? Image by Samantha Marangell. It would be an under-exaggeration to say that I’ve fallen for Melbourne. After years of floating from semi-permanent setup to semi-permanent setup, I was…

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    • Global Issues

So…Where Are You From? The Global Identity of a Multicultural Kid

  • Posted byby Leanna Johnson
  • June 15, 2015
  • 3 minute read
  • 0 Comments

We’re pleased to debut the fresh voices of the third cohort of the Wanderful Blogging Program! Stay tuned for new articles from new contributors. Don’t forget to tell them what…

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    • Travel from Home

How Someone Else’s Wanderings Intersect with Yours: A Review of “Six Years of A Floating Life: A Memoir”

  • Posted byby Samantha Marangell
  • May 1, 2015
  • 4 minute read
  • 0 Comments

Image by Flickr user pdomara. For anyone who has wandered or has wondered about wandering, this memoir will be a pleasurable representative of that experience. The Humanness of Travel As…

homesickness
  • Posted in
    • Africa
    • Health & Wellness

A Unique Cure for Homesickness: What DON’T You Miss About Home?

  • Posted byby Chelsea Clarke
  • January 27, 2015
  • 3 minute read
  • 0 Comments

Some things are better where you are! Image from Pixabay. I’m not ashamed to confess it: I’m homesick. After living in West Africa for 20 months, the feeling has come…

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    • Africa

One Year in Togo, One More to Go: Searching for Successes

  • Posted byby Chelsea Clarke
  • July 22, 2014
  • 3 minute read
  • 0 Comments

Crates set up for World Cup viewing. Image by Chelsea Clarke. After a month of rambling through Ghana, Morocco, and Spain, I am nervous to return to the rural Togolese…

  • Posted in
    • Global Lifestyle

How to Live Life [Abroad]: A Review of Karen McCann’s “Dancing in the Fountain: How to Enjoy Living Abroad”

  • Posted byby Emily Fiocco
  • September 5, 2012
  • 2 minute read
  • 0 Comments

When Karen McCann undertakes uprooting herself from the U.S. with her husband, she does it with a joyful bent. In her work, Dancing in the Fountain: How to Enjoy Living…

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