When you travel around the world one thing that can really prevent you from experiencing the culture of a place is not knowing the language and being unable to communicate with the locals. But if your anything like me, the idea of learning a new language by going to weekly classes and having a teacher [...]

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Today I was reading through all these articles on a website called ehow where there are hundreds of ‘how to’ articles on every subject. So I thought I would write a very informative and helpful article about something that I have become an expert on since I have been in India. How to make grilled [...]

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This is my favorite thing that I get to do on my blog…the interviews with expats. I am very excited about todays interview because even though she was a little hesitant to do the interview because she was concerned that she had nothing interesting to share she still did it anyways and I find this [...]

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This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Travel the world without going broke!Now that we have covered the basic jobs you can get overseas and a few of the more unusual ones, I thought it would be good to give you some resources I gathered to find your perfect seasonal job.
Denmark:
Seasonal work [...]

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This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Travel the world without going broke!Working holidays can help you to learn about new cultures and experience new destinations while still affording to have some fun. This second part of the series is about some more unusual and exotic jobs you can find overseas.
Here I [...]

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This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Travel the world without going broke!I think that most people love to travel. But I know that many people (especially Americans – because they work so much) do not take the time to go and really see the world. I feel personally, that this [...]

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This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series My trip to PortugalOkay, it has been such a long time since I have even mentioned my trip to Portugal I thought I must write something about it! My trip was great, but I just wanted to tell you all about a specific place that [...]

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This post is really mainly for Americans who think that Europeans just sit around all the time and talk s**t on Americans. Although it is probably not true, sometimes it feels true. Because since Ive become an expat - and since I’ve moved to Europe, I have heard so many negative comments about Americans. So [...]

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Even though the typically celebrated religious holidays are over and passed for a little while, that does not mean that you can not get that special someone a little inspirational gift for no reason at all. Maybe a beautiful cross necklace or something like that is just what someone you know needs to get them [...]

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Hey guys, just wanted to let you know about another carnival Culture Shock is featured in. Check it out at the Dividend Guys blog.

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