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Entries Tagged as 'Adjusting Advice'

Bored with your job? Work overseas for the summer!

June 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments

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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Tags: Adjusting Advice · Jobs Abroad · Travel

Culture Shock!

June 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Welcome to your new country. You’re come here for fun, excitement, change, challenge, and perhaps money. Will the locals speak your language? I’m not trying to scare you, but perhaps they won’t. Will some people there speak your language, oh most definitely. This is only one of the things that you may have to think [...]

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Tags: Adjusting Advice · Culture Shock

Culture Shock in the WikiWikiWeb

May 21st, 2008 · No Comments

A wiki is a kind of website which has a concept of “open editing” that permits visitors to freely create, remove or else change and edit Web page content with the use of any available browser. It is an efficient and effective collaborative authoring tool that provides total ease of interaction and operation.
I was surfing [...]

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Tags: Adjusting Advice · Culture Shock · Tips On Settling In

Culture Shock

May 20th, 2008 · No Comments

With the rapid changes in society these days, behavioral scientists have put an increasing emphasis on the diagnosis and treatment of culture shock, those feeing of anxiety and disorientation that affect people who have to suddenly function within a new and different social environment. Culture shock affects individuals who move to another country or sometimes [...]

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Tags: Adjusting Advice · Moving / Preperation · Tips On Settling In

An Interview With Brazirish’s Monica!

March 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Here is an interview with an expat that is currently living in Ireland. She has a wonderful blog called Brazirish - A Brazilian Living in Ireland. It is always lots of fun to read, just like her interview here! So, if you enjoy what Monica has to say for some very practical advice about living [...]

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Tags: Adjusting Advice · Expat · Expat Articles · Interviews

Shes Got A Ticket To Ride…But Forgot It At Home!

February 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Well, I did a big no-no here in Oslo last week. I was going to my Sunday night yoga class at 5:30pm. I was already late to the underground and so was going to be about fifteen minutes late to class. Anyways, I packed my purse light because I didn’t need anything with me because [...]

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Tags: Adjusting Advice · Everyday In Oslo · Norway

Bureaucracy

December 6th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Bureaucracy: SUCKS!
(clearing my throat…) Okay, now that I got that out of my system. Sorry folks for the little outburst, but for the past - um - three days (I think, its Wednesday
Bureaucracy
The structure and set of regulations in place to control activity, usually in large organizations and government. It is characterized by standardized [...]

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Tags: Adjusting Advice · Everyday In Oslo · Norway

Norway - Work Permits

November 27th, 2007 · 1 Comment

This is another post in a series about getting Visas in Norway, getting Residence Permits in Norway and anything related to traveling to or moving to Norway. For more information on other aspects of moving to and traveling to Norway please check out these posts:

Getting A Visa To Norway
Getting A Residence Permit (Family Immigration) In [...]

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Tags: Adjusting Advice · Norway

Norway - Residence Permit For EU/EEA/EFTA Nationals

November 25th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Are you looking for information on Getting A Visa To Norway, Getting A Residence Permit (Family Immigration) In Norway, Getting A Settlement Permit In Norway? Then check out these past posts for more information.

Getting A Visa To Norway
Getting A Residence Permit (Family Immigration) In Norway
Getting A Settlement Permit In Norway
Getting A Work Permit

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Tags: Adjusting Advice · Norway

Norway - Getting a Settlement Permit

November 19th, 2007 · No Comments

I have already written about getting a visa in Norway and getting a residence permit (family immigration) in Norway. Now I am going to share the information the UDI in Oslo has for getting a settlement permit.
As I have said before (when I posted about getting a visa in Norway and getting a residence [...]

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Tags: Adjusting Advice · Norway