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And the October 2014 Alices go to … these 3 international creatives
If you are a subscriber to our weekly newsletter, the Displaced Dispatch, you’re already in the know. But if you’re not, listen up. (Hey, why aren’t you? Off with your head!) Every week, when that...
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EXPAT ART AS THERAPY: Works that capture precious memories of life in other...
As explained in my introductory post to this series, the Swiss-British philosopher (and Adult Third Culture Kid) Alain de Botton argues that art of all kinds can be a form of therapy, providing...
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And the November 2014 Alices go to … these 3 international creatives
If you are a subscriber to our weekly newsletter, the Displaced Dispatch, you’re already in the know. But if you’re not, listen up. (Hey, why aren’t you? Off with your head!) Every week, when that...
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GLOBAL FOOD GOSSIP: ‘Tis the season to be jolly—and for that I recommend...
Joanna Masters-Maggs was displaced from her native England 17 years ago, and has since attempted to re-place herself in the USA, Holland, Brazil, Malaysia, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, and now France. She...
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BOOKLUST, WANDERLUST: Best of 2014 in Expat Books (2/2)
Season’s greetings again, Displaced Nationers. And welcome back to our end-of-the-year bookfest! Pass the eggnog!! (She takes a swig…) Moving right along (hic!). In the first part of this BOOKLUST...
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And the December 2014 Alices go to … these 4 international creatives
If you are a subscriber to our weekly newsletter, the Displaced Dispatch, you’re already in the know. But if you’re not, listen up. (Hey, why aren’t you? Off with your head!) Every week, when that...
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A valentine to displaced creatives: Let a thousand friendships flourish!
In my nearly four years of managing the Displaced Nation, I’ve had about as many face-to-face meet-ups with the creatives I’ve “met” on this site. Let me see…the last one was was about eight months...
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CULTURE SHOCK TOOLBOX: No apfelstrudel? Try some Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte!
Today we welcome a new columnist, H.E. Rybol, to the Displaced Nation. The product of a German dad and a French mom, H.E. has lived in the United States, Luxembourg, England, Spain, Switzerland and...
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GLOBAL FOOD GOSSIP: Et tu, France? Fiddling with that fine American classic,...
Joanna Masters-Maggs was displaced from her native England 17 years ago, and has since attempted to re-place herself in the USA, Holland, Brazil, Malaysia, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, and now France. She...
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Ten years after “Expat Harem,” foreign women will have another say on expat...
When the Displaced Nation first started, Anastasia Ashman, an American living in Istanbul, was running a blog tailored to the needs of the “thinking expat.” It seemed almost too good to be true: a...
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GLOBAL FOOD GOSSIP: Is humankind getting too fussy to share food, one of our...
Joanna Masters-Maggs was displaced from her native England 17 years ago, and has since attempted to re-place herself in the USA, Holland, Brazil, Malaysia, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, and now France. She...
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Wonderlanded in Phnom Penh with serial expat writer, artist and sometime...
Curiouser and curiouser! Residents of the Displaced Nation have always had a deep affiliation with Lewis Carroll’s Alice. We can identify with her experiences of falling down a rabbit-hole and stepping...
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WONDERLANDED: “Can you make me a Manhattan?” by A. Spaice
A couple of days ago, we wonder-landed in Phnom Penh with serial expat writer, artist and sometime photographer A. Spaice. She told us falling down rabbit holes in Europe and Asia has sparked her...
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GLOBAL FOOD GOSSIP: I lost my heart (but not my teeth) to the French artichoke
Joanna Masters-Maggs was displaced from her native England 17 years ago, and has since attempted to re-place herself in the USA, Holland, Brazil, Malaysia, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, and now France. She...
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For this wanderlusting Californian for whom photography and travel are a...
Writer, world traveler and photography enthusiast James King is back with his latest interview subject. Hello again, readers! My May guest is 38-year-old Jenny Schulte. who never had any thoughts of...
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LOCATION, LOCUTION: Expat author and new columnist Lorraine Mace offers her...
Please join us in welcoming Lorraine Mace, aka Frances di Plino, to the Displaced Nation for the first time. From this month, she’ll be taking over the Location, Locution column from JJ Marsh. Hello,...
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CULTURE SHOCK TOOLBOX: Expats, don’t throw away your old coping tools—they...
For her column this month, transitions enthusiast H.E. Rybol interviews displaced creative Jessica Lipowski about her culture shock memories and coping strategies. Hello, Displaced Nationers! I’m...
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Wonderlanded in Berlin with British expat Paul Scraton, founding editor of...
Welcome to the Displaced Nation’s Wonderlanded series, being held in gratitude for Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, which turns 150 this year and, despite this advanced age, continues...
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TCK TALENT: Lisa Liang takes her show back on the road; first stop: Valencia,...
This month our TCK Talent columnist Elizabeth (Lisa) Liang updates us on her own creative life. ¡Hola, amigos! As those of you who subscribe to the Displaced Dispatch will know, Alien Citizen: an earth...
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GLOBAL FOOD GOSSIP: When facing repatriation after 18 years of the expat...
Serial expat (and soon to be repat!) Joanna Masters-Maggs is back with some juicy global food gossip to share. “Oh, I see, it’s that time again, is it?” My husband entered the kitchen and sniffed the...
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