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LOCATION, LOCUTION: Nik Morton draws from his nomadic expat life to author...
Columnist Lorraine Mace, aka Frances di Plino, is back with her very first interview guest, the extraordinary Nik Morton. (Nik, thank you for giving the Displaced Nation a shout-out in one of your...
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Wonderlanded in Santiago with Sally Rose, expat writer, teacher and (above...
Welcome back 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,...
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WONDERLANDED: “Bewildered, Bewitched & Bothered,” by expat writer Sally Rose
A couple of days ago we were Wonderlanded in Santiago, Chile, with American expat writer Sally Rose. She nearly had us twirling in teacups as she took us on a tour of the curiouser and curiouser...
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CULTURE SHOCK TOOLBOX: Expats, if you hammer away at something long enough,...
For her column this month, transitions enthusiast H.E. Rybol interviews displaced creative Valerie Hamer about her culture shock memories and coping strategies. Hello Displaced Nationers! The moment I...
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GLOBAL FOOD GOSSIP: To ease the stress of yet another international move, tea...
Serial expat (and soon to be repat!) Joanna Masters-Maggs is back with some tasty global food gossip to share. As I write this, we are in the middle of packing for our eighth international move. By the...
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TCK TALENT: Lisa Liang takes her show back on the road; second stop: Cape...
TCK Talent columnist Elizabeth (Lisa) Liang has had an exciting summer, even by her own, well-traveled standards. First she performed her one-woman show about growing up as a mixed-race TCK in...
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DIARY OF AN EXPAT WRITER: How I spent my summer vacation
American expat in Hong Kong Shannon Young quit her day job a year ago to become a full-time writer. Here’s the latest entry in her expat writer’s diary. Dear Displaced Diary, It’s still blazing hot...
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Wonderlanded with Lene Fogelberg, award-winning poet, writer, and double...
Welcome back 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,...
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CULTURE SHOCK TOOLBOX: The 5 top tools for handling the culture shock roller...
For her column this month, transitions enthusiast H.E. Rybol presents some of the material from her book, Culture Shock: A Practical Guide. For those who are new to her column, H.E. is the product of a...
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GLOBAL FOOD GOSSIP: Back in Britain, I can’t find a strong cup of black tea...
Serial expat—and now repat!—Joanna Masters-Maggs is back with some tasty global food gossip to share, this time about England’s favo(u)rite drink. “I’m not doing this again if you can’t stop going on...
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Wonderlanded with Rosie Milne, Asian Books blogger and author of a new...
Welcome back 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,...
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Wonderlanded with Dr. Karen V., scholar of linguistics and creator of a comic...
Welcome back 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,...
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GLOBAL FOOD GOSSIP: Upon repatriation, a chance to hatch my first...
Serial expat—and now repat—Joanna Masters-Maggs is back with some tasty global food gossip to share—this time a rather entertaining chicken-and-egg story (but the coop came first). “Right, that’s it,...
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WORLD OF WORDS: At least know the meaning of “gauche” before you travel abroad
Columnist Marianne Bohr, whose first book, Gap Year Girl, came out in September with She Writes Press, recounts some of the bad elements she and her husband encountered during their travels. When...
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Top 10 diverting holiday posts for expats and world travelers
‘Twas the night before the night before Christmas, when all through the house, creatures were stirring…because they had jet lag! This is how I imagine many of you expats and world travelers may be...
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How to give Cupid’s Day an expat theme, whether you’re coupled up or not
Some expats may be glad they are living far away from home on Valentine’s Day: what a mushy holiday! Whereas others may be pining over love they’ve left behind…or haven’t yet found, but keep searching...
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THE ACCIDENTAL EXPAT: Globetrotting between overseas assignments
Columnist Indra Chopra is back. Born in India, Indra embraced the life of a trailing spouse to become a globetrotter. She also conforms to the image I have a “lovepat.” Because she is such a curious...
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TCK TALENT: The talented Lisa Liang goes to Asia with her one-woman show...
Columnist Elizabeth (Lisa) Liang has a “first” and a “last” to announce in this post. She will tell us all about what happened when she took her show, Alien Citizen, to Asia for the first time. But she...
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CULTURE SHOCK TOOLBOX: The expat life is a craft you can practice, and there...
This month transitions enthusiast H.E. Rybol consults with a seasoned expat, who like herself is an Adult Third Culture Kid, for some advice on handling culture shock. They also talk reverse culture...
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LOCATION, LOCUTION: In trio of memoirs, Marjory McGinn celebrates life inside...
Tracey Warr is here with Marjory McGinn, a Scottish writer who grew up in Australia and now lives in East Sussex, England. In the course of a life spent trundling between Northern and Southern...
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