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Five years on: How I moved abroad after college and built a career through travel - Expat Edna

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Travel food photography serial expat blog. Five years on: How I moved abroad after college and built a career through travel. May 19, 2015. This week marks the five-year anniversary of my college graduation. Well I. feel. old. When I graduated from the Class of 2010, I was 20 years old, had $700 to my name — and zero clue what to do next. This is the story of how in the five years since, I’ve lived in four countries, traveled to 24 (including 20 in one year. Backing up: Why am I writing this? You should ...

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And then I quit my job to travel - Expat Edna

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Travel food photography serial expat blog. And then I quit my job to travel. May 21, 2015. After being abroad for the past seven years, I have some surprisingly big news. You may have figured it out from the title of this post already, BUT LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT IT, OKAY? It’s so big, I actually emailed my parents about it a few weeks ago. I love my family but we’re not close — they find out most things via this blog. They usually know about as much as you guys do. That’s how important this is. But it tur...

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6 Airbnbs I loved from around the world - Expat Edna

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Travel food photography serial expat blog. 6 Airbnbs I loved from around the world. June 25, 2015. A quick note: this is not in any way affiliated with Airbnb. They have no idea who I am. I’m writing this post because I’ve stayed in some pretty cool places over the years and wanted to share the best of my experiences. (Unrelatedly, what is the state of travel blogging these days that I have to include a disclaimer like this? In 2011 and have since used it across four continents. Accommodation aside, ...

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Floating over Melbourne by hot air balloon - Expat Edna

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Travel food photography serial expat blog. Floating over Melbourne by hot air balloon. April 13, 2015. Is there any better way to see a city than from above? I love sunrises and I love heights. So naturally, while in Melbourne, a hot air balloon ride over the city was in order. It’s worth the 4:30 call time. If you get cold, volunteer to help set the balloon on fire. That amount of heat (and the sense of accomplishment! Is bound to get your heart racing. But then, to the east:. April 13, 2015 at 15:30.

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Worth the wait: Highlights from Japan - Expat Edna

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Travel food photography serial expat blog. Worth the wait: Highlights from Japan. June 16, 2015. For the longest time, I’ve wanted to visit Japan. And for the longest time, I’ve told myself to wait. Want to do Japan on a shoestring, I did not want to go as a backpacker; I wanted to wait until I felt it was the “right time” — whenever that was and whatever that meant. Maybe a part of me felt that Japan felt so. SPOTTING GEISHAS IN KYOTO. There were so many women out in kimonos — I even overheard Chi...

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Travel Makes the Heart Grow Fonder: 21 Lessons from 21 Countries - Expat Edna

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Travel food photography serial expat blog. Travel Makes the Heart Grow Fonder: 21 Lessons from 21 Countries. June 18, 2015. If there’s one thing every travel blogger loves to talk about on the internet, it’s that solo travel is marvelous and made of puppy tears and will cure your long-standing eczema. In principle, I support solo travel. It’s definitely something I think everyone should try at least once. But personally, it’s not for me. The sunset in question. People around with which to share it. It&#8...

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Is China a safe place to live for expat women? My personal experience of harassment by a Chinese guy - China Elevator StoriesChina Elevator Stories

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Is China a safe place to live for expat women? My personal experience of harassment by a Chinese guy. February 25, 2015. A false sense of security. 8220;Is China a safe place to live for expat women? And Zhou JiaYi from Shandongxifu, who was almost gang raped in Shenzhen. But there were a few close calls. Amanda from Two Americans in China has recently shared her experience of assault and harassment in China. She mentions having been threatened by one guy in particular because she’s speaking up:. When I ...

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Guest post: Is Cantonese a Language or a Regional Dialect? - China Elevator StoriesChina Elevator Stories

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Guest post: Is Cantonese a Language or a Regional Dialect? May 7, 2015. Enjoy today’s post! Is Cantonese a language? Recently one of my good friends from Austria approached me with a rather interesting and maybe slightly controversial question for her thesis:. Is Cantonese a language? Having studied Cantonese for a while at uni, I certainly have many thoughts on this topic, which I would like to approach from a linguistic perspective. Cantonese vs. Mandarin Chinese. However, just because two languages sh...

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Five Key Factors to a Happy & Successful Marriage – Foreign Sanctuary

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Lead and Live a Life Less Ordinary. Life’s New Direction. Five Key Factors to a Happy and Successful Marriage. July 6, 2015. August 23, 2015. By Constance - Foreign Sanctuary. You need more than a little ‘Love’ to make a marriage work. This is the longest blog post I have ever written. It has been written for awhile now and I have been debating whether or not to post it. But, I guess if you are reading it, I hit the publish button! Statistics scream that marriage is hard. It’s true! My husband and I are ...