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Happy 10th Birthday to Us! Plus 10 Top Resources for YOU

30/06/20230

We at Expat Nest celebrated our 10th birthday on 21 June 2023! Check out the photos of our happy celebrations here. I only wish we could ALL celebrate together… Ten years on, we are still offering professional support to expats…

Home/Relocation

ONCE UPON A TIME IN CULTURELAND: THE SEQUEL

01/06/20210

I love the concept of “Cultureland”. It expresses the essence of the international experience that we expats share, no matter where we are in the world. Today we check in with repat Eva Antza, whose exploration of cultural intelligence has…

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Interview with Vivian Chiona on “Make It Happen”

25/06/20190

Recently I had the pleasure of being interviewed by social entrepreneur and expatriate Ali Meehan for her “Make It Happen” podcast series. In the interview I reflect on the past few years at Expat Nest, and what it means to…

Other

Our Chinese Website Is LIVE (& Made With Love!)

14/05/20190

It’s a dream come true! Who would have thought back in 2013, when I launched Expat Nest, that I’d be sharing this exciting news: Our website is now in Chinese! We’ve been offering counselling in several languages for a…

Your Toolkit

10 fitness tips for expats

04/09/20180

Exercise is a fantastic way to improve your physical and mental health, and to help you meet new people and explore your host country. But keeping up a fitness routine can be really tricky for internationals, who tend to travel…

Family/Parenting

A Day in the Life of a Single Dad

20/06/20180

For single expat parents (SEPs), parenting is a vastly different experience from nuclear family parenting, and brings both challenges and rewards. To celebrate Father’s Day, a single expat dad from The Netherlands, who prefers to tell his story anonymously, shares…

Your Toolkit

Is Expat Nest Right for You? Discover Who We Support & How to Get Started

15/09/20170

Life presents challenges for everyone. Expats, however, often have to deal with extra dilemmas brought on by a transition-rich lifestyle. Expat Nest counsellors are skilled at helping you to find solutions that are right for you and for your context……

Stress/Depression

A Story with a Message for You

12/12/20160

Once upon a time, there were two woodcutters… They worked side by side each day. The one woodcutter worked eight hours a day without stopping and managed to fell 10 trees. The other woodcutter, who occasionally stopped and mysteriously disappeared…

Stress/Depression

How to Cope with Panic Attacks

20/06/20160

All of a sudden, your heart starts pounding, your breathing becomes faster and shallower – as if you are running out of air – and your palms are sweaty. You may be shaking or you feel a tingling or numbness.…

Expat Stories

Expat Story: How travelling helped me get settled…

30/10/20150

Expat Nest welcomes culture/travel blogger Tea Gudek Šnajdar, who talks about the special role that travel has played in her expat experience. Exploring her new country and taking advantage of the many opportunities available to travel outside of it has…

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