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Tag: expat

Creating New Traditions with Oktoberfest in the USA

October 5, 2018 Leave a Comment 7097 Views
Surviving Europe: Creating New Traditions with Oktoberfest in the USA - Feature

Up until the Oktoberfest season, there wasn’t much that allowed us to revisit the culture we’d grown to know and love in Austria. We’d ignored any traditions that we developed abroad and immersed ourselves back into life in the US. Never looking back. It was what we needed to do in...

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Expat Life: 6 Months After Moving Back to the USA

July 18, 2018 Leave a Comment 6606 Views
Surviving Europe: Expat Life 6 Months After Moving Back to the USA - Feature

As I sit here in front of my laptop, I am brought back to a life that I’ve chosen to put aside until this moment. This is the same laptop that traveled throughout Europe with us. The same laptop that recorded every single moment of our expat life. The ups and...

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Moving Back: Buying Our Return Flight to a New Adventure

November 13, 2017 3 Comments 7865 Views
Surviving Europe: Moving Back - Buying Our Return Flight to a New Adventure - Feature

For months, we were building up to this very moment. The moment we needed to confirm our plane tickets moving back to the USA. Nothing could prepare us for how we’d feel when our departure from Austria became official. When our 2.5-year adventure of living in Salzburg and traveling Europe would...

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Moving Back: Surviving Europe Takes on the USA

September 21, 2017 6 Comments 11215 Views
Surviving Europe: Moving Back Surviving Europe Takes on the USA - Feature

After 2 ½ years, the time has come for us to move back to the USA. But before you keep reading, let’s clear up a few things that may come to mind right away: 1) This is 100% positive! 2) Moving back now has been our plan since we moved to...

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How to Keep the Momentum Going After 2 Years of Living Abroad

August 4, 2017 1 Comment 8752 Views
Surviving Europe: How to Keep the Momentum Going After 2 Years of Living Abroad - Feature

For 2 years, we’ve been living abroad in Austria. It’s something we have to say over and over again because it seems so surreal. Time flew by, yet time also slowed down. We’ve seen so much, learned so much and grown so much at a pace we’ve never experienced before now....

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7 Commitments to Make to Yourself Before Moving Overseas

April 27, 2017 8 Comments 19768 Views
Surviving Europe: 7 Commitments to Make to Yourself Before Moving Overseas - Feature

Moving overseas requires a certain state of mind. One that may stretch outside of your normal behaviors and ways of thinking. The entire experience redefines who you are, who you want to be and what you want to represent in the world. And there’s no way you can allow for such...

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Moving Abroad: Buying Tickets that Changed Our Life

August 19, 2016 Leave a Comment 8705 Views
Surviving Europe: Moving Abroad Buying Tickets that Changed Our Life - Feature

During our move abroad, I kept a journal. There were so many feelings I’d never felt before. New emotions that I was experiencing for very the first time. I wanted to remember exactly how I felt throughout the decision and preparation process. As we were buying tickets for our flight, packing up...

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Excuses for Not Moving Abroad and How to Overcome Every One

August 5, 2016 4 Comments 13727 Views
Surviving Europe: Excuses for Not Moving Abroad and How to Overcome Every One - Feature

So you have this dream of moving abroad. A dream that involves taking on new destinations. Embracing the world with an open heart and not a strict timeline. Walking out of your door (instead of sitting for hours on a plane) to see places that are just too beautiful to be real. But then...

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How to Work from Home with Your Partner AND Survive

May 20, 2016 17 Comments 9382 Views
Surviving Europe: How to Work from Home with Your Partner AND Survive - Feature

My husband and I always talked about how insanely awesome it would be for us to work from home together. I know it sounds a little corny, but we’re genuinely happy and content with each other’s company. It doesn’t matter what we’re doing or how we feel (most of the time!),...

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Adventures as an Expat: Buying a Car Abroad

April 12, 2016 3 Comments 9660 Views
Surviving Europe: Adventures as an Expat Buying a Car Abroad - Feature

Buying a car is already a stressful (and exciting) process. But buying a car abroad in a foreign country? Now that’s taking the stress (and excitement) to a whole other level… Car-less in the USA. When we finalized our plan to move from the USA to Austria, our car situation was the...

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