expatriate Archives - Surviving Europe

Creating New Traditions with Oktoberfest in the USA

October 5, 2018 Leave a Comment 4790 Views

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...

Moving Back: Buying Our Return Flight to a New Adventure

November 13, 2017 3 Comments 5331 Views

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...

Moving Back: Surviving Europe Takes on the USA

September 21, 2017 6 Comments 8809 Views

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...

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

August 4, 2017 1 Comment 6451 Views

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....

Surviving Europe is on House Hunters International

November 7, 2016 4 Comments 10403 Views

Our big TV break is finally here. Well, at least our 30 minutes of fame, which is just as exciting… We’re going to be on HGTV’s House Hunters International! For anyone that’s been following us, we’ve made it our mission to inspire others to invest in a life of travel. Even...

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