exceptional expats

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  • What is your name? Danielle Simpson Where do you live? Dubai Where do you originally come from? London, UK When did you leave home? 2006 Why did you leave home? My husband’s work brought us to the Middle East – first Bahrain, then Dubai What did you do before you left home? Originally from London, [...]

  • What is your name? Nicole Webb Where do you live? Hong Kong How old are you? I’m 41 years old. Where do you originally come from? New Zealand When did you leave home? Two and half years ago in 2010, my husband and I left Australia where I had happily lived for 28 years. Why [...]

  • What is your name? Rom Where do you live? Bangkok, Thailand How old are you? I’m 31 years old. Where do you originally come from? France When did you leave home? I first left “home” (=France) at 25, quite a late start!! My first overseas job was in Singapore where I worked for about a [...]

  • What is your name? Sascha Funk Where do you live? Bangkok, Thailand How old are you? I’m 30 years old. Where do you originally come from? I was born and raised in Wuerzburg, Germany. When did you leave home? The first time I left for a longer time was in 2007. In 2009 I then [...]

Expats in Asia

Inshallah – Expat Interview with Danielle Simpson in Dubai

What is your name? Danielle Simpson Where do you live? Dubai Where do you originally come from? London, UK When did you leave home? 2006 [...]

Expats in Australia

Expat Interview: Kate Clarke | A Canadian Down Under

What is your name?  Kate Clarke Where do you live? Ahipara, New Zealand How old are you? 26 Where do you originally come from? Nova [...]

Expats in Europe

Buenas, que tal? – Expat Interview with Nick Hilden in Granada, Spain.

  What is your name? Nick Hilden Where do you live? Granada, Spain Where do you originally come from? Portland, Oregon, USA When did you [...]

Expats in America

It is what it is….Expat Interview with Aisha Ashraf in Ontario, Canada

What is your name? Aisha Ashraf Where do you live? Ontario, Canada How old are you? I’m 37 years old. Where do you originally come [...]

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  What is your name? Nick Hilden Where do you live? Granada, Spain Where do you originally come from? Portland, Oregon, USA When did you leave home? January of 2013 Why did you leave home? I simply grew tired of the pace of day to day life in America. Everyone is always rushing around for their job or their social life and it seemed that everywhere I turned there was [...]

What is your name? Aisha Ashraf Where do you live? Ontario, Canada How old are you? I’m 37 years old. Where do you originally come from? Republic of Ireland When did you leave home? My first experience of expatriation came aged eight when my family moved from a farm in Ireland to suburban England. In 2010 I left England and brought my family to Canada. Why did you leave home? [...]

What is your name? Molly Where do you live? Granada How old are you? I’m 36 years old. Where do you originally come from? Nottingham, UK When did you leave home? In 1998 I left Nottingham to move to Barcelona, Spain Why did you leave home? I wanted to work in a role where I could speak Spanish. It was limited in late 90´s in Uk to find such a [...]

What is your name? Matthew Hirtes Where do you live? Las Palmas de Gran Canaria How old are you? I’m 40 years old. Where do you originally come from? London When did you leave home? Nine years ago, in 2004. Why did you leave home? My Canarian wife Cristina always wanted to return to her home island. However, she got her wish thanks for the most unpleasant of circumstances. For [...]

What is your name? Karen McCann Where do you live? Seville, Spain How old are you? 60 (gasp) Where do you originally come from? I am a fourth-generation Californian, and I’ve lived in Virginia, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Ohio, and now Seville. When did you leave home? I started visiting Seville in 2001 and moved there in 2004. Why did you leave home? It was time for a new adventure. My [...]

What is your name?  Kate Clarke Where do you live? Ahipara, New Zealand How old are you? 26 Where do you originally come from? Nova Scotia, Canada Eustaquio Santimano via Compfight When did you leave home? January 14th, 2009 Why did you leave home? I always wanted to be a teacher, and when I applied to the Concurrent Ed program in first year of uni, I said to myself “if [...]

What is your name? Jessica Scott-Reid Where do you live? Zurich, Switzerland How old are you? 28 Where do you originally come from? Winnipeg, Canada When did you leave home? 5 years ago. Why did you leave home? My husband is a professional hockey player in the Swiss Elite League (NLA) What did you do before you left home? Worked in Corporate Events. What are you doing now? Doing my [...]