The Expats@Home Newsletter
I called The Writing Well newsletter Expats@Home because I felt that one of the main struggles of living overseas is feeling like home is always somewhere in the middle. By that I mean the longer you live away from your birth country, the less it feels like home every trip back you make. For most people a host country however, is also never 100% home because there is a different culture, language, climate or way of living, which never quite fits entirely. For me personally, whether I am in the Netherlands, which I do now consider my home, or whether I am back in England, there is always a little piece of the puzzle missing.
Delving into the local culture, language and society always helps you to feel a little more at home than staying on the outskirts. And that is what this newsletter is about; sharing the experiences of life as an expat, tips I have picked up from my journey as a foreigner in the Netherlands or learned from others - all so that others may feel a little more like an expat at home.
Sign up for some monthly inspiration or check out previous issues below!
February 2010 - Duality
January 2010 - Where Do I Belong?
December 2009 - Sharing Holiday Traditions
November 2009 - The Differences Make Expat Life
October 2009 - The Gezelligheid of a Dutch Winter