By Reginald Smith Unfortunately the Middle East in the eyes of many is nothing but a swirling vortex of violence terrorism and fanaticism. The long association of these ideas with the Middle East would make some people wonder why Americans would travel or live there. These stereotypes, while true in some parts of the Middle [...]
by Ivory Simone I’ve never been much of a fruit eater so when my acupuncturist, Dr. Phranee (not her real name), insisted I eat healthier by adding fruit to my diet, I bulked. Although I’ll eat an occasional apple, orange, tangerine or banana, and I can be persuaded to eat a handful of grapes, cherries [...]
by R. Wayne Branch I remember when I was sixteen, talking with my cousin. His uncle had just passed away. We talked about what we wanted in our lives. He wanted a nice home and family, and a big car, of course. I wanted to get as far away from Rand, West Virginia as I [...]
Christina at historical Baalbek Learning French played a key part in Christina’s introduction to exploring a new culture outside her native Texas. Subsequent studies abroad whetted her appetite to pursue the expat life. Read the full interview in our Spring 2012 issue.
Andrea moved to Florence, Italy from Florida via stints in California, New York, Spain and France. “I realized that I had the Expat bug upon my first internship abroad. I was working as a Marketing intern in France for Michelin, and knew that in the short future, I wanted a life in Europe”, she remembers. [...]
Welcome back to another issue of Black Expat! In this issue we again span the globe from interviews in the Middle East, South America, Europe, and Southeast Asia. As a reminder for those who love our interviews, remember that many of the cost of living information is at the end of the articles so if [...]
My name is Adrianne George and I want to be a delegate for the Democratic National Convention representing Americans Abroad. If I am elected as a delegate, I pledge to use that authority to attempt to persuade fellow members of the Democratic Party to oppose one policy in particular, the relatively new and burdensome Visa [...]
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March 2009 by Reginald Smith South Africa has had a fascinating and often tragic history with many groups such as the various African nations of Zulus or Xhosas, the Afrikaaners, English, Coloureds, South Asians, and many others contributing to its story. Though any story of Blacks in South Africa would focus mostly on its Black [...]
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