advice on assimilation
Alison Lounes runs the Facebook group Americans in France. She has produced this 39 minute video:
3 Tips for approaching Professional Opportunities in France.
BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
A Career in Your Suitcase by Jo Parfitt, 3rd edition 2008.
A Portable Identity: A Woman's Guide To Maintaining A Sense Of Self While Moving Overseas by
Debra R. Bryson and Charise M. Hoge, revised edition 2005. A self-help workbook for newly-expatriated partners.
Karen McGann is an author living in Seville Spain. Visit her blog for humorous anticdotes. Her books Dancing in the Fountain, 101 Ways to Enjoy Living Abroad and Three Essential Expat Survival Tools can be found on her website. Friend her on Facebook.
French or Foe? by Polly Platt has been used as a guide by Ambassadors and businessmen to better understand French cultural differences. (We highly recommend this book.)
How Does One Dress to Buy Dragonflyfruit? In this collection, twenty-six women reveal the truth about expatriate life in modern East Asia through original works of memoir and creative non-fiction. Their experiences are varied and unique, demonstrating that expat women's lives go far beyond the stereotypical. The writers hail from a dozen different countries and walks of life. Some are well-known; others are fresh voices adding nuance to the expat conversation. Through deeply personal accounts, they explore what they have learned about themselves and the world through their lives abroad. Together, they create a portrait of the modern expatriate experience that will both resonate and inspire.
Inside Outlandish by Susan Tuttle is a funny and insightful book describing her experiences of settling into life in Switzerland after having lived in the US (Published by Bergli Books).
Living and Working in France: A Survival Handbook and Living and Working in Switzerland: A Survival Handbook by David Hampshire - look for the latest editions!
The Discovery of France (2007) by Graham Robb explores the piecing together into one country of the very separate and disparate cultures in fairly recent times.
The Story of French (2006) by Jean-Benoit Nadeau and Julie Barlow. It traces the French language through history, region and more.
The Resource Center of FIGT – Families in Global Transition has book tips and free articles.
A Career in Your Suitcase by Jo Parfitt, 3rd edition 2008.
A Portable Identity: A Woman's Guide To Maintaining A Sense Of Self While Moving Overseas by
Debra R. Bryson and Charise M. Hoge, revised edition 2005. A self-help workbook for newly-expatriated partners.
Karen McGann is an author living in Seville Spain. Visit her blog for humorous anticdotes. Her books Dancing in the Fountain, 101 Ways to Enjoy Living Abroad and Three Essential Expat Survival Tools can be found on her website. Friend her on Facebook.
French or Foe? by Polly Platt has been used as a guide by Ambassadors and businessmen to better understand French cultural differences. (We highly recommend this book.)
How Does One Dress to Buy Dragonflyfruit? In this collection, twenty-six women reveal the truth about expatriate life in modern East Asia through original works of memoir and creative non-fiction. Their experiences are varied and unique, demonstrating that expat women's lives go far beyond the stereotypical. The writers hail from a dozen different countries and walks of life. Some are well-known; others are fresh voices adding nuance to the expat conversation. Through deeply personal accounts, they explore what they have learned about themselves and the world through their lives abroad. Together, they create a portrait of the modern expatriate experience that will both resonate and inspire.
Inside Outlandish by Susan Tuttle is a funny and insightful book describing her experiences of settling into life in Switzerland after having lived in the US (Published by Bergli Books).
Living and Working in France: A Survival Handbook and Living and Working in Switzerland: A Survival Handbook by David Hampshire - look for the latest editions!
The Discovery of France (2007) by Graham Robb explores the piecing together into one country of the very separate and disparate cultures in fairly recent times.
The Story of French (2006) by Jean-Benoit Nadeau and Julie Barlow. It traces the French language through history, region and more.
The Resource Center of FIGT – Families in Global Transition has book tips and free articles.
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