It’s a dog’s life
Yes, taking care of a dog as if it were a child is by now a widespread habit in Japan and a social phenomenon worthy of thorough studies. In this
My Japan
Giuliettaexpat moved to Tokyo in Summer 2005, with her husband and their three children. In this beautiful article – written in the beginning of 2008 – she tells us about
Jon Dujmovich in Japan – cultures, creativity and imagination
I met Jon Dujmovich at a cross-cultural communication workshop in Amsterdam back in 2004. It was a workshop in which people gathered from all over the world to meet in
Tokyo with children: lots and lots of ideas
Giuliettaexpat leads us to discover a playful Tokyo with children, with many ideas to discover this incredible city and never get bored ! After 4 hours spent engaged in several
Middle eastern cuisine and b/w photographs from Pakistan
An expat life can be at times a difficult, lonesome, even a boring life. But it can also be a very plentiful one, rich of people, places and meetings with
Local schooling for expatkids
Diane is from the United States and she moved to Turkey with her three children. Her choice was local school, and in this interesting article she tells us about her
The Chinese massage
Paul, a Chinese expatriate in Tunisia, sends us this interesting article about Chinese Massage and tells us about a personal experience in his hosting country. Thank you Paul!!! Introduction to
Marjonette, a Philippina working in Tokyo as a nanny
We continue to enrich our dossier on nannies with yet another testimony, hoping to help everyone to see more deeply in such a sometimes complex situation. Here is the testimony
Lily: A Filipina working in Turkey as nanny
This is a first-person account of a young woman’s struggles to live and work in a completely foreign environment, cut off from her family and culture. We have not corrected
Christmas celebrations in the Armenian Diaspora
I was born of Armenian parents in 1943 in Valence (France). In those days the Armenian migration was closely linked to the ability to transfer one’s property at the time
