Five Great Downtowns in NJ
LIFE IN NEW JERSEY: Amongst the key attributes that expats and other new arrivals look for when choosing a NJ town to live in, is the presence of a great downtown. To put this into non-American...
View ArticleWhat clothing you will need to buy for Winter in NJ
LIFE IN NEW JERSEY: For many new expats, working out what clothing you will need to buy for winter in New Jersey can be a bit of a guess. Many Australians and others from warmer climates often have no...
View Article10 Common American Expressions that are now in my Expat Vocabulary
EXPAT LIFE: As much as I have tried to avoid sounding American in my own parochial way, it’s almost impossible. After seven years, there are many routine words from the local’s vocabulary that have...
View ArticleAn Expat Life in NJ Changes – Moving back
EXPAT LIFE IN NJ: As we come to the year’s end, I am thinking of my expat life in NJ over the last eight years, at a height of many thousand feet, in a plane on my way to Australia. It has been a long...
View ArticleWhat is American High School really like? The basics from an expat parent’s...
LIFE IN NEW JERSEY: When you think of American High school, there are lots of images that are conjured up from TV shows, movies and news stories that have been shown around the world including in...
View ArticleHow to Be an Expat
EXPAT LIFE: Whether you are a young person wanting to travel the world, a family transferring to another country for experience/work, or an international retiree, it appears you can never be too old to...
View ArticleSixty English words to respell when moving to the USA
EXPAT LIFE: Being an expat must give you early Alzheimer’s. I’m just waiting for the study results to show up one day proving me correct. No, it’s not the stress of moving to the USA that I’m...
View ArticleAn Expat’s Guide to US Film and Media ratings
EXPAT LIFE: My teenage son has just turned 15. This is a major milestone in his life. Sure, you could think it’s because he would be starting Year 10 at school if he was in Australia or for several...
View ArticleImportant Documents needed to move to USA
RELOCATION: Moving to another country nearly always requires a number of documents. No matter where you are moving to, there will always be specific important documents needed for immigration,...
View ArticleAn Expat Family Christmas at home
EXPAT LIFE: I won’t be wishing for a White Christmas this year – just a cool one. Unbelievably, for the first time since we moved here to the USA, we will be having an expat family Christmas in...
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