Thu, 24 May 2012
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We've narrowed down the nominees to three of our most popular articles over the last year. Vote for your favourite!We editors at Expatica love reading the blogs you expats write, and we get a real kick out of sharing them with the Expatica community. This week, we're celebrating our Blogs & Photos channel and would like to invite you to give our bloggers some special attention.
We've shortlisted the top three blog posts from Expatica Belgium and would like you, the readers, to vote for your favourite. Read below for the top three posts from Belgium published within the last year, then vote for your favourite by CLICKING HERE.
Make sure to voice your opinion before midnight on 10 May, 2011. Thanks and we look forward to finding out who your winners are. Now, let's get voting!
In Belgium no news is good news
'One of my favourite bits about being a foreigner is that I could not care a stuff about the local news,' proclaims Tim Roux.
"I am sure that this puts me at the top of Expatica’s list of the 10 Most Unwanted People in Belgium because I am certain that Expatica has a stern (if only self-imposed) remit to fascinate and delight all foreigners with the intricacies of the local politics and the compelling urgency of national concerns and events..."
How does your garden grow?
As the
weather finally turns for the better, Sunbeams, Brussels-based green expats, plant some tips for a greener garden.
"Spring is in the air and slowly our outdoor work in the garden or on the balcony
starts again. How do we do it while respecting nature, the environment and not
to forget, ourselves? Here are some ideas to choose from..."
So, what is home to you?
Our guest blogger Cup'oCofi self-interrogates, wondering aloud what it would be like to finally "settle down".
"So how would you answer that question: Where are you from?"
Me: "I will try to understand the context, and try to make it short."
"What do you mean?"
Me: "Well, after a while I was sick of telling the long version over and over. So I will think of an answer that will require the least explanation."
This handy guide from Expertise in Labour Mobility includes how to write a CV, application procedure, interview dos and don'ts, Belgian management culture.
Belgium’s first alternative directory assistance services - available through the shortcode 14-14 - can now be accessed on the internet.
Moving to Belgium presents a host of challenges to expats, not least of all finding the right home.
The psychological effects of global mobility can be physically painful.
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