Expat Voices

Our Expat Voices series gives the international community a chance to share their perspectives on life abroad, in Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the UK.

Expat Voices - Essential Articles

11/03/2011 Expat Business: Lost in Cheeseland: Writer, filmmaker and photographer Elena Rossini

To wrap up our focus on international businesswomen, one talented expat making her own way in France talks about the challenges that make her work ambitious but satisfying.

07/03/2011 Expat Entrepreneur in Germany: Didier Chabi sells humour through hard times

Dutch expat Didier Chabi advises companies to cooperate with related business. And his business promotes an international unity: through laughter.

27/06/2012 Expat Voices: Alex on living in Badhoevedorp

South African expat Alex finds some aspects of living in the Netherlands challenging, but enjoys the career opportunities the country has provided him.

29/04/2011 Expat voices: Chalks Corriette, social entrepreneur

Chalks has three wishes living in Belgium: no more dog mess on the streets, more creativity in schools, and a united Belgium

02/03/2011 Expat Entrepreneur: Martin Parker

Expat entrepreneur Martin Parker talks about the beauty and companionship of doing business in the Pyrenees, as well as the frustrations when dealing with the slow-paced lifestyle.

04/01/2011 Expat story: Hair trauma in Germany

Finding products and hairdressers in Germany to care for African American hair isn’t easy, as Annabelle Baptista-Baumann finds out.

19/06/2012 Expat Entrepreneur in the Netherlands: Sarah Fraser

Life coach, Sarah Fraser, talks about the business of helping people to reach their goals to discover contentment and personal happiness.

15/04/2011 Expat voices: Sarah Knauf teaches and lives music in Belgium

Music teacher Sarah Knauf laments the lack of customer service in Belgium but revels in its cultural offerings.

02/11/2010 Expat Voices: Howard Hulley

British expat Howard Hulley lists the many reasons why a life in France shines bright compare to what his homeland has to offer; food and shopping is just scratching the surface of a deeper pleasure.

05/10/2010 Expat Voices: James Powell on living in Hamburg

Hamburg has a creative spirit and is extremely enterprising in certain directions, which really does make you feel that it is the ‘Gateway to the World’, says British expat James Powell.