Expat Reports: Advice from Expats

Our report series offers advice from expats in the field -- those who have been there, done that! Interested in sharing your experiences? Click on the reports below and follow the link at the top of each page. Please take a few minutes to share your own experiences.

Parenting Abroad

Continuing our popular Expat Report series, we are proud to introduce our Parenting Abroad Report. Over the course of the last year, a few women have generated a lot of buzz with their cultural perspectives on parenting. First came Amy Chua, the Chinese American mom who wrote "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom." More recently, Pamela Druckerman lit up the web with her new book "Bringing up Bebe," which is about why French parents are superior.

We want to offer you the chance to do the same, and hope you'll take us up on this opportunity to offer parenting advice to people the world over. We hope to bring your cultural insight to expats - and others - and see if it can't help them make the rough and tumble job of expat parenting just a little bit easier!

Submit a parenting abroad report under your username or anonymously. Recent submissions:

Overseas Retirement

Retiring abroad can be a great option for retirees seeking their dream lifestyle at an affordable price. Help other retirees, who are thinking about retiring abroad, by taking our new Overseas Retirement report. Submit a overseas retirement report under your username or anonymously. Recent submissions:

Dream vs Reality Report

Most expats have have "dreams" (and fears) about the expatriate experience before they move abroad. If you are already living abroad, share how those "dreams" have been fulfilled, and how they have not. Submit a dream vs reality report under your username or anonymously. Recent submissions:

Culture Shock

Culture shock is part of the settling in process. Knowing about the different phases of culture shock and learning about how other expats handled culture shock, can be very comforting. Submit a culture shock report under your username or anonymously. Recent submissions:

International Schools

Reviews and school profiles from expat parents and even a few school administrators around the world. Great place to find insight into school facilities, teachers and curriculum. Submit a school review under your username or anonymously. Recent submissions:

Moving Overseas

What should you take with you when you move? What should you leave behind? What type of housing and neighborhoods are typical for expats? Submit a moving overseas report under your username or anonymously. Recent submissions:

Living Overseas

What are local people's priorities - work? family? What are the best ways to meet other expats? Are people accepting of racial, cultural and religious differences? Submit a living abroad report under your username or anonymously. Recent submissions:

Having a Baby Abroad

How did expats choose their doctors, midwives, hospitals? What is childbirth like around the world? Submit a having a baby abroad report under your username or anonymously. Recent submissions:

Overseas Jobs & Working Abroad

What's it like to find a job? obtain a work permit? work abroad in various cities and countries. Submit an overseas jobs and working abroad report under your username or anonymously. Recent submissions:

Expat Banking & Expat Tax

Where to expats do their banking? Investing? Do they get help with their taxes? Do they use a local firm? Submit a banking report under your username or anonymously. Recent submissions:

Expat Clubs & Organizations

Information about expat clubs and organizations around the world. Submit a listing for clubs that you belong to under your username or anonymously. Recent submissions:

Expat Relationships

What's it like to be an expat who is married... married to a local... single... a parent... in countries and cities around the world. Submit a relationship report under your username or anonymously. Recent submissions: