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Every post in the Social Expat Journal is filled with the motivation and tools you need, plus deeply personal stories, relatable topics and research-backed advice to help you create a better life abroad.
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Expat Love & the Weight of Loneliness: Will Your Relationship Survive Expat Life?
I used to think that love was enough. But this isn’t how I imagined it. What if this is it? What if I’ll never feel like myself again?
Bread Expressions: Baking Better Connections
Bread, it turns out, isn’t just food — it’s a metaphor for connection, effort, and sometimes, a lack of planning. Let's dig in.
The Weight of Words: Finding Your Voice as an Expat Woman
Have you ever had so much to say, but the moment you opened your mouth, your tongue turned to lead?
Blood Expressions: Making Peace with Your Inner Social Butterfly
When emotions get heated, it’s not just the language barrier that makes things tricky. It’s also the "bad blood" bubbling under the surface.
Breaking the Glass Wall: Finding Your Voice as an Expat
What would you do differently if you knew no one was judging you?
Growth Hurts—and That’s Why It’s Working
Growth isn't supposed to feel easy. It's supposed to feel uncomfortable. That's how you know it's working.
Christmas Time for Expats: Finding Joy and Belonging in a Foreign Land
The holiday season is here. Streets glow with twinkling lights. It’s the most wonderful time of the year... or is it?
Lost in the Fog: Rediscovering Yourself Abroad
What if you’ve been building your life like a sandcastle too close to the shore?
Home: Such a Complicated Word
Home. It's such a complicated word, isn't it? For some, it’s a place. For others, it’s a feeling. Or is it? What does 'home' mean for you?
Cracked, but Not Broken: Finding the Light as an Expat Woman
The real problem isn’t the mistakes, the accents, or the cultural blunders. The real problem is the shame we attach to them.
If You're Struggling in Silence, You Need to Hear This
Today, we’re talking about something that so many expat women face, but few are brave enough to talk about out loud: the silence.
The Fear of Changing: Relationships and the Expat Life
Let’s talk about the fear of change. Not just any change, but the fear that when we do something major, our relationships will shift.
Outsider to Insider: Finding Belonging Without Losing Yourself
Don’t bend yourself into a pretzel trying to fit some unrealistic mold.
Finding Your Flavor: Embracing Your Voice as an Expat Woman
Your accent, hesitation, or imperfect English makes you “less than” those around you. That feeling is a big, fat lie.
Overthinking Grammar: Surfing the Waves of English Anxiety
Today we’re diving into the ocean of grammar, where some of us feel like we’re clinging to a tiny raft, convinced that sharks are circling.
Fluent with Flair: Dance Your Way Through English
Today, we’re diving deep into a topic that messes with a lot of learners' confidence — feeling judged when speaking English.
Level Up Your English: From Minions to Boss Battles
Today we’re diving into a topic that’s all about battling those pesky vocabulary limitations and turning them into your secret weapons.
Superpowering Your English Confidence: Why Mistakes Make You Mighty
Today’s article is all about embracing the messiness, the mistakes, and those moments when English feels like wrestling a slippery eel.
Got the Gift of Gab? Or Just Talking in Circles?
We're all different when it comes to how much we chatter, and that variety is what makes conversations so interesting, or so exhausting.
Britannia: The Land of Quirks, Queues, and Cups of Tea
In a land where queuing is a national pastime, the weather is a frequent topic of conversation, and tea is considered the elixir of life...
Embracing the Messy Side of Language Learning
Today, we are getting cozy with one of the biggest monsters in the language-learning closet: the fear of making mistakes.
Thin-Skinned or Thick-Skinned? A Sassy Spin on Skin
Join us on a sassy dive into skin expressions! From "no skin off my nose" to "skin in the game," discover the fun side of idioms!
From Vocabulary Lists to Real Conversations
From vocabulary lists to real conversations. I’m coach Nina, and today, we’re going to talk about something that might just blow your mind.
Revamp Your English Mojo: How to Fix Your Motivation Today
With an infinite buffet of resources, mastering English should be a piece of cake, right? Wrong. Dead wrong!
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