Teaching English in Thailand: Meet Ericby Leesa Truesdell Eric Haeg is from Minneapolis, Minnesota USA and will be writing for Dreams abroad as a guest blogger. If you have questions about teaching English in Thailand he would be the […]
Surviving the Storm: Part TwoDreams Abroad: Surviving the Storm From uncertain to a certain future plus fond memories In part 1, I spoke about memories that I was able to focus on during turbulent times. I hope you fall in love […]
Coffee con Leche: 5 Reasons Why Expats Move AbroadWhy Expats Move Abroad by Bebe Bakhtiar We all have it at one point. That little voice in our heads that started out as a raspy whisper saying, “Just move. You can do it.” Some of us immediately […]
Traveling During Pregnancyby Sara Sands It’s common to consider all the major life changes to come when pregnant with your first child. Some of the things most integral to our identities must begin to change in order to begin […]
Traveling Alone while Teaching Abroad in Madrid: Part Threeby Amanda Whitten After dragging poor Ali to Starbucks for one of our last drinks together (Yes, I know. I’m an irresponsible expat and a bad influence.), I finally got a chance to sit down and […]
Travel Tales: ArrivalArrival It was summer break. I was working at my dad’s telecommunications office in the morning and a sales associate at Pet Supermarket at night. My dad’s office was a bit of a blessing in disguise. […]
First Day of an Internship in Madrid: HishamFirst Day of an Internship in Madrid was interesting, to say the least. Obviously, I wanted to make a great impression at my internship at a law firm. I arrived early (luckily, because there was no […]
Ask Matt: Culture ShockCulture shock sucks, but it’s probably your fault. Culture shock sucks. Plain and simple. You may never even know you have it and worse, you are probably the cause of it. Your frustration over buying […]
Coffee con Leche: The 7 Commandments of Living AbroadThe 7 Commandments of Living Abroad by Bebe Bakhtiar When I first moved abroad, there were loads of people telling me about the “Dos and Don’ts” of living in another country. From all the advice I […]
Coffee con Leche: The QuestionCoffee con Leche: The Question JUST FYI Moving is a challenge, y’all. No es fácil. The simplest tasks become a problem. Imagine going to a store to buy a “hanger,” but you don’t know the word in the […]