February 2010

Inside outsider: no way to fit in when you stand out

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When a longtime expat in Prague takes a photo course she cannot pretend to be Czech — and gains respect for the tourists which throng her city’s streets.

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How do you say…me?

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A Brit in the Netherlands finds a foreign language is a hurdle to being true to herself in her relationships with locals, family and friends.

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Hybrid ambassadors blog-ring and Dialogue2010 podcast roundtable

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A series of dynamic, real-time conversations on Twitter, blog-rings and podcast roundtables on topics relevant to hybrid lifestylers and the global community.

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Being grounded is overrated: getting distance from the inner you

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By putting some distance between me and my center of gravity, I have room to be in a wider orbit around the inner me.

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Frozen roots: immigrant community stuck in time

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When a Turk raised in a conservative Brooklyn emigrant community studies in Istanbul she realizes progress comes from a community, not a location.

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Senso unico: the shifts and stages of expatriatism

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A serial expat reflects on how her expatriatism has changed through place, and over time.

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Self mute: choosing a world-flung life when you’re language-averse

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Loving to communicate is not the same thing as communicating well. Nor does it mean that communication comes easily.

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