Stakes [Pull Up / Put Down]: An Interview with Sam

Sam said that she’s less attached to where she lives now than she might have been if she’d never moved. “Nothing feels permanent,” she said.

MigratingLeslie FarnsworthOctober 30, 2019expat, stakes, cultureComment

Stakes [Pull Up / Put Down]: An Interview with Shali

For Shali, the hardest aspect to moving abroad—on both occasions—was losing her extended family and its closeness.

MigratingLeslie FarnsworthOctober 23, 2019expat, culture, stakes Comments

GUEST POST: Arnaud's Take on Coming Back to Europe

In which Arnaud explains his perspective on moving to the United States from France—and then back to Europe (albeit to Switzerland).

MigratingLeslie FarnsworthOctober 16, 2019family, culture Comments

Stakes [Pull Up / Put Down]: An Interview with Patricia

Five years into their stay in Chile, at the time of their second visa renewal, Patricia and her husband—U.S. citizens—had an a-ha moment: They didn’t want to leave. Chile had become home.

MigratingLeslie FarnsworthOctober 2, 2019stakes, expat, culture, familyComment

Stakes [Pull Up / Put Down]: An Interview with Rob Nugen

If he could go back and do it all again, knowing what he knows now, Rob doesn’t believe that he would choose to move to Japan.

MigratingLeslie FarnsworthSeptember 18, 2019expat, stakesComment

Living in Europe, One Year In

I’ve jotted down the following observations after one year in Europe.

MigratingLeslie FarnsworthSeptember 13, 2019culture, expat, Switzerland Comments

Stakes [Pull Up / Put Down]: An Interview with Gwen

“We’re not planning to go back to the United States ever, unless something drastically changes.”

MigratingLeslie FarnsworthSeptember 11, 2019expat, stakesComment

Stakes [Pull Up / Put Down]: An Interview with Suridh Hassan

In southeast Asia, Suridh felt like an expat. In Seattle, he feels like an immigrant.

MigratingLeslie FarnsworthSeptember 3, 2019expat, stakes Comments

Stakes [Pull Up / Put Down]: An Interview with Paul Strobl

An interview with American-born Bulgarian immigrant Paul Strobl. “I see all the exploration ahead of me. I have no idea where I'll be in ten years. That, to me, is exciting.”

MigratingLeslie FarnsworthAugust 14, 2019expat, stakes Comments

How to Thrive after Moving

If you’ve moved or plan to move, a few survival tips gleaned from my personal relocation experiences will help you adjust more quickly and thrive in your new place.

MigratingLeslie FarnsworthJuly 20, 2019happiness, culture, travel, expatComment

When Moving Changes You Biologically

Maybe sustained changes affect us more fundamentally than simple alterations in our thinking about the world.

MigratingLeslie FarnsworthJuly 13, 2019health, culture, happiness, expatComment

How Switzerland Happened to Me

All expats, soon enough after they meet, ask each other: What brought you here?

MigratingLeslie FarnsworthMay 10, 2019family, travel, happiness Comments

The Difference between Expats and Locals

If you’ve studied abroad or spent a year or two in another country on a work assignment, you didn’t really live there. You don’t even really know what it’s like to live there.

MigratingLeslie FarnsworthDecember 11, 2013culture, travel, expatComment