I'm interested in the #expat community's experience with this topic: How much time do you spend with other expats or members of your home community versus #Japanese people you've met via work/school/etc.

I could count on one hand the number of other expats I met much less hung out with. 99% of my social time was spent with Japanese (mostly coworkers). Maybe this deserves a poll? 🤔

① Racism, #Xenophobia & #Spy Phobia in Xi's #China🔴https://rb.gy/ksbe7

② Battle against #Spies Spooking Locals & Foreigners as New #Law Enables Abuse🔴https://archive.ph/TSniE#selection-1041.0-1045.78

③ #Fukushima #Disinformation: #Japan & Allies Are Conspiring🔴https://archive.ph/cX8U4#selection-365.0-369.160

④ #HumanRights Watch To #CCP: Combat Anti-Black #Racism on #SocialMedia🔴https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/08/16/china-combat-anti-black-racism-social-media

⑤ 3 Reasons Black People Are Easy Targets🟥https://bit.ly/3mTDV70

#USA #Education #Africa #Travel #Europe #Nomad #News #Expat #Security▼

Captivating Twilight in Yokohama: A Japanese Ray of Serenity #travel https://www.alojapan.com/919858/captivating-twilight-in-yokohama-a-japanese-ray-of-serenity-travel/

##citydrop #adventure #american #Expat #Foreigner #Fuji-san #Japan #Japanese #Kanagawa #Mt.Fuji #sunset #travel #Yokohama #yokohama#yokohama #Yokohamadestinations #Yokohamatour #YokohamaTravel #Yokohamatrip #Yokohamavacation #横浜

"Lose and Re-find a job in the US market with a H1B" : I shared my whole experience on my blog.

https://blog.ramenos.net/general/lose-and-find-a-new-job-in-the-us-when-you-own-a-h1-b-visa/

#usa #h1b #visa #usjob #newjob #layoffs #expat

Long Post

I am a white man from America. I was born and raised there. I moved to Asia when I turned 30.

I never really thought about how racially diverse a nation America is until I came back to visit family after about 6 months and saw races other than Asian.

It surprised me so much that I couldn't contain my smile getting off the plane.

#USA #America #blm #race #expat #equality

数ヶ月前に倒伏したビリバの木で枝折れ等見られたボルネオの赤肉ドリアン、肥料を撒いたら新芽が続々。何とか復活しそうです。
#expat #countrylife #gardening #fruit #家庭菜園 #果樹栽培 #ガーデニング #田舎暮らし

Another update on the international move
(6.5 weeks before departure):

✔️ We have a signed apartment lease! 🙌 That's huge - not only because we need a place to live - but because proof of accommodation for 12 months is required for our visa.

✔️ Finished getting the rest of our paperwork/prerequisites for our visa applications. Our in-person visa meeting is in a couple of weeks, so my brain is very happy we're all set.

✔️ Inspections on the house we're selling are happening.

✔️ Started investigating cell phone options. I know we'll need two eSims for two numbers (one US and one Portugal). Haven't figured out providers yet.

✔️ Progress on sorting/scanning/eliminating paperwork that stacked up over the years. Down to 1 box left which is exciting. We'll only take just one folder of original docs with us.

✔️ Got 899 digitized photos back from ScanMyPhotos. That process worked nicely. (Organizing photos will be a later project.)

#MovingToPortugal #Expat #Portugal #Algarve

13/

I wanted to share some exciting news with you all. @dc and I are now officially legal residents of Croatia! I received my approval earlier this month and Daniel got his just yesterday. We couldn't be more thrilled! We've written a blog post about our journey and everything we've experienced in the past month. Feel free to check it out on our blog!

#croatia #expat #split #expatlife
https://carterembry.com/2023/we-are-legal-residents-of-croatia/%20

>#Gentrifizierung in Mexiko-Stadt: Das #Expat-Paradies verdrängt Einheimische<

Wie das digitale Nomadentum unfreiwillig Wohnungsverlust und Gentrifizierung auslöst

Auch dort ist die #Zwangsraeumung ein buerokratisches Mittel zur urbanen Entwurzelung von #Menschen

#Sozialjournalismus

#SozialeSegregation

#soziooekonomischeUngleichheit

https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/gentrifizierung-in-mexiko-stadt-das-expat-paradies-verdraengt-einheimische-dlf-kultur-ad2925ff-100.html

I’m from America but live in the #Philippines with my wife. She is a local. I’m about to open a bank account here but am not sure which bank is good for foreigners. I’m leaning towards BDO. All my income will be transferred from a back in the states. Also, what’s the best way to transfer, Western Union?
#expats #expat #manila

https://www.cyclingeu.com/35605/pedaling-through-borders-cycling-austria-to-liechtenstein/ Pedaling Through Borders: Cycling Austria to Liechtenstein #100kCycle #Austria #Bicycling #BicyclingLiechtenstein #Biking #BikingBorders #Cycling #europe #expat #GranFondo #GranFondoAustria #Liechtenstein #LiechtensteinCountry #LifeInAustria #RoadBike #travel #TravelVlog #Vaduz #VaduzCityTour #VaduzLiechtenstein #WhatToDoInLiechtenstein

Update on the international move
(7.5 weeks before departure):

✔️ Bought our plane tickets to Portugal for Oct 12! We'll fly into Faro with just our 4 suitcases.

✔️ Received our 6 boxes for stuff we're going to ship to Portugal. Those boxes will depart a month before we will (since it'll take them 2-3 months to arrive) so now that house showings are over, the sorting of what to keep/eliminate/give away begins.

✔️ Signed a contract on our house. That means I'm getting a wee bit sentimental about leaving.

✔️ A bit more progress on the apartment lease in Portugal that starts on Oct 15. This process sure is teaching me patience for how things can move slowly over there. We're close…the lease *must* be signed before our in-person visa interviews in Washington DC in 3 weeks (to prove we have secured accommodations).

✔️ Opened a bank account in Portugal. That's really important for the visa process so a surprisingly important milestone.

#MovingToPortugal #Expat #Portugal #Algarve

12/

Some thoughts on not using Facebook or Whatsapp groups, some of my experience as an immigrant https://noisydeadlines.net/quiet-newcomer #socialmedia #immigration #expat
#100DaysToOffload #100days

おっと、バナナ🍌を収穫し忘れる所でした。
#expat #countrylife #gardening #fruit #家庭菜園 #果樹栽培 #ガーデニング #田舎暮らし

No se si finalmente lo llevaremos a cabo pero parece que la idea de convertirnos en #expat gana algo de fuerza. Tener niños lo complica un poco pero el hecho de no tener que cambiar de empleo lo facilita un poco. De momento hemos pedido info a Irlanda y Finlandia a ver cómo se gestiona el tema, porque cuando vas a trabajar/estudiar allí está claro pero si el trabajo está en otro país no tanto

アーモンド・ダベイ種が最近好調。だけど葉の色がやや悪いので施肥。何となく勘所が掴めた感じ。
#expat #countrylife #gardening #fruit #家庭菜園 #果樹栽培 #ガーデニング #田舎暮らし

Today we got a draft copy of our new lease agreement for our apartment in Portugal (very exciting milestone). 🙌

Some of the language and phrasing is unfamiliar, as I'd expect. But what's really surprising is how much personal data is included in the lease for both the owners as well as us renters:
-Full names
-Current home address
-National ID numbers
-Passport numbers
-Where we were born
-Where we were married

Not a big deal, just interesting from a #DataPrivacy perspective (especially since it's the EU).

#MovingToPortugal #Expat #Portugal #Algarve

9/

Week 4 update on the international move
(~9 weeks before departure):

✔️ Passed our criminal background check! Our fingerprints didn't reveal any unsolved crimes...whew...ha ha. Now we're ready for the next steps of our visa application.

✔️ Met with our realtor and the house will go on the market in 2 weeks. We're listing it for more than twice what we bought it for 11 years ago…which is crazy! But it's still a real seller's market because there's very little inventory.

✔️ Starting to prep for pictures & showings of the house. Thankfully it's all easy stuff like power washing the driveway and removing a couple pieces of furniture to make it seem roomier.

✔️ Sorting through my technical books to send a bunch of old ones to bulk recycling. This one makes me sad but old SQL Server 2005 books and such just won't have value to anyone anymore.

✔️ A wee bit of progress on digitizing financial papers. Still lots to do.

#MovingToPortugal #Expat #Portugal #Algarve

8/

タラノキ、久々に元気のいい若葉が出て来ました。
#expat #countrylife #gardening #家庭菜園 #ガーデニング #田舎暮らし

The ‘Repat Fallacy’ and Evan Gershkovich’s Loss of Freedom
Toggling between two native cultures can belie some pitfalls when one of those cultures is Russia

https://eurasianology.substack.com/p/the-repat-fallacy-and-evan-gershkovichs

#evangershkovich
#ukraine
#UkraineWar
#russia
#expat
#geopolitics
#putin