Tag Archives: living abroad

The Non-Expat Expat: Not Fitting The Box

Posted on March 28, 2016 by wordgeyser

We’ve lived away from our birth country for 20 years and a lot’s happened in that time – we moved to the USA, raised a family, took American citizenship, relocated back to Europe and will move on again. The first two … Continue reading →

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Question: What is An Expat?

Posted on March 30, 2011 by wordgeyser

According to the OED (Oxford English Dictionary) – for me the only font of knowledge when it comes to definitive explanation of all words English – ‘expatriate’ is defined as, ‘To expel, remove oneself from homeland; withdraw oneself from citizenship or … Continue reading →

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