A Column Writing about relationships and love is not an easy thing do, especially as it is perceived different by every single one of us. Well, as we all know, nothing in this world worth having comes easy, especially when it is about your significant other. And yes, relationships in all their different forms and…
Tag: Living abroad
Guest Articles on studyandgoabroad.com
Earlier this month the Canadian blog “studyandgoabroad.com” published two of twentyninesomething.com´s most read articles. Find them here: Living abroad: Working vs. Studying Why Erasmus Friendships are meant to be
Living abroad:…from living abroad
In every expat life there are a lot of significant days where SOMETHING very special happens – vivid memories that you will never forget: the one where you had to wave “Goodbye” to your beloved one´s and standing at the gate, crying (..because you just couldn´t hold it any longer!!!). The one where you realize that you don´t…
10 typical things about living in Chile
Pisco, Palta, Wine and Reggaeton – Living in Chile for a while is not just about experiencing good food and great wine …sometimes one even has the possiblity to travel back in time. 1. Thursday is the new Friday – “El Juernes” “Tum-da-dum-da, Tum-da-dum-da…”, is the typical Reggaeton beat one can usually hear in…
Why Erasmus friendships are meant to be
The Erasmus impact study which was published by the European Commission in 2014, revealed that a lot of those participating in the popular European educational exchange programme meet their long-term partner while studying abroad – and that people who met during this magical time are more likely to have transnational relationships. But does this fact…
Living Abroad: Working vs. Studying
After having done both, studying (in my very early twenties) and working abroad (in my mid and very late twenties), it’s now time to compare those quite exiting phases by pointing out the main similarities and differences. Well, not surprisingly, it turns out that the partying behaviour has changed significantly in the last couple of…
Interview on “The Wanderlanders”
Wohoo! Happy to announce that an interview about me living abroad in Chile was published today on “The Wanderlanders“. Check out their awesome Blog for further expat life stories and lots of useful tipps here.
Living Abroad…and the lessons learned
A Column Immanuel Kant once said that “it only makes sense to travel in other cultures if you’ve already made sense of your own, but doing the former will help you notice the shortcomings of your own culture (as described here)”. Indeed, traveling and living abroad for a significant period of time does not just…
Living abroad: I am an alien, I am a legal alien
A Column Above all, packing all your stuff and moving to a new, yet unknown culture and country means leaving your comfort zone, making certain sacrifices (see “living abroad…and long distance friendships“) and amplifying your horizon by getting to know this beautiful and complex place – the so called planet earth – a little bit…
Living abroad…and long-distance friendships
A Column Friendship. Unlike for many other “things” in your life, there isn’t a guarantee for a livelong, “holding-hands-and-jumping-together-happily-through-the-green-green-grass” friendship. From a legal point of view, a guarantee is defined as”a written promise that something will be done or will happen to repair or change a product or service, that develops a fault within a…
Living Abroad…and the perception of time
A Column In its most general understanding and what I was taught in University, “economics might be defined as the study of how society allocates scarce resources”, (Conrad, Resource Economics, 1999). I always imagined /tʌɪm/ to be a resource, clearly fullfing the basic characterics of such – utility, limited availability and potential for depletion –…
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