Are you still happy with where you live? Proud of how your government has handled Covid-19...
Where to Live
The Power of Anecdotal Evidence
Which is more powerful? Statistical or anecdotal evidence? Or does the answer depend on the...
Is Spain the New Germany?
Traveling to a country can be insightful. Instead of just relying on the news, official statistics...
Moving Abroad
8 Ways To Immigrate To Your Dream Country
As outlined previously, a country is like a big club with membership rules. It sets criteria for...
A Short Intro to Immigration Systems
Let’s assume you want to move to Germany. You don’t hold an EU passport nor are you from...
Four Important Issues For Preppers
Yesterday, I made the case that prepping, despite its bad rap, can a very rational exercise, if we...
Learning
If You Are Young, Learn Mandarin
I’m pretty sure you won’t like this article, unless you are a big fan of learning languages, or...
Foreign Language as Life Insurance
Let’s assume your country goes downhill. I’m not talking about an economic recession or a party in...
The Financial Benefits of Learning a Foreign Language
Is it worth it? Do the financial benefits of learning a language other than English outweigh the...
Insights
Has Covid Changed How You Think about Time?
Maybe you have been fortunate. You never got serious Covid and you were never separated from loved...
When Is It Time to Leave Your Country?
You love your country. Your family enjoys a good middle-class life: kids go to school, your salary...
What Type of Risk Taker Are You?
Have you ever thought about what type of risk taker you are? Are you the one that does bungee...
Money
Living Happily during Inflation
Wherever you live, you have seen the headlines about the return of lasting inflation. Long denied...
How to Benefit from the Four Horsemen of the Gen-Z Apocalypse?
In a previous post, we talked about the Four Horsemen of the Gen-Z Apocalypse. While this might...
Work
The Joy of Hotel Living
As I sat on the terrace of a simple but wonderfully located and well-maintained hotel in the center...
How Can We Master Intercultural Success?
This is the second in a series of interviews with Dr. Deirdre Mendez on Intercultural Success and...