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The Flourish in the Foreign blog is a reading room and resource archive. Books, essays, guides, and field notes on Black women's global migration, wellness, and the life well-lived abroad.
Managing Your Life Abroad: A Guide to Financial Wellness
This guide features four ex-pat financial experts that discuss the importance of having a plan for managing finances while living abroad. They specifically discuss important financial factors such as expenses in the host country, income sources, expenses in the home country, managing investments, contributing to retirement, taxation in the foreign country, managing US credit, and identity theft.
How to Play Professional Women's Basketball Abroad
Are you a skilled women's basketball player looking to take your game to the next level? Playing professional women's basketball abroad could be the opportunity you've been looking for. In this article, we'll explore the benefits and drawbacks of playing overseas, the recruitment process, compensation, and more.
Living & Thriving in Andorra: A Guide for Expats
With its breathtaking mountain landscapes, high quality of life, and favorable tax system, Andorra has become an increasingly popular destination for those seeking a better life abroad.
How to Survive Being a Trailing Spouse
Trailing spouse aka “Accompanying partner” is the word people love to hate. It’s not a myth it’s the reality of many ex-pat partners, especially women. How does it happen?
How to Handle a Visa Denial
This obviously depends on 1) the circumstances of your denial and 2) your timeline to leave.
Regarding the circumstances of your denial: what were the grounds of your denial? Find out if this is typical for the country and visa class you applied for?
Get Specific: How to Ask Better Questions about Moving Abroad
Asking general questions will garner general responses. I know you may feel like you don’t have enough information to ask specific questions because you haven’t decided on a country, let alone a visa, but I’m here to push back and tell you that, in fact, you truly know enough to stop asking generic questions (and then have the audacity get mad when you receive an “it depends” response)!
From Tokyo to Leipzig: How Studying Abroad Led to Living Abroad
Many of my guests have studied abroad and have utilized that experience to continue living abroad, myself included. I studied abroad in Valencia, Spain during undergrad and now 10 years later I live in Spain and have been living here for the past 5 years.
Here is a selection of the episodes that feature study abroad experiences.
Why Starting a Business Abroad May Not Be Right for You: Considerations Before You Take the Plunge
Moving abroad can provide a variety of professional opportunities. I’ve written about some of the many considerations you should think through before starting a business abroad, now I’ll go over the reasons why starting a business abroad may not be for you.
Build A Business Abroad: Key Considerations Part 2
More and more people are looking to live/work abroad, but preferably without being tied to a company or organization. In Part 1 of Building a Business Abroad, we looked at a variety of things to consider, including the type of business, infrastructure needs, visa requirements, language, and more.
Build A Business Abroad: Key Considerations Part 1
One thing the pandemic has made painfully clear is the fragility of global industries. For some ex-pats caught abroad on an employment contract that was suddenly canceled and forced to leave the country, there is an understandable desire for more stability or at the very least more control in their professional and financial future.