Culture & Lifestyle: guides for moving abroad

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Dealing with culture shock

Why the second and third months abroad are often the hardest, how culture shock shows up, and practical strategies that actually help you adjust.

3 min read Updated Oct 2026

Life

Teaching in Busan: the culture shocks nobody warned me about

After two years in Tokyo, I thought moving to Korea would be easy. Both are East Asian countries, both have excellent public transport and a love of convenience stores. I was wrong. Korea surprised m…

Life

Two years in Singapore: the good, the humid and the expensive

Two years ago, I arrived in Singapore with two suitcases and a job at an audit firm. Now I have a routine, a small circle of good friends and many opinions. Here is my honest review of life in the Li…

ThaboSingapore1 month ago60

Life

One year in Barcelona as a remote worker

A year ago I moved from Portland, Oregon to Barcelona on Spain's digital nomad visa, keeping my job as a UX researcher for a US software company. Here is my honest review of year one. The visa I appl…

MeganSpain8 months ago70

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