Tag: expat

  • 12 unglamorous facts they don’t tell you about glamorous expat life

    12 unglamorous facts they don’t tell you about glamorous expat life

    I’ve spent the last 12 years living as an expat in 3 very different countries on 2 continents, and I still don’t have my sights on returning to my home country. Good advice on handling homesickness, diversity and cultural shock; the spiritual rewards of personal growth, life-altering encounters and loyalty miles – I’ve heard it…

  • 8 things I would have never understood without living in Bangladesh

    8 things I would have never understood without living in Bangladesh

    I lived 3 years in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Throughout that time, in my good moments as well as in my bad moments, I was always learning. Much of what I learnt has only grown sharper since I left. Here’s a list of the 8 most interesting things I would have never discovered without…

  • The 10 worst things about living in Bangladesh

    The 10 worst things about living in Bangladesh

    There were a good number of things I liked in Bangladesh [The 10 things I liked best in Bangladesh], but still, it is considered a hardship posting for a reason, and during my three years, I did find a number of things stressful, irritating or just alien. Here’s the ten things I liked least in…

  • The 10 things I liked best in Bangladesh

    The 10 things I liked best in Bangladesh

    Bangladesh was in many ways unexpected, and a long-term stay in my discomfort zone [The 10 worst things about living in Bangladesh]. But there were things I enjoyed at the time, and I’m surprised how much I’m still missing them! Lightning storms in Bangladesh are a whole different scale from what I had seen before.…

  • 10 things I wish I had known before moving to Bangladesh

    I lived 3 years in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. I won’t deny I did regret this life choice a few times while there [10 worst things about living in Bangladesh/]. Still, I had the occasional suspicion I would miss the country, and a few years after moving out, I do have my fond memories…