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a network of expats in London keeps her from missing the family she left behind
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The destinations range from Valencia, Spain's third-largest city with a thriving yet not overwhelming expat community set along the Mediterranean, to the emerging Colombian city of Medellin, which is pulsing with culture and gastronomy.
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Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
Burroughs’s fictional equivalent is William Lee, a hard-drinking, grand-standing American expat with independent wealth and a heroin addiction.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025
Half of the country’s population lives in the Seoul metropolitan area, which was ranked as the ninth most expensive city for expats in a 2024 survey.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
While living abroad can be thrilling, being an expat comes with a bevy of unique challenges.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 25 Dec. 2024
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Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
Burroughs’s fictional equivalent is William Lee, a hard-drinking, grand-standing American expat with independent wealth and a heroin addiction.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025
Half of the country’s population lives in the Seoul metropolitan area, which was ranked as the ninth most expensive city for expats in a 2024 survey.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
While living abroad can be thrilling, being an expat comes with a bevy of unique challenges.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Expat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expat. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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