Posts by Amel Derragui

Katja Otter comes from Austria and lived in various countries such as the UAE, the US, South Korea and Japan. She currently lives in Tokyo with her husband and 3 kids. She started her career in business consulting at the same time as her husband. When he got his first assignment abroad, they decided to…

It tends to be much more complicated for serial expats to have visibility and make long term plans for their life and their family (estate, retirement, college fund…etc.). Also, in certain cases, expat partners end up in a very vulnerable situation when unexpected life events happen as they often depend on their spouses (financially, administratively, legally…

It tends to be much more complicated for serial expats to have visibility and make long term plans for their life and their family (estate, retirement, college fund…etc.). Also, in certain cases, expat partners end up in a very vulnerable situation when unexpected life events happen as they often depend on their spouses (financially, administratively, legally…

Flor Taboada comes from Spain and lived the passed 17 years in expatriation. She has been living in Italy, in the UK and moved few years ago to the US with her husband. Her original training was in linguistics. She speaks Spanish, English, French and Italian. For many years she worked as a translator and…

This episode is about the advantages, disadvantages and solutions of working from home. One of the biggest challenge for expat partners who move regularly from a country to another is managing to build a sustainable career and building financial independence. Finding a job or a small business that we can manage remotely and from home can…