Long holiday weekends

      Amazing warm long Memorial Day weekend! And even if it's already finished, here's some positive thinking: pretty soon we will have a long Independence Day weekend and then at the end of the summer Labor Day. It means that we can already start planning and dreaming

Oh my God those Fahrenheit! How to cope with a cultural shock phase

In our previous post we talked about the expat wives adjustment stages. I would like to talk about the one I'm an expert in: the cultural shock stage. As it was stated in Marianna's post last week, the cultural shock is a period that follows the honeymoon phase. Yay, the honeymoon phase...the one in which you still feel like on vacation, you walk in the center with your head up in the sky dazzled by the skyscrapers and you stop every time you see a squirrel just to try to take a picture of it while eating a nut.
Once this period is over and you start realizing your new life, you also begin to notice all the things that are different from your home country.

Expat adjustment stages?

Since we have put our hearts out lately, sharing our experiences for your understanding of your own emotions and thoughts too, I find appropriate to go over the expatriate adjustment stages in a little more detail here to improve your self-assessment process - I hope!

Cash or Credit?

     When you arrive to Philly, a whole new world of museums, shopping, and dining opens in front of you. But to fulfill all your plans you need to be ready financially. If you have enough cash, you are probably covered. But is it safe to always carry $100, $200 on you being prepared to buy something in case of emergency?