The Expert Expat

Trusted by thousands of families and individuals, The Expert Expat is essential reading for anyone moving overseas. Personal stories - from the authors' dozens of years abroad as well as the experience of countless expats worldwide - help prepare people for the exhilarating and daunting task of establishing a life far from home.

This new edition includes an important chapter on safety, expert advice on preventing identity theft and responding to terrorist threats and, for the increasing number of people traveling solo, guidance on networking and establishing a home. Now more than ever, The Expert Expat's practical advice and encouragement eases the challenges and helps create a rewarding experience living abroad.

“[The Expert Expat] can help simplify, untangle, and enrich what will be one of the greatest experiences of your life!”

- From the Foreword by Alma Powell, wife of former US Secretary of State Colin Powell

Melissa Brayer-Hess is Deputy Director of Crisis Management Training at the Foreign Service Institute Leadership and Management School. Patricia Linderman is the associate editor of Tales From a Small Planet a website about expat life.

Trusted by thousands of families and individuals, The Expert Expat is essential reading for anyone moving overseas. Personal stories - from the authors' dozens of years abroad as well as the experience of countless expats worldwide - help prepare people for the exhilarating and daunting task of establishing a life far from home. This new edition includes an important chapter on safety, expert advice on preventing identity theft and responding to terrorist threats and, for the increasing number of people traveling solo, guidance on networking and establishing a home. Now more than ever, The Expert Expat 's practical advice and encouragement eases the challenges and helps create a rewarding experience living abroad.

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