[ID:8877] What Expats Say is a section dedicated to advice received directly from experienced expats. These words of wisdom will expand on the models and advice you've already encountered, providing you with individual insights into the joys and challenges of long-term experiences abroad. In this section, you'll discover funny stories, inspiring anecdotes, and intelligent reflections on what it means to be a North American abroad.
Top Tips
- There's more to travel than being a tourist: Long-term travelers and volunteers abroad know that tourist travel is a completely different experience from full immersion with a local community. The latter is more challenging, but also offers far greater opportunities for building cross-cultural connections and skills. Not to mention it's more personally fulfilling!
- Life abroad isn't always how you imagine it: Particularly when it comes to living in a developing country while working for an NGO, expats often encounter workflow, infrastructure and bureaucratic challenges they never expected....
