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Michelle Baker of Britain and Eric Svanberg of Norway both entered the political fray abroad as Popular Party candidates in their adopted country, Spain.
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Sunshine retirees embrace political action
By DALE FUCHS
Northern Europeans who retire to sunnier parts are running for office in their adopted homes - and winning. The motivation is personal: preserve quality of life.
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When global nomads hanker for a home
By ANNA ESAKI-SMITH
As the generation of dedicated expatriates approaches middle age, they are giving in to the urge to own property in their native land - even if financial logic is against it.
Summer Reading: The poetry of Anna Akhmatova
For those moving to Russia, the next best thing to a lifetime of study is delving into the poems and life of Akhmatova, a confessional, romantic, provocative poet who gave a voice to millions of Russians in the 20th century.
Summer Reading: 'Less Than One' by Joseph Brodsky
To read Brodsky is to understand life in Soviet-era Leningrad, and perhaps life anywhere one is not entirely free.
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For non-Britons living in U.K., price of residency gets heavier
By BETH GARDINER
There have been whopping increases in the fees that Britain charges immigrants seeking residency, visas and citizenship.
Finding a therapist overseas
By NORA FITZGERALD
Finding someone to speak honestly with in a fishbowl community is a daunting challenge.
How to learn? Early and often
By LORENA GALLIOT
According to one professor of psycholinguistics, a child simply needs to be exposed to a different language for at least 30 percent of his or her waking time to acquire it, and studies show that learning several languages may even increase brain power.
For Irish roots, a bag of dirt
By COREY KILGANNON
Part of being Irish in America is a nostalgia for the old sod. And now, all that can be had for a few dollars per pound, shipped to your doorstep with some shamrock seeds on the side.
When dollars joined royalty
By JENNIFER CONLIN
Americans abroad who feel a need to connect with earlier generations of expatriates should take note of the new exhibits at the expanded American Museum in Britain, located in Bath, England.
I live in Russia, my phone lives in New York
By CLIFFORD J. LEVY
I live in Vladimir Putin's hometown, not far from the palaces of the czars, but on a windowsill in my apartment, I have a phone that lives in New York.
Finding a school for special-needs kids
By GRETCHEN LANG
Many international schools have no provision for children with physical handicaps or mental disabilities. Finding the right support for these children in a foreign country is a struggle.
'Extreme' houseguests put expatriate hosts to the test
By ROXANA POPESCU
Almost everybody has an amusing or atrocious houseguest story, but for expatriates on overseas assignment, those stories tend to be a little more outrageous — and a lot more common.
Some family reunions require spanning time zones, oceans and cultures
By GERALD ESKENAZI
Family reunions are the stuff of slapstick comedy and disaster movies, so imagine what can happen when members of an extended clan gather from across time zones, oceans and cultures.
International education is good for teachers, too.
By FRANCES CHILDS
Teaching abroad can offer superior lifestyle and earnings, and the prospect of career advancement.
France takes the plunge into globalized education
By JULIE CHAZYN
At top schools like Sciences Po, confronting the foreigner has become a route to self-improvement.
Europe's wandering scholars can't afford to be poor
Speaking up, regardless of your accent
Expats find on TV all the comforts of home
Americans abroad are giving up citizenship for lower taxes
Developers in Southeast Asia try to lure aged Japanese
A word to the wise: Choose the right translator
Does Thanksgiving have legs?
Taking friendships with you
Voices from afar struggle to be heard
For café smokers, what a drag!
International schools get serious on funds
Broader education gains appeal in Asia
East meets West in U.S. schools
For U.S. women, a battle for morale in fashion capitals
When roots translate into a 2d passport
First Person: Adventures in (trans-Atlantic) baby-sitting
Satisfying a yen for the tastes of home
A tilted playing field for Americans abroad
Parcels of memory, a bite at a time
Picky eaters? Not these children
First Person: The menu of life, with a twist
International schools grapple with 'staggering' demand
Bypassing Russia's bounty
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