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Category Archives: Random Nomads

RANDOM NOMAD: Jeff Jung, American Expat in Colombia & Career Break Travel Guy

5 Comments Posted by on May 16, 2012

Place of birth: Fredericksburg, Texas USA Passport: USA* Overseas history: South Africa (Vanderbijlpark): 1988-1989; Argentina (Buenos Aires): 2007 (on and off between March-December 2007, continuously from September-December); Colombia (Bogotá): 2009 – present. Occupation: Editor of CareerBreakSecrets.com and producer/host of the soon-to-be-globally-televised “The Career Break Travel Show.” Cyberspace coordinates: Career Break Secrets Website/blog, Facebook page and [...]

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RANDOM NOMAD: Isabelle Bryer, French Expat in the City of Angels

6 Comments Posted by on May 2, 2012

Place of birth: Bourgoin, France — a small town between Lyon and Grenoble. Passport: France and now USA* Overseas history: USA (New York City): 1990; USA (Los Angeles): 1991 – present. Occupation: Artist and art instructor Cyberspace coordinates: Isabelle Bryer Paintings (artist site and blog); Isabelle Bryer Paintings (Facebook page); and @IsaBryerArt (Twitter handle). *I [...]

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RANDOM NOMAD: Suzanne Kamata, American Expat in Japan

2 Comments Posted by on April 25, 2012

Place of birth: Grand Haven, Michigan, a charming tourist town on the shores of Lake Michigan. Passport: USA Overseas history: France (Avignon): 1985; Japan (various towns + now Aizumi, Tokushima Prefecture, Shikoku Island): 1988 – present. Occupation: Author* and TEFL teacher Cyberspace coordinates: Suzanne Kamata (author site); @shikokusue (Twitter handle) *Suzanne Kamata is the author [...]

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RANDOM NOMAD: Wendy Williams, Canadian Expat in Austria

5 Comments Posted by on April 11, 2012

Place of birth: Northern Ontario, Canada Passport: Canadian, and apparently I can live in Austria forever now with my unlimited Aufenhaltsbewilligung. Overseas history: Austria (present), Germany, Switzerland, Slovak Republic, UK. I have also worked on a project basis for extended periods in Sweden, Tunisia, Holland and Estonia. Occupation: Author* Cyberspace coordinates: The Glolo Blog; The [...]

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How to throw a party for a bunch of global nomads

20 Comments Posted by on April 4, 2012

One year has passed since our first random nomad, Anita McKay, crashed through the gates of The Displaced Nation, bribing the guards with chicken tikka masala and cranachan and shouting “bollocks” at several of us who tried to stop and question her. And now there are 40 such nomads within our ranks — the latest [...]

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RANDOM NOMAD: Annabel Kantaria, British Expat in Dubai

9 Comments Posted by on March 21, 2012

Place of birth: London, UK Passport: UK Overseas travel history: United Arab Emirates (Dubai): 1998 – present. Occupation: Former journalist and one of four official expat bloggers for The Weekly Telegraph Cyberspace coordinates: Telegraph Expat blog (Annabel Kantaria) and @BellaKay (Twitter handle) What made you leave your homeland in the first place? Despite being 100 [...]

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RANDOM NOMAD: Lei Lei Clavey, Australian Expat in New York

5 Comments Posted by on March 7, 2012

Place of birth: Melbourne, Australia Passport: Australia + USA Overseas travel history: France (Paris): 2005; USA (Santa Barbara, California): 2008-09; USA (New York, New York): May 2011 – present. Current occupation: Casting director for StyleLikeU, an online fashion magazine based in New York City. Cyberspace coordinates: Style Like U | Freedom of expression through personal [...]

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RANDOM NOMAD: Liv Hambrett, Australian Expat in Germany

4 Comments Posted by on February 29, 2012

Place of birth: Sydney, Australia Passport: Just my little blue Australian one. And I’d like to keep it. Geographical history: Greece (Santorini): for several three-month stints since 2008; Germany (Münster, Nord Rhine-Westphalia): 2010 – TODAY, LEAP DAY! (February 29, 2012); Germany (Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria): TOMORROW onwards!!! Current occupation: Writer and language trainer. Cyberspace [...]

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RANDOM NOMAD: Megan Farrell, American Expat in São Paulo, Brazil

15 Comments Posted by on February 15, 2012

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois USA Geographical history: USA (Chicago, Illinois; West Palm Beach, Florida; Ventura, California; Washington, DC): 1969 – 2002; Spain (Barcelona): 2001; USA (Princeton, New Jersey; New York, New York): 2002-10; Brazil (São Paulo): 2010 – present. Passport: USA — my daughter, however, has three: USA, Brazil & Germany. Current occupation: Aspiring [...]

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RANDOM NOMAD: Toni Hargis, British Expat in the Windy City

7 Comments Posted by on February 8, 2012

Place of birth: Wallsend*, UK Geographical history: England (Newcastle upon Tyne, Bristol, London): 1961-1990; Wales (Cricieth): circa 1964; USA (Dallas): 1990-1991; USA (Chicago): 1991 – present. Passports: UK and USA (since 2002) Current occupation: Writer** (currently working on two books), blogger, and philanthropist (in 2009 Hargis established Caring Kid Connections to support a school in [...]

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