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Message from Andrea |
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Hello Everyone! Wonderful to have you with us. We are excited this month to share with you our interviews with: Debbie Travis, a famous Canadian-based, British television star and producer; Nicola Wade, founder of The French Paper and Living Poitou-Charentes – a glossy regional lifestyle magazine in France; and Joanne Grady Huskey whose memoir, The Unofficial Diplomat, is an excellent read.
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Thanks go to: Susanna Zaraysky for her article, Top 6 Fun Ways To Learn A Foreign Language; Stephanie Ward for her article, How Twitter Can Rock Your Business; and to our Expat Women Girlfriend for her response to the confession, Homesick New Mother Abroad.
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We welcome back HSBC International this month as a Gold Sponsor. Current Premier Account promotion offers 12 months’ Airport Angel membership or a free Amazon Kindle™.
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Thanks go to the Expat Women Bloggers who participated in our Happy Birthday Blog Shout-Out competition. Congratulations to Shanie Matthews, our winner of the US$100 Amazon.com voucher.
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| Finally, I invite anyone interested in learning what I learn, when I learn it, to now follow me on Twitter. |
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Thanks and best wishes for a fabulous February! |
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| Andrea |
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Success Story |
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Debbie Travis
Television Star, Producer and Entrepreneur Extraordinaire |
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Once upon a time, Brit Debbie Travis modeled with celebrity supermodel Gail Elliott. Today, long-term expat Debbie Travis is a household name in Canada, famous for producing and hosting three successful lifestyle television series that now show worldwide... |
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The French Paper
Nicola Wade |
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Five years ago Nicki and her family left London for rural France. A self-confessed magazine addict, Nicki now runs a publishing company in France with a glossy regional lifestyle magazine and a monthly English-language newspaper, with a combined readership of 45,000+... |
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Expat Confession |
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Unofficial Diplomat |
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Homesick New Mother Abroad
Expat Women Girlfriend |
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I am a trailing spouse and mother of one, who has been living in Japan for seven months. When I first arrived, I loved the thrill of it all. But now I hate Japan. I miss my mum for the emotional support and I wish she could help more with my sixteen month old son... |
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The Unofficial Diplomat
A Memoir
Joanne Grady Huskey |
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From being inside the US Embassy with her children in Nairobi when it was bombed, to being on the ground in Beijing during the sad events at Tiananmen Square in 1989, to acting in Bollywood, to co-founding
a relocation company and an international school... |
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Learning Languages |
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Twitter For Business |
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Top 6 Fun Ways To Learn
A Foreign Language
Susanna Zaraysky |
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Have you ever heard a song on the radio that you have not heard in years and you surprise yourself by singing all the lyrics? Music and catchy jingles can stick in our minds for years, so put down your textbooks and turn on... |
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How Twitter Can Rock Your Business
Stephanie Ward |
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Marketing Coach Stephanie Ward shares with us ten reasons (and three testimonials) why you should be using Twitter as a new marketing strategy to boost your business profile and profits, wherever you live... |
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Winning Story |
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Andrea on Twitter |
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Confessions of an Ex-Expat Child
Miriam Mannak |
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I have been struggling with restlessness and insecurities in my mind. The first twenty-odd years, my life revolved around meeting people, letting them grow close and saying |
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Congratulations Miriam! |
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| Follow Andrea on Twitter.com |
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One month in and to my great surprise, I am really enjoying Twitter! I am loving the ability to share what I find, as soon as I find it (without over-tweeting). If you have not joined Twitter, give it a go. You might like it! |
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If you would like to follow my Twitter feeds, please follow andreaexpat |
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