Karen Hastings is a savvy American entrepreneur in London who opened Cupcake – a concept spa and private member’s club for mothers-to-be and new mothers with young children. A Young Guns Award from Growing Business Magazine, a spot as one of the top 100 Start Ups in the UK, and rave reviews across major and local media have encouraged her to expand...

Brittany Callard and Jill Walker had been living parallel lives across Europe and South East Asia for the last two decades when they decided to embark on a new project together: CAMENAE. With their collective design training and international business experience, Jill and Brittany have built CAMENAE into a successful luxury brand of Italian-made leather handbags and accessories...

Morocco: home of wonderful spice markets, gorgeous-colored materials in the Medinas, exotic jewelry, shoes straight out of Arabian nights, buildings ornately decorated from floor to ceiling with the most exquisite tiles, delicious food to shake up the senses... it is little wonder that last month's 40th Biennial FAWCO (Federation of American Women's Clubs Overseas) Conference, themed Celebrate Tradition, Embrace Diversity, in Marrakech was so well attended...

My partner and I have been living as expats for the past six years. Unlike most of our expat friends, we are not on the 'expat treadmill' and do not have to move every two to three years because of our employer. However, many of our friends are now getting ready to be moved to another location and every time we catch up with them, a large part of the conversation revolves around their upcoming move and how unsettling it is. But I cannot help but think about those of us left behind. It is unsettling for us as well...

Moving back to Rio under much better circumstances was not the piece of cake I had expected. True, this time around, I didn’t have to worry about visas or finding housing on a pauper’s salary, didn’t have to count my change every morning and pass up air conditioned buses because their fare was too expensive... But suddenly, hassles I’d never contemplated took center stage. I was a newlywed in a foreign country. All my friends worked regular jobs and lived at least an hour’s commute away, making visiting difficult. People seemed flummoxed by the change from favela to high-rise, and many of my old acquaintances fell out of touch...

Do you know any young expats who would be interested in winning a US$3,000 scholarship? Now in its third year, Clements Worldwide's Expat Youth Scholarship is a unique contest exclusively for expat students who spend their childhoods moving between different countries and cultures. It is open to students aged 12-18, of any nationality, who have resided in a foreign country for at least two consecutive years. This year's theme asks participants to create a video explaining their favorite thing about their host country and its culture. A total of $10,000 in scholarships will be awarded. The entry deadline is May 13, 2011. Please visit the Expat Youth Scholarship site and share this with any young expats you know who might be interested.