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Expat Women Newsletter - February 2007
Welcome to our very first Newsletter! We are delighted to share with you all of our exciting features for February. Grab your coffee, turn off your phone and enjoy. If you like what you see, please remember to encourage your friends to sign-up so they too can benefit from our hot-off-the-press monthly news and Partner discounts.
Winning Story

Whatever happened to the Mother Tongue?

When you’re relocated from Australia to Beijing, Scotland to Mexico City, you’re pretty much guaranteed some major lifestyle changes…So a move from one English-speaking country to another should be a relative breeze right?
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Success Story

Kristina Bouweiri
Reston Limousine

Kristina started with only 5 limos. Today they have 250 employees, 130 vehicles and they are now the 28th largest limousine service in the US.
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Expat Confession

Infidelity

It is frightening to learn about the vast number of affairs and cases of infidelity that are occurring in our community… I was wondering if you had a theory as to why infidelity seems to strike hard in expatriate communities?
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Book of the Month

Expat Entrepreneur
Jo Parfitt

It depends on how you look at it. Either you see an international move as the opportunity to reinvent yourself and do something new, or you see it as the end of doing something you enjoyed in a place that had become home.
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Expat Entrepreneur
Highlighted Article

...and The Whole World Smiles With You

Most people think that they smile when they're happy and that the smile follows the feeling. But the opposite is true. The happy feeling follows the smile. If you don't believe that then try smiling constantly for five minutes.
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Top Five

Language Learning Tips

1. Find out what kind of learner you are
2. Work at your own pace
3. Why not learn with someone else?
4. Remember that you can go a long way with just a little language
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Mentor of the Month
London
Monique
My name is Monique. I am originally from Minnesota, and have now been living in London for 5 years. London really is amazing!
Update September 2007:
After 6 years in London, Monique has now moved on. Her interview is no longer available on our site.
We wish her all the best!
Country of the Month

India

A truly exotic country, full of adventure and challenges. You can engage in India on many levels. Thank you to Indax.com for supplying our Settling In Tips.
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February Book Releases

Time Out Cheap Eats in London
Tom Lamont
Find out some of London’s best-value eateries.

Fly Solo: The 50 Best Places On Earth For a Girl to Travel Alone
Teresa Rodriguez Williamson
Go places that you’ll enjoy solo!

Lonely Planet Peru
Sara Benson, Paul Hellander & Rafael Wlodarski
Discover the amazing secrets of this beautiful country.

Rick Steves' Switzerland 2007
Rick Steves
Know where to go when you visit Switzerland’s famous alps and countryside.
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Book Shaker
Congratulations Toni H. - you have won US$100 - thanks to StrawberryNet.com - for our Winning Story of the Month!
Winners
Congratulations to Ann S. from Bulgaria and Sharon W. from Costa Rica. You have won free memberships for February to TheHairstyler!
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