First Month Abroad

06/12/2018

If you missed our feature of Kate, expat entrepreneur who moved from her native Australia and developed a postpartum maternity kit while living in Italy, be sure to check it out now. Link in bio 💕✈️

http://www.firstmonthabroad.com/new-blog/mammakate

06/04/2018

Thrilled to support a woman entrepreneur making it happen abroad in her adopted country! Kate wrote a guest blog about developing her postpartum maternity kit and launching her business as an expat in Italy. Link in bio 💕✈️

http://www.firstmonthabroad.com/new-blog/mammakate

05/23/2018

With impressive drive to make her college dream a reality, Gabrielle moved to Germany, became an aupair and started saving for tuition! Where there is a will there is a way! Read about her journey on our latest blog post!

http://www.firstmonthabroad.com/savingforcollegeingermany

05/14/2018

New expat story on the blog today! Read about how Elina fell in love with whale guiding and moved across the world to follow her passion. Plus, tons of pics of cute land and sea creatures. ✈️💕

Elina New home: Stornoway, Scotland        Home city & country: Enköping, Sweden Move date: June 2017 Why did you decide to move abroad? While spending 3.5 months in Khao lak, Thailan

05/02/2018

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03/29/2018

Leigh and her husband traded the Cape Town lifestyle for snowy Canada and quickly found that "bakkie" and "braai" are not in the Canadian vernacular. Check out how they are adjusting to their new, colder environment! 💕✈️

www.firstmonthabroad.com/edmontoncanada

01/23/2018

We are BACK and thrilled to start our year with an absolutely inspiring story by who moved from the Netherlands to Italy to feed her soul. 💕✈️

http://www.firstmonthabroad.com/home/theyeswoman

11/28/2017

"I was trying to say the word for panda (xiongmao) but made a mistake with the tone. My teacher seemed confused, even though I thought I had nailed it. I told her I was talking about a panda. She laughed, and said that with the tone I used, I was telling her about my chest hair. The wrong tone can make a huge difference." 💕✈️

Read more about Julie & Drew's move to China on

Julie & Drew New home: Shenzhen, China Home city & country: New York City, USA Why did you decide to move abroad? We knew for a while that living abroad would be something we would both be interested in someday. We were settled and comfortable with our life in Portland, Maine, com

11/28/2017

"We were settled and comfortable with our life in Portland, Maine, complete with a mortgage, white picket fence, and our adorable beagle Basil. However, our thirst for travel was really growing, and we wanted see more of the world, and not feel stuck in our lives."

Read about Julie & Drew's move to England, and then China!

http://www.firstmonthabroad.com/home/beyondthewhitepicketfence

11/07/2017

"For anyone debating about moving abroad: the only question you should be asking is 'What is the fastest flight path I can find?'" Exciting post from Seoul, South Korea! 💕✈️

http://www.firstmonthabroad.com/home/teachingabroadinseoul

10/26/2017

Lots of fun stories coming up on First Month Abroad, and while we get them ready for publication, here is a picture of the stunning San Galgano Abbey where last month I celebrated the marriage of two fantastic people! Be sure to not miss the Chapel on the hill which San Galgano, once a mighty knight, built after he saw visions of a round temple. A voice told him to climb the hill and renounce his worldly desires. He objected saying that task would be as impossible as splitting stones with a sword. Then he drew his sword and thrust it into the stone. To his amazement the weapons went through the stone like a hot knife through butter. The sword in the stone is still there for tourists to visit and recent metal analysis shows that it is consistent with 13th century metal work. How's that for Throwback Thursday?!

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