Ceci est un poème de Miguel Zamacoïs, romancier, auteur dramatique, poète et journaliste français. On parle toujours des accents, on juge les personnes selon leurs accents, mais nos accents sont plus que des mots prononcés d’une certaine manière, intonations “différentes”…: c’est notre invisible bagage, le parler de chez soi qu’on emporte en voyage. People talk […]
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ExpatINFO Holland
by John Graham-King ExpatINFO Holland is a new English-language online resource for the international community in the Netherlands…expat workers, trailing spouses, foreign students, visiting professors, diplomats, love-pats and anyone who may not fully understand the Dutch language. ExpatINFO Holland’s mission is to provide useful information across the entire Netherlands experience lifecycle, whether that […]
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How to deal with culture shock
Experiencing culture shock is part of the international life package. It doesn’t mean that one is weak or not an experienced expat: it can happen at any assignment, after every change and move, and after repatriation. It is very normal and it happens when we realize how different our life is now compared to before. […]
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The Third Language Model
Audio The Third Language Model How do multilinguals preceive, experience their languages? How do their languages influence the way they perceive themselves, their identity and sense of belonging? We know that multilinguals are not a combination of multiple monolinguals in one, but a unique combination and sum of their languages that they have acquired and […]
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How much otherness can we take?
Many of us get a clearer sense of self when we live abroad, or when we travel regularly and dive into different cultures. But how much otherness can we take? The concept of ‘otherness’ is central to sociological analyses of how majority and minority identities are constructed. In one society, the representation of different groups […]
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