Hundreds and thousands of migrants come to Australia each year and yet the country sports one of the lowest unemployment rates in the world at 5.7%. Nonetheless, finding a job in Australia as an expat can be a challenging task. If you do not have a job offer, but are planning to migrate to Australia, […]

Before the 1930s, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was one of the most underdeveloped countries in the planet. Upon the discovery of oil, it transformed into one of the wealthiest nations and migration hotspots in the world.  Relying essentially on foreign labor to efficiently make use of their vast oil reserves, there are roughly 9 […]

It was Christmas day of 1991 when the Soviet flag flew over the Kremlin in Moscow for the last time. This marks the final stage of the demise of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), or more popularly known as the Soviet Union. The dissolution happens essentially due to the many number of radical […]

Knowledge is power. And there’s no other situation when you need so much power as you can get than when you need to survive in an alien place with an equally alien culture. And this predicament rises exponentially when you are in Australia. You see, the country is where the world gets flipped upside down, […]

A month from now, Brazil, specifically Rio de Janeiro, will stage the foremost sports competition in the world, the 2016 Summer Olympics. Rio beat three other major cities namely Chicago, Madrid, and Tokyo (Tokyo will host again in 2020, though). This will be the first time the country will host the Olympic Games, and this […]

Going back a century or two ago, China was the one sending its migrants abroad. The Chinese citizens, most of them laborers and the unemployed, traveled as far as the United Kingdom, United States, or even Australia, looking for new jobs and a new life. Fast forward to the current times, people are now going […]

Some habits are just universal. Tipping, looking left when crossing the street, and using a tumble dryer. But Australia is a place where things get flipped upside down and get done differently from the rest of the world. Upon stepping into its shores, be ready to let go some of the manners, quirkiness, and fixations […]

UPDATE: This article was updated on May 15, 2017. United Arab Emirates is one of the top destinations of expatriates and is now home to hundreds of thousands of immigrants from all over the world. UAE is comprised of seven emirates: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain, each one governed […]

UPDATE: This article was updated on May 17, 2017. Last 2015, Sweden made headlines when it announced that it will be adapting a gender-neutral pronoun, hen. Hen can be used as an alternative to han (he) and hon (she) for situations when gender in unknown or irrelevant. This step highlights Sweden’s emphasis towards gender equality, […]

  Commuting in Australia is fast, efficient, and peaceful. But sometimes it will be disrupted by blokes who will suddenly stop dead along the way (for reasons only known to them and God), blocking the traffic of people; or the ones that will read your text messages over your shoulders, seemingly (and creepily) interested on […]