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Nairobi Expat Social (NES)

Nairobi Expat Social (NES) was set up on 1 Feb 2010 to provide expats living in Kenya with a social network for meeting up, and exchanging ideas. We have regular weekly events in Nairobi - coffee & conversation, drinks & supper, TFI Friday drinking & partying, relaxed sunday brunch, and we are... read more

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Applying for a Taiwanese Drivers License.

If you already have a US drivers license and wish to drive in Taiwan this process is not complicated. You can obtain an international driving permit at AAA in the US then bring this permit to the DMV in Taiwan. Once the local authorities have your information you can begin driving by using this... read more

Work

If you are young...

I lived in Harstad for a year with my mom trying to learn Norwegian so I could hopefully move to Oslo, get a job, and my own place. Finally I could not take living in such a small cliquish town anymore, so I said screw it, packed up my bags and moved to Oslo before I was even near being fluent in... read more

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Itchy feet at forty
I'm Kate and I live in Gibraltar. I arrived here via Spain where I lived for some years before deciding to start (again!!) in yet another new place. I'm from the UK originally and have also lived and worked in Australia, Italy, France, the Netherlands, India and New Zealand. read more


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