Why I, a Non-American Citizen, Left the US and Haven’t Looked Back
I lived in the US from when I was 17 to 23 years old, from high school through college. That’s a big chunk of life for a not-yet-thirty-year-old. The US was home to many of my first’s: first job, first kiss, first car, first bill under my name, first saving account, etc. For a long
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Wait, what? I thought there’s free movement within the Schengen Area!?
Can a non-EU travel within the Schengen Area with only the EU residence card? The short answer is no. Wait, what? I thought there’s free movement within the Schengen Area? Well, not really, it depends. Here’s the long story about how I found that out the hard way. My flight from Madrid to Toulouse (France) was at
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Travel with a Vietnamese passport: Let’s Talk about Privileges!
Not all passports are created equally, some possess more border-crossing power than others. This seems obvious but sometimes when you’re so used to not having to worry about visa application, you might forget how difficult it is for some of us. In that sense, the Vietnamese nationality doesn’t have good standing. More than 40 countries
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Do Vietnamese eat dogs?
We all have misconceptions about a culture we’re not familiar with. Like any country, Vietnam has a number of stereotypes and surely many of which are inaccurate. As a born & raised Saigonese, I find myself explaining the same misunderstandings multiple times about my imperfect lovable tiny densely-populated country Vietnam. Of course I cannot speak for more
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That one time I was rejected at border
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The 3 Roommates You’d Never Want to Have in Madrid
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Vietnam: First Time FAQ
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6 Reasons You Should Date A Multilingual Girl
You probably meet her at an international conference, exchange contacts with her at a social language event or stumble upon her alone in a new city. She’s friendly, well-spoken and open-minded. She may sound foreign with a hint of an unidentified accent and misuse certain words from time to time. Before you judge her mispronunciation, be aware that she speaks more than one language. She’s multilingual
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How did South America happen?
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Why Vietnam?
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