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With such a global reach, one thing’s for sure: there’s always a colleague to ask for some great recommendations and insider tips for your next vacation!</em></p> <p><em>So why not spread the word? We asked five colleagues from five different countries to tell us more about their hometowns. Get inspired for your next trip with three very different coastal cities, a multicultural metropolis, and an exceptional example of a medieval German town …</em></p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/InterNations-Blog-A-Trip-to-Our-Team-Members-Hometowns-Pic-1.jpg"><img decoding="async" src="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/InterNations-Blog-A-Trip-to-Our-Team-Members-Hometowns-Pic-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-25549" width="634" height="423" srcset="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/InterNations-Blog-A-Trip-to-Our-Team-Members-Hometowns-Pic-1.jpg 634w, https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/InterNations-Blog-A-Trip-to-Our-Team-Members-Hometowns-Pic-1-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px" /></a></figure></div> <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2023/08/09/hidden-gems-across-the-globe-take-a-trip-to-our-team-members-hometowns/#more-25544" class="more-link">[Read more…] <span class="screen-reader-text">about Hidden Gems across the Globe: Take a Trip to Our Team Members’ Hometowns</span></a><div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Hidden Gems across the Globe: Take a Trip to Our Team Members' Hometowns' data-link='https://blog.internations.org/blog/2023/08/09/hidden-gems-across-the-globe-take-a-trip-to-our-team-members-hometowns/' data-summary='Get inspired for your next vacation here!' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div></div><footer class="entry-footer"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-team/" rel="category tag">InterNations Team</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-team/off-duty/" rel="category tag">Off Duty</a></span> <span class="entry-tags">Tagged With: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/australia/" rel="tag">Australia</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/expat-travel/" rel="tag">expat travel</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/germany/" rel="tag">germany</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/lithuania/" rel="tag">lithuania</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/singapore/" rel="tag">Singapore</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/travel/" rel="tag">travel</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/usa/" rel="tag">United States of America (USA)</a></span></p></footer></article><article class="post-25331 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-internations-corporate-culture category-internations-team category-off-duty category-remote-first tag-remote-work tag-work-life-balance tag-working-from-home tag-working-remotely entry" aria-label="6 Ways Remote Work Has Changed Our Lives" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2023/05/02/6-ways-remote-work-has-changed-our-lives/">6 Ways Remote Work Has Changed Our Lives</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2023-05-02T16:46:29+02:00">2 May 2023</time> · by <span class="entry-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/author/grobbel/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="entry-author-name" itemprop="name">Margit Grobbel</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"><div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/InterNations-Blog-6-Ways-Remote-Work-Has-Changed-Our-Lives-Pic-1.png"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/InterNations-Blog-6-Ways-Remote-Work-Has-Changed-Our-Lives-Pic-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-25333" width="634" height="423" srcset="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/InterNations-Blog-6-Ways-Remote-Work-Has-Changed-Our-Lives-Pic-1.png 634w, https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/InterNations-Blog-6-Ways-Remote-Work-Has-Changed-Our-Lives-Pic-1-300x200.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em><center>Four of our team members share how working from home has impacted their routines.</center></em></figcaption></figure></div> <p>After three years of working from home, remote work has turned from novelty to routine. But getting used to it has changed our own routines.</p> <p>We talked to a few InterNations team members about the impact of our (almost) fully remote work policy. While three are mostly enthusiastic about the changes in their personal lives, there is one dissenting voice. All agree, though, that remote work is here to stay, with both its benefits and occasional drawbacks.</p> <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2023/05/02/6-ways-remote-work-has-changed-our-lives/#more-25331" class="more-link">[Read more…] <span class="screen-reader-text">about 6 Ways Remote Work Has Changed Our Lives</span></a><div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='6 Ways Remote Work Has Changed Our Lives' data-link='https://blog.internations.org/blog/2023/05/02/6-ways-remote-work-has-changed-our-lives/' data-summary='Remote work has turned from novelty to routine. But getting used to it has changed our own routines. We talked to a few InterNations team members about the impact of our (almost) fully remote work policy.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div></div><footer class="entry-footer"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-corporate-culture/" rel="category tag">InterNations Corporate Culture</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-team/" rel="category tag">InterNations Team</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-team/off-duty/" rel="category tag">Off Duty</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-corporate-culture/remote-first/" rel="category tag">Remote First</a></span> <span class="entry-tags">Tagged With: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/remote-work/" rel="tag">remote work</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/work-life-balance/" rel="tag">work-life balance</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/working-from-home/" rel="tag">working from home</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/working-remotely/" rel="tag">working remotely</a></span></p></footer></article><article class="post-25067 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-internations-team category-off-duty tag-repatriation tag-returning-home entry" aria-label="From Expat to “Repat”: Your Home (& Heart) Won’t Be the Same" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2023/01/23/from-expat-to-repat-your-home-heart-wont-be-the-same/">From Expat to “Repat”: Your Home (& Heart) Won’t Be the Same</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2023-01-23T17:42:26+01:00">23 January 2023</time> · by <span class="entry-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/author/grobbel/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="entry-author-name" itemprop="name">Margit Grobbel</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"><div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/InterNations-Blog-From-Expat-to-Repat.png"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/InterNations-Blog-From-Expat-to-Repat.png" alt="" class="wp-image-25087" width="634" height="423" srcset="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/InterNations-Blog-From-Expat-to-Repat.png 634w, https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/InterNations-Blog-From-Expat-to-Repat-300x200.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px" /></a></figure></div> <p></p> <p>It’s easy to forget, but returning to your home country is often the final stage of your expat journey. Many internationals underestimate the challenges of going from expat to “re-patriate”.</p> <p>We wanted to get insights on what coming back home after years as an expat is really like. So we decided to ask some of our team members who recently returned from a stay abroad.</p> <p>Was it easy to pick up where they left off? Are they still reeling from the reverse culture shock? And what advice would they give to expats currently considering their own repatriation? </p> <p>Find out what three of the InterNations team members had to say.</p> <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2023/01/23/from-expat-to-repat-your-home-heart-wont-be-the-same/#more-25067" class="more-link">[Read more…] <span class="screen-reader-text">about From Expat to “Repat”: Your Home (& Heart) Won’t Be the Same</span></a><div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='From Expat to “Repat”: Your Home (&amp; Heart) Won’t Be the Same' data-link='https://blog.internations.org/blog/2023/01/23/from-expat-to-repat-your-home-heart-wont-be-the-same/' data-summary='Returning home is often the final stage of an expat journey. We wanted to know what it's really like ― and asked our colleagues.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div></div><footer class="entry-footer"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-team/" rel="category tag">InterNations Team</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-team/off-duty/" rel="category tag">Off Duty</a></span> <span class="entry-tags">Tagged With: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/repatriation/" rel="tag">repatriation</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/returning-home/" rel="tag">returning home</a></span></p></footer></article><article class="post-24888 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-internations-team category-off-duty tag-germany tag-working-abroad entry" aria-label="Working Abroad: What Relocating to Germany Is Really Like" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2022/10/25/working-abroad-what-relocating-to-germany-is-really-like/">Working Abroad: What Relocating to Germany Is Really Like</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2022-10-25T17:56:18+02:00">25 October 2022</time> · by <span class="entry-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/author/grobbel/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="entry-author-name" itemprop="name">Margit Grobbel</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p><em><strong>Are you dreaming of working in an international environment? Would you rather be a foreign assignee or a digital nomad? What are the best destinations for women working abroad? And will Germany succeed in attracting more global talent?</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>In this series, InterNations will be discussing the various pros and cons of an international career.</strong></em></p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Copy-of-Blog-Old-Design-with-Pictogram-1-3.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Copy-of-Blog-Old-Design-with-Pictogram-1-3.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-24893" width="634" height="423" srcset="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Copy-of-Blog-Old-Design-with-Pictogram-1-3.jpg 634w, https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Copy-of-Blog-Old-Design-with-Pictogram-1-3-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px" /></a><figcaption><em><center>Three of our team members share how they view Germany as an expat destination.</center></em></figcaption></figure></div> <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2022/10/25/working-abroad-what-relocating-to-germany-is-really-like/#more-24888" class="more-link">[Read more…] <span class="screen-reader-text">about Working Abroad: What Relocating to Germany Is Really Like</span></a><div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Working Abroad: What Relocating to Germany Is Really Like' data-link='https://blog.internations.org/blog/2022/10/25/working-abroad-what-relocating-to-germany-is-really-like/' data-summary='We’ve spoken to some of our international team members to find out how they view living and working in Germany.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div></div><footer class="entry-footer"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-team/" rel="category tag">InterNations Team</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-team/off-duty/" rel="category tag">Off Duty</a></span> <span class="entry-tags">Tagged With: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/germany/" rel="tag">germany</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/working-abroad/" rel="tag">working abroad</a></span></p></footer></article><article class="post-24550 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-internations-team category-off-duty tag-cape-town-south-africa tag-expat-children tag-expat-families tag-moving-with-children entry" aria-label="Cuddly Toys & Actual Lions: Moving to Cape Town with My Kids" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2022/07/26/cuddly-toys-actual-lions-moving-to-cape-town-with-my-kids/">Cuddly Toys & Actual Lions: Moving to Cape Town with My Kids</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2022-07-26T17:08:17+02:00">26 July 2022</time> · by <span class="entry-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/author/masumy/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="entry-author-name" itemprop="name">Jane Masumy</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p><em>In this guest post, InterNations Founder Malte explains what it means to relocate with a family of six from Germany to South Africa and shares some tips on moving with children. Previously, he discussed his expat experience from a business perspective in <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2022/02/18/why-i-moved-9100-km-to-become-a-better-business-leader/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">this article</a>.</em></p> <p><em>After years spent in Munich, relocating to Cape Town let him put his expat shoes back on and relive the experience of our community members. A customer-centric mindset was also essential to persuade four legally non-competent, but very powerful stakeholders to join him in South Africa — his children.</em></p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/InterNations-Blog_Moving-to-Cape-Town-with-My-Kids_Pic-5.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/InterNations-Blog_Moving-to-Cape-Town-with-My-Kids_Pic-5.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-24573" width="636" height="425" srcset="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/InterNations-Blog_Moving-to-Cape-Town-with-My-Kids_Pic-5.jpg 636w, https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/InterNations-Blog_Moving-to-Cape-Town-with-My-Kids_Pic-5-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px" /></a><figcaption><center><em>Malte on a hike exploring his new home </em></center></figcaption></figure></div> <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2022/07/26/cuddly-toys-actual-lions-moving-to-cape-town-with-my-kids/#more-24550" class="more-link">[Read more…] <span class="screen-reader-text">about Cuddly Toys & Actual Lions: Moving to Cape Town with My Kids</span></a><div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Cuddly Toys & Actual Lions: Moving to Cape Town with My Kids' data-link='https://blog.internations.org/blog/2022/07/26/cuddly-toys-actual-lions-moving-to-cape-town-with-my-kids/' data-summary='In this guest post, InterNations Founder Malte explains what it means to relocate from Germany to South Africa with a family of six.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div></div><footer class="entry-footer"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-team/" rel="category tag">InterNations Team</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-team/off-duty/" rel="category tag">Off Duty</a></span> <span class="entry-tags">Tagged With: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/cape-town-south-africa/" rel="tag">Cape Town (South Africa)</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/expat-children/" rel="tag">expat children</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/expat-families/" rel="tag">expat families</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/moving-with-children/" rel="tag">moving with children</a></span></p></footer></article><div class="archive-pagination pagination" role="navigation" aria-label="Pagination"><ul><li class="active" ><a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-team/off-duty/" aria-label="Current page" aria-current="page"><span class="screen-reader-text">Go to page</span> 1</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-team/off-duty/page/2/"><span class="screen-reader-text">Go to page</span> 2</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-team/off-duty/page/3/"><span class="screen-reader-text">Go to page</span> 3</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-team/off-duty/page/4/"><span class="screen-reader-text">Go to page</span> 4</a></li> <li class="pagination-next"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-team/off-duty/page/2/" ><span class="screen-reader-text">Go to</span> Next Page »</a></li> </ul></div> </main><aside class="sidebar sidebar-primary widget-area" role="complementary" aria-label="Primary Sidebar" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/WPSideBar" id="genesis-sidebar-primary"><h2 class="genesis-sidebar-title screen-reader-text">Primary Sidebar</h2><section id="custom_html-4" class="widget_text widget widget_custom_html"><div class="widget_text widget-wrap"><h3 class="widgettitle widget-title">Follow Us</h3> <div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/InterNations.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/iconmonstr-facebook-4-32.png" style="width:32px; 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