How to Enjoy a Short Solo Trip

Moving or traveling abroad? Whether you’re staying for a week or a year, one of the biggest challenges and greatest joys is making new friends in a foreign place. Here’s how to build meaningful connections, based on real experiences from our own lives abroad.

Living abroad is exciting, liberating, and full of growth. But it also comes with moments of deep homesickness, especially when you’re far from the people who know you best. Here are 10 practical (and heartfelt) ways to stay connected to your family while living overseas.

Dating while living abroad can be a ride. One minute you’re walking hand-in-hand through the streets of Madrid; the next, you’re pretending to live in a stranger’s apartment just so your date doesn’t follow you home (true story). This blog post is a reflection from our recent episode of The Global Girlfriend featuring Izzy where we dive into what it’s really like to date cross-culturally: language barriers, cultural confusion, awkward missteps, and the moments that make you believe in global love stories all over again.