Expat: Leaving the USA For Good

by Bruce H. Joffe

In an unprecedented time of turmoil and political chaos creating personal conflicts and public crises, increasing numbers of Americans are moving out of their country for a better, more peaceful life ... and to enjoy a higher standard of living at lower costs. The U.S. State Department estimates that nine million Americans were living abroad back in 2016. And the emigrant exodus is rising! It's one thing to travel the world with a USA passport … quite another to actually live in – not just visit – “foreign” countries. EXPAT details the differences. Gains and losses. Trials and tribulations. Physical upheavals, emotional pathos. Rules and regulations, peculiar processes and protocols. Bureaucracy and red tape. Finances and household budgets. Conflicts, crises, challenges. Special satisfactions. Unknown languages and lingos. Assorted hodgepodge. All told, with color and candor.

221 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 16, 2019

Reviews

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good information if you're thinking of moving somewhere else, but way too much politics and some of the ideas just don't work.

[Bruce Joffe · Rating 5 out of 5]

More than a how-to book of processes and procedures, this very human story recounts a personal narrative and saga of both the big picture (what's involved and required in an international move) and the smaller one: daily life in a different land where personal adjustments must be made. If you're looking for a step-by-step manual of instructions for relocating from the USA to the European Union, this isn't the book--although all the important information is covered. This will appeal more to those seeking the substance of life, the challenges and surprises (along with the joys) of learning to cope with another culture ... and enjoy it because of its differences!