Taking Route

5 Tips for Dating While Living Abroad (Yes, with Apps!)

In order for you to buy into this post, I’m going to need you to forget anything you’ve ever heard about dating apps. Especially if you heard that in the USA. Because this post is all about dating as an expat and in order to do that in 2020 and beyond, your best bet is probably going to be employing some dating apps.

But those are for losers! Isn’t Tinder just for hooking up? I’m not into sketchy late night texts! That is not for me.

I kid. I know none of us are that closed off to new experiences, right? After all, you did (or have, or will soon) move out of the country you were born and into another. That is not for someone who isn’t at least a bit adventurous. That’s right, my friend, you are an adventurer! Now let’s talk about how to apply that to your love life.

Reflections From AbroadGuest UserAugust 23, 2020dating, singleness, expat dating, dating app, dating while abroad, social life Comments

Where to Begin when Engaging Anti-Racist Efforts from Abroad

All of us on the Taking Route team carry passports that say United States of America, and we know many of you do as well. The events happening in our home country right now are devastating. The murders of Black men and women like George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor (and so, so many others) have opened our eyes to something that has been going on for a long time. As U.S. citizens living abroad, we find ourselves grasping for something that we can do right now to work for justice in America.

We are not experts and we are still very much on the journey of learning (and unlearning) things when it comes to racism. Because of this, we are pointing you to the voices of men and women who have done a lot of work to help us listen, learn, and take action. We wanted to share some resources we have found to be helpful in educating and or/prompting actionable change to fight racism in America.

Reflections From AbroadGuest UserMay 31, 2020anti-racisim, learning lessons, passport country, justice, advocating, United States, representationComment