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Americans Abroad

'I Guess I Don't Get To Vote This Year': Americans Living Abroad Report Trouble With Ballots

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 12.04.2012 | Politics

With the election just three days away, the Off The Bus team has been hearing from a number of Americans living abroad who said they've run into probl...

The Trouble With Learning French

Elizabeth Zephyrine McDonough | Posted 12.26.2012 | Travel
Elizabeth Zephyrine McDonough

The words that one learns passively in a given language (that is to say, out on the street or simply through repeated and unsought auditory repetition) are often reflective of deeper cultural values and attitudes. In France, more often than not, this attitude is pessimism. Allow me to explain.

7 Signs You're An Ugly American

SmarterTravel | Posted 12.11.2012 | Travel
SmarterTravel

"Ugly American" has become shorthand for any tourist that sticks out or misbehaves abroad.

Making My Way Through France, One Fake Pregnancy At A Time

Elizabeth Zephyrine McDonough | Posted 11.26.2012 | Travel
Elizabeth Zephyrine McDonough

When not busy making fun of French people speaking French, I'm devoting considerable energy to making fun of them speaking English. There is no question that this is entirely in an effort to make myself feel better about my own meager French skills, but that doesn't make it any less entertaining.

Decision 2012: U.S. vs. Everywhere Else

April Salchert | Posted 08.12.2012 | Politics
April Salchert

My Swedish significant other and I have been looking for opportunities to work internationally. We've discussed moving to the U.S. (where I'm from), moving to Asia (where I've worked before), or staying here (Sweden). It's our Decision 2012.

Being A (Temporary) Ambassador To France

Seth Engel | Posted 03.16.2012 | Travel
Seth Engel

I believe that, if one has the economic opportunity to do so, travelling is in fact the most American thing you can do.

Interview With Ben Lerner, Author of Leaving the Atocha Station

Teddy Wayne | Posted 10.25.2011 | Books
Teddy Wayne

The thing I both love and hate the most about writing is that I only discover what I'm capable or incapable of doing in the act of composition.

An American in Pakistan

Ethan Casey | Posted 10.24.2011 | World
Ethan Casey

The kidnapping eleven days ago of American development worker Warren Weinstein prompts this week's column. I don't know anything about the man except ...

World's Worst Tourists? British Take the Crown Hands Down

Peter Mandel | Posted 07.04.2011 | Travel
Peter Mandel

In truth, I was seized by a secret jealousy. As a Yank, I hate to cede the top spot in a competition of any kind. I felt confident that Union Jack waving tourists would defend their honor to the last sip of bitter.

Being a Broad Abroad: Thoughts on the Tragedy of Lara Logan from a Global Feminist Who's Lived Abroad

Alyssa Pinsker | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Alyssa Pinsker

While stereotypes are not true, culture means that things are different when you leave the USA (or even when you travel in it.)

Dennis Blair: U.S. Can Kill Suspected American Terrorists Abroad

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair offered confirmation on Wednesday that the U.S. intelligence community is authorized to assassinate Ame...

Richard Branson Helps Americans Escape Domestic Violence Abroad?

GlobalPost | Mildrade Cherfils | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Richard Branson, Yoko Ono and Doris Buffet are among the supporters of an organization that helps rescue Americans from domestic abuse they suffer whi...

World to Obama: Thanks for Giving Us Back Our America

Rebecca Novick | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Rebecca Novick

It's the immigrants who really know the fragility of liberty; how it can be won and lost, and won and lost again. For them freedom is not a parade. It's a flower in a storm.

What it Means to Be American

Josh Ruxin | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Josh Ruxin

I'd like to go back to Rwanda or Kenya or Ethiopia on Jan. 20. I could point to the TV and say: "Look. Listen. This is what it means to be American."

Proud in Paris!

Vivian Norris | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Vivian Norris

The reasons why I left the U.S. have now been replaced with reasons why I want to be back there. I did not recognize my government for eight years. Now it begins to make sense again.

Waiting for Obama

Kate Southwood | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Kate Southwood

I've lived in Oslo for eleven years and, although I've rarely feared for my physical safety as an American abroad, I've taken pains not to advertise my citizenship.

Pay Attention: Americans Who Live Abroad Are Still Americans

Beth Arnold | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Beth Arnold

The fact that some of us Americans don't live within our country's borders doesn't make us less American. In this time of unifying America, accept your cousins who don't live at home.

Welcome to Paris

Jessica Roy | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Jessica Roy

Upon landing in Paris I promptly realized that everything was different; even small things, like strange-tasting toothpaste and a startling lack of tofu.

Mobilizing The Growing Democrats Abroad Movement

K.J. Dwyer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
K.J. Dwyer

There are now roughly 6.6 million Americans living abroad; the number of national delegates now at 22. Expats have voted for Obama by a two to one margin.

Note From Abroad: Spaniards See A Toss Up

Bryan Galvan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Bryan Galvan

MADRID -- In the wake of the "Obamania" that followed the Illinois senator through the Middle East and Europe, it's surprising that many here still se...

Woe Is Me Signals McCain

Beth Arnold | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Beth Arnold

The fact that the majority of the rest of the world shares the viewpoint that Obama is the best -- candidate for the U.S. presidency is only icing on our nation's cake.