The book:
​"Mammy? Do they eat soup in England?"

This is the very start. I'm writing a book. This will not be a how-to guide or a memoir. It will be an emotionally-led, but humorous insight, designed to explore the range of issues expats deal with, legitimising and sharing their experience.
It is being written to invoke the thought: “Hey, I feel like that too. Someone gets this.”

Are you an expat? You can help

Expat life is not easy. It takes time to discover how you fit into your new home. It takes time to find friends. In a country full of expats it’s easy to make friends, but the turnover can be high. Please share your experiences with the expat community and be part of the book. Visit our survey. Answers are being collated at the end of March 2017.

Are you a publisher?

Commercial globalisation, and the welfare of expats, is a global issue with a global interest. Please contact me for a book proposal if you feel my book would complement your portfolio of publications. 
helen@expatexplorers.org
The word expat is a contraction of expatriate, derived from the Latin expatriare (ex = out, patria = native country).

The number of expats is difficult to quantify as few countries keep statistics. The total number of migrants is estimated by the United Nations to be around 230 million. The number will continue to grow as globalisation continues. Scarce human resources and skills are redistributed based on local economic needs.

In terms of professional migration, the World Bank estimates that between 4.5 and 5.5 million Britons live abroad, which is around 7-8% of the UK population. Nearly 1% of Americans live aboard, 3% of Spaniards and more than 2% of Australians.
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49% of expats and 84% of trailing spouses are women. (Source: InterNations)

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