San Miguel de Allende, an Expat Mecca

The search for an expat life will take many people to world-famous San Miquel de Allende, Mexico. The spiritual center of Mexico and a UNESCO World Heritage city where thousands pilgrimage for Holy Week, San Miguel (SMA) is an expat’s mecca, complete with vortexes,...

At Home Abroad: Today’s Expats Tell Their Stories

Word Metro Press (our company) has published At Home Abroad: Today’s Expats Tell Their Stories, a collection of insightful expat stories from 31 authors who represent people living abroad. As you know, millions worldwide are already part of the expat phenomenon...

Mass Emigration from the U.S.?

What’s going on? Are we witnessing mass emigration from the U.S.? What’s the deal with the never-ending get-away articles with tantalizing headlines like, “Best Place to Move Abroad,” “Retire Overseas at Half the Price,” “Top 10 Places to Live,” and “Most Livable...

Who is an Expat?

At Home Abroad: Expat Expressions   Is there such a thing as an Expatriate or Expat in 2014?  Or are these words lost to the 20th century? Why are we examining these questions? Because a growing number of people are now living or planning to live abroad, and...