Study finds – no surprise – that those who have gone abroad, or interacted with immigrant populations, or who speak a 2nd language are more favorable towards immigration and immigrants.
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The 10 safest countries in which to be a “digital nomad”
10 countries are rated as “safest countries” in which to be a temporary “digital nomad” remote international worker.
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A surprising reason to develop global skills: Because your US workforce is global
Immigrants play an increasingly large role in the U.S.-based workforce and in many industries, such as tech, may make up half or more of the team members. Effective team leaders need to have a global perspective and global skills to make the best of these teams.
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New Zealand wants wealthy tourists, to discourage budget travelers
New Zealand continues to promote access to NZ for wealthy travelers and to actively discourage travel by the less wealthy.
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The Law of Jante
There is a claim that these rules, now taught in schools, lead to the “high happiness scores” given to Scandinavian countries. But the scoring system is 100% bogus and does not measure anyone’s happiness.
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Surprise – we just did a trip to Europe
A big surprise – we just snuck in a two-week trip to the Netherlands – we finally traveled internationally.
This post describes the planning process, and some crazy stuff that happened before and after the trip.
Continue readingIs international experience important for everyone?
Depending on the nature of your business and your role in the business, global thinking may be important – or not. A strictly local retail, product or service business may have little need for global skills and thinking. Yet a company developing software or products that may be used globally, or sourced from outside the country, may have a much larger need for global skills. Global skills appear to also enhance one’s ability to both see and seek out “big opportunities”.
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Complete list of countries offering investment visas
Go here. On the right-hand side of the page are countries listed, by name. Click on any country to see the summary of options for residency via investment, or in…
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U.S. ranks extremely poorly in foreign language instruction in public schools
Just 20% of U.S. K-12 students will study a foreign language, typically Spanish, and starting around age 15-16. In Europe, 91% of students will study a 2nd language, starting at age 6 to 8.
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Being “International” helpful to Youtube channel success?
I noticed one of the Youtubers I follow had an unexpected international background. I began looking at other Youtubers I follow and near 100% of have extensive international experience. As I have observed, international skills are a defining characteristic of those who achieve success in today’s world, and this is nearly a requirement for professional class workers.
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