search#1sa1c Pussy 1 a way to operate unlimited by the options around us. With recent advances in virtual technologies like mobile devices and the social web, we have tools at our disposal to help us live a globally unbounded life.

Now we don’t have to be a tech expert or social media guru to build a micro-yet-global base of operations with a professional web platform and virtual network for continuing education, professional development, and a close-knit but world-flung set of friends. We can be digital world citizens and achieve a cutting-edge state of being – that is, what I call ‘psychic location independence’.

I coined the concept of a global niche – defined as a ‘psychic solution to your global identity crisis’-- at expat+HAREM, the online community of global citizens, identity adventurers and intentional travelers I founded in 2009. The group blog was inspired by the global community that gathered around Tales from the Expat Harem, an anthology by foreign women about their lives in modern Turkey that I co-edited in 2005 with fellow Istanbul resident Jennifer Gokmen.

Expatharem.com was also informed by the idea of an ‘expat harem’ itself, where all the writers in the book and the readers drawn to them are cultural peers in a virtual realm. 

Along with my partner Tara Agacayak, a creative enterprise consultant from Silicon Valley in America who’s spent the past 10 years in Turkey, this fall I launched a new work-life initiative at GlobalNiche.net.

In this hands-on venture we'll be practicing creative self enterprise for the global soul, based on the philosophies evolved from 175 incisive neoculture discussions and 2,800 comments at the expat+HAREM site.

Besides the expat+HAREM revelations, we’re also applying life-work innovations Tara and I have been exploring in the past few years in our professional communities of creative entrepreneurs and social media proponents. Combining our expat and entrepreneurship experiences has led us to the conclusion that networked reality is the most important independent survival skill of international people.

If you are interested to receive email about the life-work journeys of mobile progressives and cultural creatives in situation mismatches, please sign up at GlobalNiche.net. Thank you!"

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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Missed Some Great Expat Links on Twitter? (October 4 edition)

Hi Everyone, I hope your weekend was fantastic! Here are some expat links I have tweeted recently, that might interest you...

Clearing Up Common Myths About What It Means to Be Bilingual
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New Site For Expats (And Others) Who Love To Travel!
Trippy: It Lets Your Friends Help You Plan Your Trips.
Watch the Video to Understand How Cool This New Site Will Be.
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Looking For A Job? Think Globally: New Post and Book by Stacie Nevadomski Berdan
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Writers Abroad Radio Show 19 – Suzanne Kamata – A Prolific Expat Author in Japan
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5 Lessons Expats Can Learn From Modern Day Vikings
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Expat Spouses and Partners: Can You Help Regula With Her Masters Thesis By Completing This Survey?
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Expat Entrepreneurs Enjoying Success Overseas
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Can You Teach Cultural Intelligence Or Is It Acquired Through International Assignments (Forbes)
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My Heart Goes Out To Julie: Here Is Her Marriage Visa Disaster Story
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26 Things You Can Learn By Living Abroad For A Year
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Busting the Location Independent and Designer Lifestyle Myth
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Free Corporate VIP Passes: European Global Mobility Summit, London, 4 November
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The Beatles George Harrison Kept as Time Capsules Fully Packed Suitcases From Trips Abroad
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Response by Kirsty Rice to... "In my next life I'm coming back as an expat wife!"
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Friday, September 30, 2011

Expat Women Home Page October 2011

Hi Everyone, Please take a few minutes to read, enjoy, share and tweet about our new October home page features below. Thanks so very much – and I wish you a sensational weekend! Andrea.

Success Story
Kerry Bannigan
Co-Founder and CEO, Nolcha
Inspired by the buzz of NYC, British born Kerry Bannigan left her corporate job to establish a business in the independent fashion industry. She applied her business know-how to co-found Nolcha, a company that helps designers market and expand their brands. She also developed Nolcha Fashion Week, The Ethical Fashion Preview, and more...