What is an Expat?

So, you've probably heard me say the word 'expat' quite a bit by this point, and you're probably wondering "What the heck is an expat?!"

Here's how the Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the word as:

an expatriate person

Wait, what does expatriate mean?

to leave one's native country to live elsewhere

In non-dictionary lingo, it means that you go to live in another country. Now, while Mexico and Canada are different countries than that of the United States, we're just going to say that they're a continental expat and leave it at that. The same goes for European expats that move throughout Europe. 

I, personally, am a trans-continental expat (One that moves overseas.). I am also a TCK, or Third Culture Kid. This means that I moved to another country at a young age and stayed there for a good amount of time during my developing years. (There will be more on TCKs later)


Expats, no matter what age, tend to have a different view on life and the world after they return to their passport culture. This is mostly because of being immersed in a different culture as well as all of the traveling they have had done.

That's it for right now. More on expats and how they live is to come.

Cheers, DFTBA, and Good Night.
 Anna Grace