Herewith the latest AfriForum Worldwide Spotlight. This newsletter contains news pertinent to South Africans living abroad, but also interesting inserts from people living all over the globe. Feel free to forward this newsletter. Anybody can sign up for free.
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Focus on expat depression
The importance of sound mental health is a topic that has become increasingly relevant, and deservedly so. Although there are still stigmas surrounding conditions such as depression and anxiety and its treatment, there seems to be a better understanding about the condition and an increase in people’s willingness to talk about it.
How emigration to England has taught us a more sustainable lifestyle
In just a few months we went from two cars, a flat with built-in cupboards and shelves full of clothes, a kitchen with eight of everything and every appliance you could dream of; to three suitcases and a 70 m² one-bedroom apartment in London – the beginning of our sustainable living adventure!
Culture etiquette you need to be aware of when travelling
Whether you are travelling for holiday or business, it is always good to know and understand the culture etiquette of other countries. How else will you know when visiting Sub-Saharan Africa that someone is greeting you when they spit in front of you? Or that you should never show the soles of your shoes in Arabic countries?
