Expat Sandwich: Resources for Living Abroad

LEARNING LANGUAGES

FRENCH
Alliance Francaise USA
Rocket French
FrenchPod101

GERMAN
Germanpod101.com
Rocket Spanish

SPANISH
Spanishpod101.com
Rocket Spanish

RUSSIAN
Rocket Russian
Russianpod101.com

BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY EXPATS

Barbarian Days by William Finnegan
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
The Book by Alan Watts
A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
The Bone People: A Novel by Keri Hulme

PASSPORT (GENERAL)

FASTVISA Provides visa assistance to those looking to move to the United States, or change their status.
RUSHMYPASSPORT.COM
Dual Citizenship– Helpful article regarding dual citizenship for US citizens.

EXPAT INFORMATION WEBSITES

Angloinfo Provides comprehensive, up-to-date guides, plus directories of English-speaking local businesses and services, across 30 countries, to help you find exactly what you need, whether you’re thinking about moving or need help settling in (and every stage in between).
Internations Great member networking site, surveys, and general info by country
The Local Local news by country in English, excellent source for American expats
Internationalcitizens.com Excellent for getting into the nuts and bolts of living abroad. Boots on the ground expat bloggers share advice and articles about taxes, health insurance, having a baby abroad, getting a divorce overseas, etc.
Expatistan Cost of living index by country
List of minimum annual paid leave by country