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In How to Live, Work and Thrive Abroad, Mbeke Waseme shares what it's been like for her to move from the United Kingdom to Ghana, Malaysia, Cameroon, Jamaica and Dubai. Her chapters are packed with practical advice on what to look out for when working and living abroad for a season. From packing and coping with saying goodbyes to navigating transport options and cultural and dietary differences, you'll be prepared for anything. Far from being just a list of 'what to pack', Mbeki's wise and witty writing ensures the book is also entertaining and helpful. She uses examples of her escapades and…mehr

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In How to Live, Work and Thrive Abroad, Mbeke Waseme shares what it's been like for her to move from the United Kingdom to Ghana, Malaysia, Cameroon, Jamaica and Dubai. Her chapters are packed with practical advice on what to look out for when working and living abroad for a season. From packing and coping with saying goodbyes to navigating transport options and cultural and dietary differences, you'll be prepared for anything. Far from being just a list of 'what to pack', Mbeki's wise and witty writing ensures the book is also entertaining and helpful. She uses examples of her escapades and experiences, such as dealing with difficult landlords and taxi drivers, so that the uninitiated traveller knows what to look out for. Travelling is in Mbeke's bones. Local travel. National travel. International travel. So don't be surprised to 'feel' her light up on the page as she shares her travel stories, lessons and reflections. Mbeke is an educator and categorically states that her greatest education has come from her travels - from the places, people, food, customs and traditions that she has experienced first-hand. Join her as she imparts these valuable lessons to help you live, work and thrive on your own journey.
Autorenporträt
Mbeke Waseme is writer. She is a mother, grandmother, educational consultant coach and public speaker who has authored two books: Exploring All of Me (1987) and then it was 2020 (2020), which are both poetry anthologies. Mbeke has enjoyed writing since she was in secondary (high) school where she began writing poems and short stories. Writing came with ease and she often read stories, articles and poems where she thought, I could write that!. At 11 years old, she won second place in the then, Black Penmanship Award, with her poem' What does being black mean to me'. As an adult, she has continued to write. She is a contributor to This is Us: Black, British, and Female(2019), Trusted Black Girl: Challenging perceptions and maximizing the potential of black women in the UK workplace, edited by Roianne Nedd (2018) and her work will appear in the 2022 publication of stories of black women and the menopause.Her short stories and poems have been published by Fifth Estate, Dovetails, Pure Slush, Home, The Writers Café and Flexible publishers. Shealso has essays and academic articles published in Pambazuka, 72M and Anastamos. She is an experienced photographer, who has had work featured alongside her articles in the African Business and Culture Magazine, The Alarm Magazine, Diversity Business Promotes, Turning PointMagazine, and Black Ballad. In 2021, Mbeke released the first recordings of her poems, We Women Who Travel and Hold Me with Xolo Spkg's The Unravelling Soul - Part 1 (2021). Connect with the authorLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbekewaseme/Instagram: mbekewinternationalTwitter: mbeke_waseme