<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:18:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/living-abroad/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How to detect a bogus teaching job in Thailand ]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I say bogus I don't mean that the job isn't real, I mean that it is a revolving door of a job that is kept open not to benefit students or teachers, but in order to secure government grants to hold]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@jack.russelle/how-to-detect-a-bogus-teaching-job-in-thailand</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@jack.russelle/how-to-detect-a-bogus-teaching-job-in-thailand</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jack.russelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 02:07:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZKAJMjFvQunNMq1WJrVR83eUK2AaHpzUBpNB3YQjWsxAEwsV3xpeaogWdxZyMDJbQ6TLpro3zNotGpEwk9Zexj5v92PSvqC8KtxYdkk1QGxtvrVoTTZXkVdx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living in a country that doesn't match your passport, final edition:  Downsides ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was about 6 years ago when I decided at the encouragement of a friend to go over to Thailand and live / possibly work for a year when I was not very happy with my employment opportunities after graduating]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@jack.russelle/living-in-a-country-that-doesnt-match-your-passport-final-edition-downsides</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@jack.russelle/living-in-a-country-that-doesnt-match-your-passport-final-edition-downsides</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jack.russelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 06:04:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVv5zy3dn1qQPoyRgYwfdJg3yWtjdomgm7v7vtjaeRuDfQAwtTT4zyVm2QdsSLS3dCUF6gXch7YAc3v4k2bdMRJiJZ2mPYh3qjczPcjZiHA96aqdpjqqcBhKY2F3hmAhWLwtz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living in a country that doesn't match your passport:  Part 1, the benefits ]]></title><description><![CDATA[What started out as a prolonged vacation has turned into a multi-year existence in a place that while I did enjoy visiting it, I never really thought that I would or COULD end up living here. 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Now I know there are different kinds of toilets around the world but for the most part they involve the same general aspects. I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@jack.russelle/cute-instructions-on-how-to-use-the-toilet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@jack.russelle/cute-instructions-on-how-to-use-the-toilet</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jack.russelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2020 11:40:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao2EbuHAFTX1CNWMbam25xJGPs4sKmLS6XL7jifmL5EtgddqcvcHVnSJpx8R45u6vz9vPpZBwvemakBvDhMeVg5D575zQB2HhJNUosmMeBmYwoCSsKteayrnsouu6erkZDtLMVVMQRoFm2s6uXKGdNCKpTsmiE7RF2Knbdp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I moved to the US from India. Is life really better in the US?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I left India because India didn’t need me. I grew up in India with a certain standard of living. To maintain that standard of living, I had no choice but to be the best. Being myself was not enough. If]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/moving/@divyanthj/why-i-moved-to-the-us-from-india-is-life-really-better-in-the-us</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/moving/@divyanthj/why-i-moved-to-the-us-from-india-is-life-really-better-in-the-us</guid><category><![CDATA[moving]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[divyanthj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:36:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZVVKmXhtvgKqwbwBkEW2Zw4TQ1mz82yZD6WB7Etah1aHooPc3FGKLvoXAo246XB4sNNqc4KBmV9Cjd39Ss1hHdynbTaenqX8NyVPhUEAWy5TEnqkfXA8N6aHbQFjhonTQMXFa1CKetB7XCZCHDzUuGoms4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Skinny on Belize: The Rose Colored Glasses Effect.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over my 26 years here in Belize, and a few years in Mexico, I have met many first time visitors who enjoy the weather, people, and energy so much that they decide, "We're going to move here!"]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/expats/@barefootskinny/the-skinny-on-belize-the-rose-colored-glasses-effect</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/expats/@barefootskinny/the-skinny-on-belize-the-rose-colored-glasses-effect</guid><category><![CDATA[expats]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[barefootskinny]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2017 22:23:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYrYLg51nvqnVC1FL6aJGVy6fUJZ7xqPwuv35hbxM9TutFJoMGYt6C7KZZ9uUZFMJiPeSUyywc2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where the Hell Did I Come From?]]></title><description><![CDATA[source So, ask yourself: "How the hell did I get to where I am today?" 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