Interview on expat.com

Last month I had an interview published on the website Expat.com (formerly known as expat-blog.com). 

Entitled Reunion Island: Love at first sight I discuss my love for Reunion's lifestyle, natural landscapes, and its ethnic, cultural, and religious diversity.

So if you want to know (amongst other things) what brought me to Reunion Island, a useful tip for soon-to-be expatriates on the island, and how easy it is for an expat to live here, read the interview here!

Plaine des Sables

At Grand-Etang 

In Saint-Pierre town centre

See also:

• Reunion Island Jobs & Housing
• From London ... to Seoul via Reunion Island (a May 2011 interview with Blogexpat.com when I was living in South Korea)

Reunion Island Jobs & Housing

Tip of the month - if you're an expat and you blog, or you're just a reader of expat blogs, you've probably come across Expat blog before. A web portal launched in 2005 by and for expatriates, its ambition is to help people living or willing to live abroad, wherever they are from or would like to go.

There are others in the field, but Expat blog is one of the most active online expat communities, with 420 000 members from 206 countries and 400 big cities. It has various tools to help expats and potential expats: discussion forums, an expat blogs directory, guides, photo albums, a business directory and classifieds.

Why am I telling you all this? Well to meet the demands of expatriates and soon-to-be expatriates in Reunion Island, Expat blog has launched two new dedicated spaces: a jobs section and a housing section. As the name says they are aimed at helping people in their search for work and/or accommodation, which as we all know are two essential steps when expatriating.

Jobs section - the idea is to get access to job opportunities in Reunion Island, wherever you are. You can access job offers, per job category and job contract. You can also create your CV and contact potential employers.

Housing - The Reunion Housing section enables you to look for or to offer accommodation: rental, sale, flat share…it’s up to you! You can also see pictures of the accommodation and get in touch with the person via Expat blog.

P.S. If you'd like to know more about Julien, the founder of Expat Blog, here's an interview with him at international man.com.