How do you speak English so well...?

When you move abroad, it’s almost a given that people will have preconceived notions about your country, culture, language, and lifestyle.

Some of them may be annoying as they stem from common misconceptions and stereotypes.

But I think I prefer when people ask me questions even if they sometimes weird, sometimes ridiculous, sometimes 'eye roll' then not show any curiosity about your culture, country. It shows they are interested in learning more about you and where you come from.

"How do you speak English so well but you have an accent?" is one of the questions I am often asked when people find out I am from India.

Do you want to know what the other ones are?

I put together a video and blog post on the?7 questions I get asked in the US because I am Indian.?

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READ THE BLOG POST HERE

UPCOMING EVENTS WITH THE EXPAT WOMAN

June 20th, 5:30pm in San Francisco,?Connections, Conversations and Culture:?Celebrating Immigrant Heritage Month Event.

Join us for a fun and inspiring evening of networking, conversations with international women and allies from diverse professions and backgrounds too celebrate Immigrant Heritage Month on June 20th at 5:30pm at Cloudflare, SF

The event is open not just to expat women but to anyone interested in networking and meeting our speakers and guests and celebrating and learning about different cultures.

Networking

TEDstyle Talks on Adapting to the US, Culture Shock, Navigating Life Abroad as an Expat Woman. Our speakers are all founding members of The Expat Woman - Iliana Quinonez , Estefania Barsante, PCC and Munisha Mirchandani

International Refreshments

International Prizes to be Won

Free for The Expat Woman members

$25-$35 for Non-members.?GET YOUR EARLY BIRD TICKETS HERE

June 26th at 9am PST, Masterclass: Introduction to Understanding Accents with Anne Maki

Understanding accents?empowers expats and non-expats as listeners and speakers engaged in conversations around the world to better understand verbal messages of people who speak with accents that are different than their own for improved comprehension and relationship building.

Anne Maki is an American Accent Coach for Physicians and Medical Professionals and also a Founding Member of The Expat Woman.

In her Masterclass:

Participants will learn?some common accent patterns used by second language speakers of English?

How to better understand speech patterns of Native speakers of English as well as other non-native speakers.

Free for The Expat Woman members

$29 for Non-members ( includes recording)

THE EXPAT WOMAN MEMBERSHIP

The special price of?$27/month or $270 per year ( two months free)to?The Expat Woman membership?ends on June 12th at EOD.

After that the price will be $29/month or $290 per year and the doors to the membership will be closed on June 21st EOD.

So grab your spot asap or learn more about our membership at this link

THE EXPAT WOMAN?MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

This month, we want to give a shout out to Dominika Miernik , an award winning?Expat Coach originally from Poland who has been a member of The Expat Woman, since September 2020.? Read more about her here

THE EXPAT WOMAN NEW MEMBERS

A big welcome to our newest members to The Expat Woman, Lucilla Girotto, Emotional and Mental Health Certified Practitioner, expat woman in Canada and Barbora Horakova, Living Abroad Stress and Resilience Coach, expat woman in Ireland.

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Nyna

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