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Stories from those who have made a foreign land their long-term home.

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Image of a mown corn field

Image of a mown corn field

Rural thoughts

Why the Countryside Isn’t as Liberating as We Think

Open spaces can be…

Matthew Clapham in The Peregrine Journal

A busy street market selling local fruit and vegetables in Spain

A busy street market selling local fruit and vegetables in Spain

FOOD FIGHTS?

The Benefits of Moving to the Vegetable Garden of Europe

Matthew Clapham in The Peregrine Journal

A view of the city of Benidorm, Spain, highlighting the contrast between its high-rise architecture and the surrounding countryside

A view of the city of Benidorm, Spain, highlighting the contrast between its high-rise architecture and the surrounding countryside

SOCIETY

Homes, High-rises, Housing and Habitability

Different expectations of living…

Timos Stratis in The Peregrine Journal

The Reason We Return Home and How It Feels After Years Abroad

The bittersweet pull of our native…

Matthew Clapham in The Peregrine Journal

A photo of a mural depicting the camaraderie of the local shipyard workers, taken in Fene, Galicia

A photo of a mural depicting the camaraderie of the local shipyard workers, taken in Fene, Galicia

AUTRE PAYS, AUTRES MŒURS

“They Do Things Differently There” — A Tale of Two Shipbuilders

Philip Ogley in The Peregrine Journal

An oil canvas of a woman writing a letter

An oil canvas of a woman writing a letter

Lost Arts

The Dead Art of Letter Writing

When was the last time you wrote a letter?

Philip Ogley in The Peregrine Journal

An image of a small island

An image of a small island

Living Abroad

Is Twelve Years Long Enough To Call Somewhere Home

Or is ‘home’ always…

Timos Stratis in The Peregrine Journal

Why Moving From My Home Country Was My Best Decision

And maybe you should too

Matthew Clapham in The Peregrine Journal

Fingerprints, Mugshots and Freedom

How I learned to love unfamiliar ID cards

Matthew Clapham in The Peregrine Journal

A person draped in a red and white flag observes a group of demonstrators in a city square, from a distance. The demonstrators are out of focus — only the observer, viewed from behind, is sharply focused.

A person draped in a red and white flag observes a group of demonstrators in a city square, from a distance. The demonstrators are out of focus — only the observer, viewed from behind, is sharply focused.

POLITICS

Lose a Vote, Gain a Vote

Reflections on the political rights and feelings of a…