Cyber Life Podcast Ep. 30 - Living Abroad Part 2 with Hugh Shepherd

In Part 2 of living abroad in cybersecurity, Hugh returns to share some of the resources he used to learn about the culture and requirements for other countries and where he thinks you can potentially find jobs. The resource links are below in the description, along with Part 1 with Hugh.

Listen to Part 1 here:

https://redcircle.com/shows/707eef5d-612a-45d0-b073-06b6166f7b5e/episodes/c073e1de-905d-4d13-9884-fae68e0afae5

Research Country:

US State Department

https://www.state.gov/

US State Department – International Travel

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel.html

US Embassy and/or Consulates in Country

Do a Google search for your desired country. For example: “US embassy Thailand”

The URL for US embassies will look similar to the examples below

Thailand: https://th.usembassy.gov/

Nepal: https://np.usembassy.gov/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

https://www.cdc.gov/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Traveler’s Health

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/

Lonely Planet

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/

Visa and Work Policies:

Official website of country (this can be tricky….Whois lookup)

Do a Google search for your desired country. For example: “official Vietnam visa website”

Also suggest using a Whois Lookup to verify:

https://www.whois.com/whois/

US Embassy / State Department

Do a Google search for your desired country. For example: “US embassy Thailand”

Also, see links in ‘Research Country’ section above

Finding overseas work opportunities:

Websites:

Devex

https://www.devex.com/

DevNetJobs

https://www.devnetjobs.org/

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

https://www.ieee.org/

VirtualVocations.com

https://www.virtualvocations.com/

Flexjobs

https://www.flexjobs.com/

Upwork

https://www.upwork.com/

Fiver

https://www.fiverr.com/

Industries / Sectors / Roles

Hospitality sector

Hotels

Cruise ships

Freelance

Entrepreneurship

Digital Nomad

Volunteering

Remote Help Desk

Staying connected:

Local groups

Worker communities

Internations.org

https://www.internations.org/

Expat.com

https://www.expat.com/

Training:

• Scholarships and online programs

• Local training events (prices may be cheaper)

• Consider reskilling / upskilling

• Online training platforms/free resources

Other useful resources/tips:

• Learn the language….or, use a translator tool like…

• Google Translate

https://translate.google.com/ (*App for phone also available and is more useful)

• Lonely Planet Language books are also useful and come in pocket size versions

• Time and Date - World Clock Meeting Planner (*This tool is invaluable when living and working abroad)

ohttps://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html

• Xe Currency Converter

https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/ (*App for phone also available and is more useful)

• Virtual Private Network (VPN)

• WhatsApp / Viber / Vonage / Skype

• Dual SIM phone

• Microsoft Teams / Google Workspace

• Travel around the country/region to learn and experience new things

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