The Expats

The community of expatriates (or expats) is a fascinating one. Author Marc Rush, who spent five years teaching English in Chinese universities writes about this eclectic group of Americans and Brits who escape their native countries for the foreign experience. His book, Unsavory Characters is a fictionalized account of the expat community in China and is a fascinating look into this society. In related news, The New York Times recently wrote about a growing number of expats who were renouncing their American citizenship while living abroad.