
Emily James
@Emily James
English and Saint Lucian expat in Sri Lanka
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Contacts
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About me
English and Saint Lucian
Lives in Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka
Speaks English and a little Bahasa
Registration: 11 June 2023
About
About to embark on a new adventure in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Occupation
I am Academic Coordinator - Adults for British Council
My expat journey























Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka
Working for the British Council
Education
I am excited to be back in a city and a coastal one at that. It seems vibrant and progressive but I will update on that after I have been here a while.

Siem Reap, Cambodia
New here so just looking to discover as much as possible.
Teacher Trainer
Peaceful but has lively areas when you need a little noise in your life.
Can't say yet

Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
Professional and education development
Academic Production Manager
People, opportunities, variety of activities and locations
Colourism

Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
Working for the British Council
Teacher Trainer
The people, coastal life, energy, convenience, vibrant yet peaceful
Rising accommodation prices

Muscat, Mu岣┠乫az抬at Masqa牛, Oman
Evacuation placement
Training
You can feel the culture in the historical and modern elements and infrastructure of the country
Has a very calm vibe
I need to go back

Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Working with the British Council, USAID, DfiD, VSO, AusAID
Educational development
Vibrant, diverse, great lifestyle, lots of opportunity and the people are easy to get to know and understand.
Growing crime rate

Tokyo, T艒ky艒, Japan
Cultural immersion
teaching
modern accessible city in more ways than one could even imagine
Expensive

Cairo, Mu岣┠乫az抬at al Q膩hirah, Egypt
Working for the British Council
Teaching
Functioning chaos.
Overcrowded

Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
Life after the Tsunami
Teaching
People, landscape, quality of life
Natural disaster aftermath

Alaska, USA
Cruising
Croupier
Stunning
Cold

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
cruising
croupier
progressive
cold

Guatemala, Guatemala
cruising
croupier
vibrant and lots of cheap knock-offs
you can get hounded a bit

Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
cruising
croupier
It is a party
Confined to certain parts of the country and sometimes city for safety reasons

Caracas, Capital, Venezuela
cruising
croupier
fun
too short

Cartagena, Bol铆var, Colombia
cruising
croupier
Port
too short

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Bacvkpacking
EPA
Outdoor lifestyle is unavoidable and it is just as easy to walk around the city as to get transport
Too far for many people to come and visit

Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Backpacking
Farming
Everything
One of the most stunning places I have ever lived
Time was too short

Pala铆kythro, Lefkosia, Cyprus
Working holiday
tourism
Friendly people
Time was too short

New York, USA
All about the family
just living life
City where you can find almost anything
Can be a bit unfriendly at times

Clans, Provence-Alpes-C么te d'Azur, France
Summer job
Tourism
Great beaches, with active promenade life
Drunk tourists

Castries Quarter, Saint Lucia
First visit to the island of my roots.
Living life
It is my second home
The people are funny, friendly and free-minded
Food is amazing
Lots of things to do
Great access to other island
Carnival season is a celebration of joy
Developed yet natural
That I don't live there

Luton, England, England
Home
Varied
Family and friends
Weather
Activity
Resident expats in SR by markarmstrong75
Hello AllAre the expats in SR a little weird? I have experienced another forum and mostly the old hands seemed to be both possessive and very precious about their little website.Mark
HiyaArrived here in October 2023. Hoping there are some social events to make a few friends here.Thanks in advanceEmily Read More
Siem Reap Expats - who want to meet up? by Vincent Le
Hello, I am staying siem riep already. Who want to contact me?
HiyaArrived here in October 2023. Hoping there are some social events to make a few friends here.Thanks in advanceEmily Read More
looking for new friends in Siem Reap by TessaSi
Hello! My name is Tessa, 22 from South Korea. Currently I live in siem reap for work and it's been a month. I would like to meet people and make friends in Siem Reap. Let me know if you are interested in. Thanks!
HiyaArrived here in October 2023. Hoping there are some social events to make a few friends here.Thanks in advanceEmily Read More
I am looking for new friends in Siem Reap by Simichou71
Hello everyone, First thank you for all the information on this site, I got my EG visa very easily and I have now an apartment in Siem Reap. I would be interested in making new friends and go out for a drink. I speak English but also French my ...
Hi allI arrived in October 2023. Are there any social events for newbies living in Siem Reap? Read More