What's it like to live in Djibouti as an expat?

'Life as a Nomad' is an occasional series that focuses on the nomadic life and where we've lived it. Read the whole 'Life ... or American military. The French colonized Djibouti so there is a lot of French expats working over there as well with their families, or foreigners volunteering to help in this part of Africa. read more

And when you find yourself not only prepared for this type of driving but performing it, you have spent many years as an expat in Djibouti. 3. Normalizing the Exotic Camel trains causing a traffic jam, hiking down into live volcanoes, a dip in Lac Assal at the lowest point in Africa, and the Grand Bara, one of the flattest desert expanses on earth all become places of which you hold family memories, inside jokes. read more