Tom Arms

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Tom is a journalist, having been writing and broadcasting on world affairs based in London for nearly half a century. Having both been a study abroad student and also starting his career as a foreign correspondent based in the UK, Tom is the founder of Look Ahead News.

Q+A with Tom

WHERE ARE YOU FROM IN THE USA?
Army brat but mainly from Washington DC and Eastern Shore of Maryland

WHERE ARE YOU CURRENTLY BASED? WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE?
Based in London and writing and broadcasting about world affairs

WHAT BROUGHT YOU OVERSEAS?
Love of Britain, a strong interest in world affairs and a stronger desire to communicate that interest. 

DID YOU STUDY ABROAD? 
I did my junior year abroad at the University of Newcastle-on-Tyne. This was back in 1969 when I took a leave of absence from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa.

ANY WORDS OF WISDOM FOR FUTURE YOUNG AMERICANS AS A MORE EXPERIENCED EXPAT (TO ENCOURAGE MORE TO GAIN WORK AND EDUCATION EXPERIENCE ABROAD)?
If you are only abroad for a limited time, enjoy it. See as much as you can. Remember also that every citizen of every country is an ambassador for that country,  and that other people judge entire populations on the people they meet. Act accordingly. Finally, learn, learn, learn and then communicate, communicate, communicate.  Don’t be frightened to speak when you return to America. You are now better informed about the world  than 80 percent of your countrymen. 

VISIT LOOK AHEAD NEWS, WHERE YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR HIS FREE FOREIGN AFFAIRS NEWSLETTER AND PODCAST:
​www.lookaheadnews.com
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