Loneliness can feel even more pronounced as we age. Children leave the nest, friends move on to other jobs and locales, and the people we love pass away. Luckily, technology can help us connect with each other through these periods of vulnerability. That’s precisely what Panion helps individuals all over the world do.

Making friends while living abroad is no easy task. Between language and culture barriers, it might seem easier to simply stick to your own kind — but that’s no way to travel! In order to make the most of your time away from home, follow these few simple rules to open yourself up, make friends, and build connections...

The first time I met Michaela, she told me she loved to speak Spanish and had been learning it since she was a child. As a lover of languages myself, I instantly felt close to her and wanted to get to know her better. Michaela and I would laugh together as we exchanged untranslatable words and expressions, like slang...

Becoming Facebook friends is as simple as accepting a virtual request, those friendships might never involve engaging in actual conversation, which makes me wonder if those friendships actually ever existed at all. Trusila explores what it takes to be actual friends in the age of social media and tries to understand...

What do you do when you move to a new location and not actively looking for friends but you still crave connection? Drew Teller explores how he navigated moving to a new country and the two main practices that kept him going and that eventually led to meeting many new people.

Understanding loneliness across the continents is helpful in improving the way we connect with people from other cultures. Loneliness may be an epidemic but there is more to how we got here and how we can remedy the situation. We take a look at how Africa views loneliness and explore some of the myths involved.