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Expat appreciation moment or five things I love about living in… 26 Aug 2013 | 04:01 pm
Summer has come and gone and for many expatriates in the Northern hemisphere the summer is the time of shuttling between taking a vacation, going home to see family, and/or surviving heat/rain/major e...
Expat Mothers in Transition or “Where do I go from here????” 4 Jun 2013 | 03:20 pm
In the expat world we talk a lot about transitions. Transitions from home to a foreign country, from one culture to another culture, from one school to the next, from headquarters to a country office…...
One TCK’s (Third Culture Kid) experience with friendships 29 Apr 2013 | 08:02 pm
by Joyce Yeh Today I would like to share with you an example of how challenging it can be to grow up as a Third Culture Kid (TCK). I remembered when I was 13, one day, I learned that my … Continue rea...
Grateful or in debt – what does it feel like to you? An accompanying expat spouse’s dilemma. 20 Mar 2013 | 03:44 pm
by Margarita Much has been said about the role of financial dependence in expat marriages. One spouse gets the transfer to work abroad, the other decides to follow thereby giving up his/her job and wi...
Celebrating dreams on this International Women’s Day 6 Mar 2013 | 09:28 pm
by Margarita This year the UN has designated the theme for the International Women’s Day to be “A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women”. In my honest opinion the time to...
What can comedy teach us about expatriation? 27 Feb 2013 | 09:36 pm
I’ve always found humor to be at the forefront of tools that I turn to when I don’t feel so well about my life. It helps so much, in fact, that I included it in my three strategies of managing … Conti...
Recreating is Creative Recycling: an Expat Woman Experience 31 Jan 2013 | 01:49 pm
By Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar I’ve lived in the Middle East for seven years. Along with appreciation for flexible starting times, humus with meat, and the women’s garment, the abaya, I have developed a l...
What’s good about a disappointment? 18 Jan 2013 | 06:16 pm
Les Miserables came out recently and Anne Hathaway’s rendition of the famous “I dreamed a dream” has been playing in my head ever since I saw the movie a couple of weeks ago. Of course I’ve been singi...
Are two heads from different cultures better than two heads from one culture? 19 Nov 2012 | 07:39 pm
When I arrived to Spain I didn’t really know or plan which way my coaching business would go. I knew that my international clients would keep finding me through internet, but I wasn’t sure what direct...
How to take charge of your negative thoughts during expatriation 16 Oct 2012 | 01:46 pm
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when someone suggests something new? Like a new travel destination for the weekend, or a new restaurant for dinner, or a new activity to attend, or a ne...
