Day: December 24, 2006
Living and Working Abroad: It can be the Most Positive Time of Your Life
“What’s the most positive thing you can say about living abroad?” Just for fun I sent out an e-mail posing that query to expats...
“Accompanying Spouse” Shock
There are emotional forms of culture shock which know no boundaries, can occur anywhere in the world, and seem to cut across nationalities, writes...
“Expat Life” Culture Shock
The lifestyle, insularity, and unofficial class system of expat living can cause a unique and unexpected culture shock at first, writes Robin Pascoe. They...
Women and Money
The subject of money ranks almost at the top of the list of emotionally charged issues that plague women their entire lives. It’s also...
Managing the Family Finances While on Assignment
Open any expatriate publication or click on one of the veritable ton of web sites devoted to those who live and work overseas and...
The Complexities of Moving a Marriage
Any expat couple who has watched their life’s treasures being wrapped and double wrapped for protection during a relocation would do well to stop...
So You Want to Live Abroad?
Nothing sounds more exotic and glamorous than packing it all in and moving to another country. For the British, history has demonstrated that expatriation...
Getting ready to visit Mexico City!
I’m getting ready to travel to Mexico City at the end of this month. I’ve never been to Mexico before, and indeed this will...
Still Recovering From My London Speaking Tour
I’ve been back from my London ‘launch tour’ for Raising Global Nomads a week now and I’m still trying to re-activate my brain. I...
Repatriation Project
I get a lot of requests for help from researchers doing work in areas of expatriate life, including repatriation which was the subject of...