Why did I pack THAT?

Packing for an overseas relocation When researching this article, I received some excellent and amusing comments on Twitter and Facebook about items that really should not have been

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Expat health concerns

Looking after your health overseas When relocating overseas, you need to ascertain what potential health problems may apply to you. If you have an existing condition that requires

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Raising global nomads

Victoria Beckham I was panting away on an exercise bike the other day reading an article in Glamour with Victoria Beckham . No, I don’t mean Vicky was

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Step out of your comfort zone

What is your comfort zone? Your comfort zone refers to the set of environments, boundaries and behaviours with which you are comfortable, without creating a sense of risk.

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Ponderings on change

Quotes on change Embrace change – and conflict is part of it! This quote was displayed at my daughter’s school and I like it. Well, none of us

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Holidays and teen turmoil

The expat teen Being a teen can be hard. Being an expat teen can be harder. Despite the perception of friends ‘back home’ that life in the vast

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Three main relocation worries

Expat anxieties Although you may worry about many things before moving overseas with your children, three topics are mentioned far more than any others as being the biggest

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Learning resilience from my expat American toddler: Part 2

How an expat child deals with transition In Part 1 of Learning resilience from my expat toddler, I talked about the difficult transition my daughter had when we

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Learning resilience from my expat American toddler: Part 1

How an expat child deals with transition To say my two-and-a-half year old daughter’s transition from Los Angeles to Belgrade was difficult would be an understatement. I have

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How to make friends

On friends and friendship as an expat Friendship is incredibly important. Especially for an expat who has to make new friends quickly or suffer a lonely and dispiriting

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