Repatriating is going home? So, you’re going home! After so many years abroad, you’re finally returning home. Congratulations! Wait, home?? What is this ‘home’? What are the challenges
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Moving back home to Australia?
Preparing to move back to Australia Are you thinking of moving back to Australia? You may have been born and raised there but if you’ve lived abroad for
Homesick expatriates
Homesickness and how to cope with it What is homesickness? Experiencing a longing for one’s home during a period of absence from it. Judging by the number of
Expat culture shock
Culture shock and reverse culture shock If you’ve never experienced culture shock, try imagining that you are Alice in Lewis Carroll’s books, ”Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and ”Through
Planning to move back home
Plan to repatriate Moving back to your home country isn’t as easy as you’d expect. People have repeatedly told me that repatriation shock, or reverse culture shock, is
Goodbye is just as important as hello
The importance of goodbyes When you move overseas an important part of your journey is going to be the “goodbye”. How do you say goodbye in the right way?
Surviving summer and the expat exodus
How to enjoy being ‘home’ without going ‘home’ Summer, the time of the year where the biggest event in the expat community takes place: the Expat Exodus. What
The pregnant expat
Pregnancy and childbirth in the US “You’ve been trying for four months already? I think you should see a fertility doctor!” We heard these words from my OB/GYN
Finding your community overseas
Expats or locals? When you live abroad an important element of your life is your social circle. Here are some of the advantages and drawbacks between being part of
Why I am scared to go back to America
Living the overseas dream By Jillian Rogers I admit it. I really wasn’t all that afraid to pack my entire life, my family’s lives, and all our memories, into
