Where is home?

A tricky question Along with “where do you come from?” and “what do you do?”, the “where is home?” question is always a tricky one to answer when

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Moving overseas: packing

Packing for your move abroad In my first two posts in this series I gave you advice on how to cope emotionally with moving overseas, and things to

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Moving overseas: researching your new post

Researching your new post In my first post in this series, I gave you some advice on how to cope emotionally with moving and living overseas. In this

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Moving overseas: some advice

Moving internationally: some advice Several people have asked me to write a post on moving internationally. Now that things are starting to calm down after my move from

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Local schooling overseas

Education and language immersion In July 2007 Kate moved to Switzerland with her husband and two boys who were eight and six at the time. She documented their

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Local school for language excellence

Benefits of educating children in a local school Are you considering putting your child into a local school, where the teaching is conducted in a different language? If

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Jet lag in older children

How to help jet-lagged kids This previous post explains how jet lag affects our bodies. Don’t forget to look after yourself so you’re able to care for your

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Jet lag in babies and toddlers

Jet lag in babies This post explains how jet lag affects our bodies. Don’t forget to look after yourself so you’re able to care for your little one

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Jet lag: what is it?

All about jet lag AKA How to deal with children with jet lag when you’re feeling dreadful yourself… Long journeys can be exhausting. Long journeys with children are

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Expat interview with Carole

A British expat in Germany I was invited to be interviewed for ExpatsBlog.com. A very long time ago, now! Here are my late-night answers after a rather hectic

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