Keep your pet safe during relocation

Keep your pet safe on packing day Keep your pet safe and secure during the key points of your overseas relocation to smooth the transition for all of

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Ten things every new expat needs

What does a new expat need? Moving abroad is a stressful experience and acclimatising to a new culture can take some time. Your first few days in a

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Help your expat child to be happy

Not all expat kids are happy Previously, we looked at how to recognise that your child is unhappy. After identifying that your child is unhappy in their new

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An unhappy expat child

“I am an expat child and I don’t like it” This Google search term led a young reader to ‘Expat Child’, which was a shock, and gave rise

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Quotes on homesickness and friendship

Friendship quotes Some weekend inspiration for you if you’re feeling a little homesick or are missing your friends and family for whatever reason: Nothing makes the earth seem

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Five quotes on resilience

Inspiration and reassurance on resilience and coping with change The quote that resonates most with me is the one I’ve placed in the image below… One of my

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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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