Hope for the best, plan for the worst

The expat’s backup plan Hope for the best, plan for the worst and prepare to be surprised. Denis Waitley A clichĂ© that’s been used, misused and oft repeated

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Be prepared for emergencies

What to do as soon as you arrive in a new country As an expat arriving in a new country there are so many new things to learn

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How to prepare your child to handle an emergency

Be prepared for emergencies The very idea of your child being forced to deal with a scary and strenuous emergency situation is probably downright repellent, but as a

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Emergency evacuation after a disaster

After the Islamabad Marriott Hotel bombing 2008 Continuing the story from the previous post… Emergency evacuation So within moments of hearing the noise of the bomb blast, then

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Coping with a disaster while living overseas

Islamabad 2008 “That was a bomb. A big one” It was a sound I will never forget. At the time, I didn’t know what it was – a

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How to cope when things go wrong

Be prepared for major emergencies Expatriates generally have a lot of support in their host country, you may not be aware of it but it will be there.

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Keeping track of third culture kids: part 2

While her brothers ‘just’ went AWOL and were soon found again, third culture kid Clara had more dramatic incidents to worry her family about! Emergency overseas Anyway, the

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Keeping track of third culture kids: part 1

Wandering nomads It’s never easy letting go of your children, whatever their age and wherever you live. But when they are still teenagers or young adults and you

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Why an expat has to find a new family

Friends are your new family Life as an expat? Is it for you? Does your family understand and realise how much you need them? Where do you call

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Planning for emergencies ‘back home’

Expats and elderly parents In which I have a scary couple of days When I wrote about keeping in touch with your family and friends overseas, I mentioned

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