My top tips for relocating overseas with children

Moving abroad with kids First published: Nov 2019Updated: Dec 2023 I was at a bit of a loss with what to write this month. I had planned a

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Expat guilt

Originally published 9th November 2016Updated 23rd August 2021 Are you suffering from expat guilt? Guilt: ‘a feeling of having committed a wrong or failed in an obligation’ Expat-guilt:

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Shaking off the ‘Expat Blues’

Feeling a bit ‘flat’ after the holiday season? We ALL feel like this after the excitement of the Holiday Season, regardless of our location: living abroad or not.

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Have a Happy Expat Christmas!

Is this your first Christmas abroad? First Christmas overseas? It’s less than a month to go before Christmas. Depending upon where you are in the world the Christmas

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Expat homesickness

How to cope with feeling homesick as an expat Moving to another country can be an incredibly rich experience, offering opportunities to immerse yourself in a different culture,

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Making your life your own as the expat partner

Why being proactive is important for the accompanying expat partner Are you an accompanying expat partner or trailing spouse? Or will you be, because you are about to

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Life as an introverted expat

Surviving expat life when you’re an introvert “Introvert: a shy person; a person characterised by concern primarily with his or her own thoughts and feelings” I wonder how

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Expat ‘failure’ – what to do if expat life doesn’t work out for you

When expat life doesn’t work out Despite our best intentions, relocations don’t always work out the way we hope and expect. For a whole host of reasons, the

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Adjusting to expat life as an accompanying expat partner

Moving abroad with your partner: What happens if you can’t work? Your partner gets a fantastic new job abroad and you both agree it’s too good an opportunity

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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 cliché that’s been used, misused and oft repeated

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