Feeling a bit ‘flat’ after the holiday season? Once the decorations are all packed away, all your visitors have gone home, and your New Year resolutions have, well,
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Have a Happy Expat Christmas!
Is this your first Christmas abroad? First Christmas overseas? It’s nearly Christmas! Are your stress levels rising with the weight of expectations – of others and yourself? Or
Living abroad and food
Culinary conundrums One of the very first things you need to do in your new country is to find food. You all have to eat! Food is spectacularly
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
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:
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,
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
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
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
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