Originally published 9th November 2016 Updated 23rd August 2021 Are you suffering from expat guilt? Guilt: ‘a feeling of having committed a wrong or failed in an obligation’
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Shaking off the ‘Expat Blues’
Feeling a bit ‘flat’ after the holiday season? This an exciting chapter of your life: a New Year in a new country. You have a brand-new opportunity to
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
My top tips for relocating overseas with children
Moving abroad with kids I was at a bit of a loss with what to write this month. I had planned a follow-up to my article on expat
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” [x_pullquote type=”left”]Being an
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
Hope for the best, plan for the worst
The expat’s backup plan [x_blockquote cite=”Denis Waitley” type=”center”]Hope for the best, plan for the worst and prepare to be surprised.[/x_blockquote] A cliché that’s been used, misused and oft