Keep calm – it’s Christmas!

First Christmas overseas? It’s just a week to go before Christmas. Depending upon where you are in the world the Christmas songs may have been cranked up and

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New Year planning

How to make the most of your year ahead Happy New Year! I hope you had a lovely Christmas and you’re looking forward to a brand new year

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Christmas abroad

How to experience Christmas overseas Christmas is swathed in cultural and family tradition so living overseas can mean a very different Christmas experience for you! Having spent Christmas

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Staying connected to ‘home’: part 2

More activities to help your child remember previous homes Continued from here. A look at some more activities that we as parents and caregivers can do to honor

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Mother’s Day around the world

Mother’s Day – a global tradition Mother’s Day is commemorated worldwide although the dates differ from country to country. For example, Mother’s Day in Norway is the second

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Valentine’s Day: history and traditions around the world

Origin of Valentine’s Day St Valentine’s Day, 14th February, has become one of the more commercialised dates in the calendar. We all know that Valentine’s Day is traditionally

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Holidays and teen turmoil

The expat teen Being a teen can be hard. Being an expat teen can be harder. Despite the perception of friends ‘back home’ that life in the vast

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