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Bringing home the TCKs
Photo: iStockphoto.com/ivanushka Third Culture Kids are resilient creatures, but like adults, many find the move back to their passport country especially difficult. As parents, it’s our job to help...
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The 7 habits of highly effective (expat) people
When Stephen R. Covey, whose monster bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People was first published in 1989, died last summer, there was such an outpouring of grief that I wondered what all the...
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The sharp shock of returning home
Many expatriates, living in far-flung corners of the globe, long for home. Paralyzed by culture shock and reeling from homesickness, they imagine how wonderful it would be to return to the familiar...
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The sneaky symptoms of culture shock
Culture shock is the state of disorientation that results from contact with a foreign culture. Most expats experience it to some degree, which is not surprising: if culture is defined as the shared...
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Two new books, four thumbs up
Turning International In early 2011, I stumbled upon a nifty little blog called Expat Science and started corresponding with the woman behind the posts, a French psychologist named Catherine Transler....
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The untranslatable ache of saudade
My friend Heather, a former Missionary Kid* (who I had the good fortune to meet at an FIGT conference a few years back), recently sent me a link to this nicely written blog post on Communicating Across...
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What my dog taught me about surviving repatriation
I was reading my friend Linda’s recent post about the expat life lessons she learned from her cat Charley, when I realized that I, too, have a pet who possesses a certain Yoda-like wisdom. That...
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How effective is intercultural training?
Cross-cultural training improves skills that lead to expatriate satisfaction, including intercultural competence and effective interpersonal communication. CCT improves cross-cultural skills...
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Families adjust better to expatriate life with support from HR
HR’s obligations to expatriates don’t end once they relocate abroad. Ongoing effort is required to support the family throughout the overseas assignment. Trailing spouses constantly strive for...
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Repatriating TCKs: It’s not all sunshine and lollipops
When it became apparent that our family would be moving back to Canada after five years abroad, I set out to prepare my daughters for yet another big change in their lives. I encouraged them to talk...
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Repatriation: 5 mistakes I wish I hadn’t made
Last week’s post was fun; I got to pat myself on the back for doing 5 things right when I repatriated. I’d love to leave you with the impression that I handled it all like a pro, but I made myself a...
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Oh, the places you’ll go!
Copyrighted image. Please see the Fair Use Rationale at the end of this post. Today is the birthday of Theodor Geisel, that giant of children’s literature better known as Dr. Seuss. He wrote an...
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