Repatriation may be one of the hardest and most underestimated transitions we go through on our global mobility journey. Over the last few weeks I have written about our transition from expats in China to repats in Germany and what we did to make this repatriation more painless than the last one. Below I have collected all the articles in one place: 7 Things You Can Do to…
Are you a parent or grandparent staring in the face of a long summer at home with kids (of all ages) that have already spent weeks on end at home? Kim from www.resilientexpats.com is running a "Summer Sanity Challenge" to help us make the most out of a summer spent in backyards and on balconies instead of traveling as planned (find out more about the challenge here). As…
When we first set out on our global mobility adventure, we rarely think about returning home – that would defeat the whole purpose! But at some point the day usually comes when either we decide it’s time to return to our passport country or circumstances make it the best option. Not much thought is put into returning “home” because we think we know the place. It’s not a…