How to Find the Right Helper for your Family Abroad
When moving to Asia, Middle East or Africa with your family, chances are you will be hiring household help. You may be expected to even, by other expats or the…
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Life as a male expat partner: An interview with Shane Richmond
Name: Shane Richmond (47) Expat Partner/ Stay at home dad since: 2009 Nationality: British Postings: Syria, Nigeria, Abu Dhabi, Brunei Wife: Claire, teacher at an international school 4 kids: 3…
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Mental Health Challenges for Expats
Interview with Vivian Chiona, Psychologist and Director of Expat Nest, online counselling service for expats. Vivian Chiona, Director of Expat Nest, talks about the most common mental health challenges that…
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Change: Are you doing what you’ve always done?
“If you do what you always did, you’ll get what you always got.” This message hit home for me this week. Quite literally, as it was written on a wall…
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The Best Christmas Gifts to Bring Home as an Expat
Are you gearing up to go home for Christmas? Spending possibly thousands of euros on the trip and being expected to come bearing gifts? But what to give to your…
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5 Tips to Declutter Your Home Before An International Move
This weekend we were at home a lot because our car was being repaired. While our move is still quite a few months away (6 month extension approved, yay!), we…
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7 Books about Expat Life Worth Reading
The other week I did one of those Facebook challenges where you nominate some of your favorite books and then pass on the challenge to friends. As Facebook posts are…
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Living in Brunei as an Expat- The Practical Side
A while back I wrote about my initial struggles with settling in in Brunei Darussalam. Most of that had more to do with the fact that an international move with…
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5 Ways to Stay Connected to Your Career as an Expat Partner
Chances are you had to resign from a career you enjoyed when you moved overseas. Maybe you’ve considered changing careers, but maybe you also loved what you did before. In…
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