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 Practical Things To Pack When Moving To Asia
When we moved to China 7 years ago, I didn’t really search for any specific advice for what practical items to bring. I focused on packing what we already had…
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Dealing with Expat Uncertainty
10 weeks. In 10 weeks my life will be upside down, or completely the same, but for now uncertainty rules. How to deal with the Expat Uncertainty? I saw a…
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Making Memories When Moving On
“How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard”- Winnie the Pooh Goodbyes are often one of the most painful or dreaded things about moving to…
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One Day At The Time
Your expat adventure has begun. You arrive at your new destination. The past weeks have been a whirlwind of moving boxes, selling belongings, goodbye parties, finding new schools. The To…
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Creating a Memory Jar with your Expat Family on the Move
Moving from one country to another impacts all members of a family, parents and kids alike. We say goodbye to people and places, and hello to new people, new places…
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To be direct or not to be: Communicating across cultures
Culture is present every day when you live abroad. When I still lived in The Netherlands, I thought I knew about cultural differences. I’d worked with people from other nationalities…
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Moving with Kids- An Interview with Rubina Anis, MA
Moving internationally with kids, especially Third Culture Kids, is rather different from setting up shop overseas by yourself. In this 15 minute interview, my fabulous colleague at Clarity Brunei, Rubina…
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Connection- key to successful relocation
Connection. That will be one of the important topics of the workshop I’m facilitating this week in Miri, Malaysia. The topic is International M oving and connection is key there.…
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The emotional impact of moving- or how I started thinking I did not want to move abroad (Chaos of Moving Part 2)
International moving is an ending and a new beginning all at once. It is saying goodbye to beloved family and friends, a job, walking in the snow or having a latte at your favorite coffee outlet. And it is also saying hello to new adventures, new friends and new opportunities.
