When my parents left their home towns in the late 50ies they thought that they would spend a few years abroad and then return home, find another job, have kids… but life had other plans. They didn’t know they would embark on a 35 year expat journey. After almost a year in Belgium they moved […]
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Before you move, you want to make sure you don’t forget anything important…
What contributes to a successful expatriation
In a study about what contributes to a successful expatriation (alas, no longer available), employees were asked about the types of support they received during and after their assignment in areas such as language training, job skills training, cultural training, and repatriation. Most of the subjects answered that they didn’t get any support in these areas. […]
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Before moving overseas with children or if relocation fails
Are you planning to move abroad with your partner? And do you have children too – or do you plan having some abroad? There is something nobody tells you when moving abroad: if anything goes wrong and you want to turn back home at some point, it may not be as easy as you think… […]
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Wege zum Abschied
“Wir ziehen um…”damit fängt es meistens an. Wenn Freunde uns erzählen, dass sie bald wegziehen, dass unsere gemeinsame Zeit bald ein Ende haben wird. Und wir fangen an uns auf den Abschied, das “letzte Mal…(gemeinsam Kaffee trinken/ ausgehen / einen Ausflug machen /treffen…)” vorzubereiten. Je mehr Zeit wir haben, umso mehr Energie können wir […]
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The Life Stages
When facing a major change in life like an international move – or any other change in our personal or professional life – we go through similar stages someone faces when having a serious illness, loss of a loved one or divorce. The so called ‘Change Stages’ illustrated by the Norwegian sociologist Sverre Lysgaard back in 1955 […]
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