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4 Things You Should Know About Reverse Culture Shock
You can’t prepare for the culture shock that hits you when visiting your passport country. You go, excited to reconnect with friends and supports, ...
Returning Well: Looking Back, Moving Forward
Re-entry. “Re” – meaning “again.” Meaning that you’ve done this before. This is not the first time. Sure, this time will have its differences. But, ...
Leaving well when leaving well is not possible
Leaving well for expats is all well and good as long as things go well . . . and good. But sometimes they don’t. Sometimes the final weeks of ...
Helping your child through reverse culture shock
If you’re perplexed by the changes in your recently returned traveller, the following comments from three young adults offer some helpful insights. ...
Why Missionaries Can Never Go Home Again
When a new missionary first gets to the mission field, it is obvious where home is. It is that place where you just left. It is the place where you ...
Before you return: thoughts on preparing for re-entry.
The last couple months I’ve chatted with a half a dozen friends who are preparing for their reentry or are just beginning to find themselves naviga ...
What to Know About Reverse Culture Shock
You’ve heard of culture shock, but what about when your child returns home from abroad? Here’s what your kid wants you to know about reverse cultur ...
The Re-entry Roadmap: Find Your Best Next Step After Living Abroad
Are you returning “home” after living, working or studying abroad? Warning: for most people, re-entry (repatriation) is the hardest part of the ent ...
6 Things No One Tells You About Reverse Culture Shock
The changes that cause reverse culture shock and how to deal with the disconnection you may feel by letting go of certain ideas.
NOTE: th ...
Rocky Reentry: encouragement for global workers in re-entry.
Thoughts, encouragement, and resources for the global worker transitioning back to their home country. Help with expat reverse culture shock, re-en ...
9 skills you can bring home after living and working abroad
Articles abound in the last few years about expats returning home after so many years overseas. Said articles often focus on the…
Landing Well: 10 More Tips for Repatriating with Dignity
“The process of coming home after living abroad is simple and stress free.” This is a quote from NO ONE . . . EVER. At least no ...