This year I have received so many thanksgiving messages that I almost feel it is my celebration as well! I do like the sentiment though: gratitude, appreciating and enjoying the company of those you love. I particularly like the non-commercial nature of the celebration, Christmas without the gifts…… Bah Humbug! But now having mentioned the [...]

Excitement at the thought of new beginnings, sadness at the thought of those who will be left behind, concern for children and their reaction to change, fascination at the prospect of discovering a new country and culture. These are just some of the reactions people generally state when the opportunity of relocating abroad arises. For many [...]

Turning Points is the brain child of Kate Cobb,  a British expatriate currently living in France. In 2005 Kate was diagnosed with a rare muscle condition that would gradually affect her mobility and lead to increasing disability. At the moment when the full force of the diagnosis hit her Kate said she realised she had [...]

The upside of my half marathon experience was that I did it! I ran the race and completed it. I should be happy, and I am but also I have this nagging thought, “I should have run it faster”. So it looks like I’m going to be doing it all again – one day. I [...]

As I stood on this beautiful bridge just over  a week ago, I was not as enthralled by the fantastic view of Expo, the River Tejo and Lisbon beyond as I should have been. I had terrible butterflies as I surveyed my co-half marathon runners. They all looked fit and serious. There was not a [...]

I have lived abroad for over six years now and I am generally very happy but every year as autumn approaches I start to feel homesick. It’s not particularly upsetting just a sense of  “missing” what I have loved and enjoyed in the past. My favourite season has always been Autumn. When I lived in [...]

Living and working in a global village may be very challenging and exciting, providing a playing field in which to expand our horizons and challenge our existing ways of thinking. Personal growth and professional development in this world without boundaries is however not a simple endeavor. Apart from dealing with the day-to-day practicalities of re-establishing [...]

When you think of the UK, what images come to mind?     ???????????     The beauty of the increasing globalisation of our world is that little is now truly unknown. We can research and inform ourselves about new destinations, even walk virtually down chosen streets, and so arrive with some sense of familiarity. [...]