When we relocate abroad: “Our self-identity is shaken up and we may have to renegotiate or redefine that identity by integrating our new experiences and reactions into our “old self”” Elisabeth Marx, Breaking Through Culture Shock. When I think back to my “old self” the one who lived in the UK and never expected to [...]
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Is It Just Me?
“Friendship is born that moment when one person says to another: What! You too? I thought I was the only one.” Source unknown. The honest truth is that sometimes being the expatriate partner can be a bit of a lonely old business. Whilst generally we all recognise the positive opportunities and learning that can come from [...]


