In May this year, the Brookfield Global Relocation Services released their latest survey results: Global Relocation Trends Survey 2011. The people responding to the survey were Senior HR or mobility professionals. Compared to previous years this survey was considerably more upbeat with over 61% of respondents saying that they expected to see an increase in [...]
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A ‘Moving Time’ For All
So here we go again! As we drove to school on the first day of term my eight year old daughter commented that she was feeling sad that her ‘lovely’ teacher would be leaving the school and country at the end of this term. As I sympathized I also started to wonder who else my [...]
When the alarm clock rings do you…?
When the alarm clock rings in the morning, do you groan and turn over wishing it were the weekend or some other day OR do you jump out of bed excited and enthusiastic by what the day holds for you?
Did you accompany your partner abroad?
We moved abroad to support our partners and their international career; a wonderful opportunity to experience life in different countries and cultures and perhaps exciting, challenging and very positive but also sometimes overwhelming and isolating? What was your experience of your transition process? How easy was it to adapt, and how does your experience compare to the experience of the people who contributed to my survey?
What Motivates People to Choose Moving On Over Staying Home?
Earlier this week I wrote about the challenges involved in living and working abroad. Perhaps an article like this does give a bit of a gloomy perspective on the experience, but forewarned is forearmed and setting realistic expectations is so important pre-move. A move abroad never is all sea, sun and sangria! But Challenges dispatched [...]
The Challenges We Expats Face…
The Challenges We Expats Face? I was reflecting as I chatted to other new ‘parents’ at school the other day on the sheer challenge of moving and establishing a new home, life and routine in a new country, not to mention settling into a ‘foreign’ new work role and environment. For many friends and relatives [...]
Should I Go or Should I Stay? – Helping You to Resolve Your Move Abroad Dilemma.
This is a question I have asked myself a number of times over the last ten years. And what has struck me each time is that there is no RIGHT answer, only the BEST decision that you can make given your personal situation, hopes and dreams for your future. Welcome to my blog and over [...]
Expatriate living for the trailing partner – exciting, confusing, frustrating, rewarding, lonely… ?
Imagine that the opportunity to move abroad presents itself; from your partners perspective it is a sensible move to make, however you, the trailing partner feel a mix of emotions; uncertainty, fear, excitement, anticipation and sadness at leaving loved ones and careers behind. These mixed feelings are all part of the experience for those of [...]
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