If I asked any of the people at the Families in Global Transition Conference last week why they were so committed to supporting expats all over the world, I bet I know what their answer would be. Well I am cheating really because I did actually ask some of them. The answer would be, because [...]
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The importance of giving back
Posted in FIGT Ah-has, tagged expat, FIGT, pay it forward on March 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Raising bilingual children
Posted in FIGT Ah-has on March 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Whether you and your spouse have two different first languages, you live in a country where your first language is not the common language or you just want your kids to speak two languages, raising bilingual children is becoming more and more commonplace. Not only does it connect children to more than one culture, but [...]
Rituals and traditions
Posted in FIGT Ah-has on March 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The importance of rituals and traditions for expat families is just… well, huge! Rituals and traditions connect us to our roots and cultures and help us to maintain that to which we are connected. When we move away from the families and communities that are represented in these rituals, it can ground us to come [...]
Cross-cultural trainer or coach?
Posted in FIGT Ah-has, tagged cross-cultural training, expat, Expat coach, FIGT, intercultural training on March 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
With more and more people entering the service industry that has been created to help families in global transition, there also seems to be more and more services these people are providing. It was great to meet so many people at the FIGT Conference – yet very hard to figure out what they all actually [...]
Home really is, where the heart is
Posted in FIGT Ah-has on March 11, 2010 | 2 Comments »
What is it that you need to feel ‘at home’ when you move to a new location? For some it is simply having the family they love around them, others need their ‘things’ – which become part of the fabric of their home, and for others it might be music, smells, food or plants. What [...]
How expat TCK Kids really feel
Posted in FIGT Ah-has on March 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One thing I love about TCK kids is that they have guts. They are not afraid to say what they think and feel and seem so much more comfortable in their skin and whatever environment they find themselves in. And I use the word ‘find’ purposefully… In fact they are so confident that it is [...]
Families in Global Transition Conference – 2010
Posted in FIGT Ah-has on March 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I would hazard a guess that not everyone in the expat community even knows that there is an organization out there who has their needs and best interests at heart. Oh and they do it all for nothing! This year’s Families in Global Transition Conference in Houston, Texas was my first and (like a true [...]
