Sticking To Our Roots – Or Doing Our Children A Disservice?
I was in an online ‘expat’ conversation the other day when someone suggested we do our children a disservice when we don’t…
Read more →Toni Hargis
“Why Don’t You Just Go Home?”
No one likes a whiny expat. There are books upon books written for expats relocating to yet another new country, and one…
Read more →Blame It On The Host Country
I read a charming post the other day that really got me thinking. Ms. Caroline, who writes the Asia Vu blog had…
Read more →Helping International Students Study In The States
UNESCO statistics reveal that the US attracts 21% of all students studying abroad. Furthermore, the US saw a 49% increase in foreign…
Read more →Is Home Where The Heart Is?
The old saying “Home is where the heart is” can be a tricky one for expats. When you’ve lived almost as long…
Read more →Expats These Days Have It So Easy!
Ok, ok, a deliberately provocative title I know, but really, the expat experience today compared to even twenty years ago is so…
Read more →Expat Outer-Body Experiences
Brit Gal in the USA, a fellow British expat, recently commented on Facebook – “Every now and then I still have days…
Read more →Dongles and Deductibles
A recent column I wrote at the BBC America web site, touched on “going native” and switching over to the habits or…
Read more →Interview With Expat Author, Emily Winslow
I recently read Emily Winslow’s new novel “The Start of Everything”. Set in Cambridge, England, this book is a real page-turner. I’m…
Read more →Keeping The Home Fires Burning
As a Brit in the USA, married to an American, and having children all born and raised here, it’s important to me…
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