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Expat Interview: All the Tea in Taiwan

Today we meet Austin Yoder. Austin was originally born in the United States, but as a result of his father’s job he grew up as a Third Culture Kid, traveling throughout Asia. He love for the East didn’t die when he returned back to the U.S. and, ...

Four Ways you Can Get the Right Expat Attitude

Many people believe that your ability to adapt to a challenging situation is a state of mind and that if you enter into something with the right attitude you will always make a success of all your endeavors. This is, in many ways, true of expat life ...

Book Review: Expat Teens Talk

Expat Teens Talk, written by psychologist Lisa Pittman and educational therapist Diana Smit, provides an overview of expatriate life from the mouths of teenagers who have experienced life abroad. The book aims to address some of the common challe...

Expat Interview : More “Managing Spouse” Than “Trailing Spouse”

Managing Spouse Than Trailing Spouse If there's any one thing that we hear time and time again at the Expat Info Desk, it's this: life as a trailing spouse is far from easy. Today we interview someone who has been there, done that and has numerous...