Uncertainty and expat life usually go together. Sometimes you might feel insecure regarding culture, relationships or how to get things done in your new location. Also, it might be quite unclear how long you are going to stay, and that brings, even more, uncertainty...

This section, Sharing Wisdom, is one of my favorites. Because it is such an amazing opportunity to learn from the knowledge created by others. And today is no exception. Clara Wiggins -who used her experiences accompanying her husband overseas as the basis for her...

I am beyond thrilled to have this section -which I love so much- here, in the English version of the blog. And I am also thrilled to have such a special guest for this beginning. You will soon learn why she is so special. But first please allow me to explain a bit on...

In another post we talked about expectations in expat life (in case you haven’t read the post, here’s the link) but it is still pending to discuss this topic regarding your children. Inevitably, all of us have expectations but it’s clearly harder for children to...

Maybe this happened to you sometime in your childhood (or to a friend): you wrote a letter to Santa and you asked for the latest toy you’d seen on TV, but then you found out that there was another present under the Christmas tree. And it was nice, it wasn’t bad… but...

As expats we tend to understate grief. Maybe because there is so much to get done that you feel that there is no time for sadness, maybe because you need to show yourself strong in front of the children or your spouse, maybe because you have such a great opportunity...

Some time ago I came across these words, and I liked them so much that I want to share them with you. The person who said them is David Pollock*’s wife. She said: “David never believed it was a bad things for parents to live and work and raise children...

“Children can cope with everything, can´t they? Everybody says so”. Well, maybe they can but the thing is that we can ease the transition for them –and, by doing so, hopefully avoid some of the consequences of unresolved grief. To see our children suffer is one of the...

If parenting is a challenge, being an expat parent is even more. Life as an expat is way more complex and adds complications to the difficult art of parenthood. As expats we are away from our safe and comfort zone (even though it may not be so comfortable, it still is...