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Shit Expat Men Say
After doing the “Shit Expat Women Say” video, it’s only natural that we would want to follow it up with the “Shit Expat Men Say”. The first one stirred a bit of a controversy among some, so I am very...
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Introducing Turkey
Turkey is one of the countries that’s profiled in the Global Coach Center Academy within the course “Living and Working in Turkey”. In this post we interview one of the course’s co-trainers on some of...
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A secret advantage to expatriation and immigration that no one seems to know
By now many of us have listened to Steve Jobs’ Stanford commencement address and nodded in agreement. After all who can really disagree with this: “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living...
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Three tips for Expat Women
by Margarita About a year ago I created “A to Z of Successful Expatriation™” Guide (available for FREE download here) and recently I thought — why not create a series of short, 1-3 minutes videos, on A...
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Warning! The luggage you want to leave behind when moving abroad
by Margarita In the previous post I talked about the secret advantage of leaving your home country that no one seems to know about (read here). As a follow up on that post I’d like to address the...
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How to help your kids get excited about a move in 10 minutes
If it’s difficult for us, adults, to move from place to place starting over and over again – it’s paramount for kids. Especially the kids whose ages thrust them somewhere between “I’ll miss my...
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Watch what you say! How your language drives your experiences
“Thoughts become words. Words become actions. Actions become habits. Habits become character. Character becomes destiny.” (Source Unknown) If you have any doubts about the statement above, think back...
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Five tips for expat women to use during a move
Summer is upon us (well, at least in the northern hemisphere) and summer is the time when most expats move countries. We pack our entire households, say good-byes, organize our arrival the best we...
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Useful quotes for (almost) every facet of expatriate life
by Margarita I’ve been missing in action these last few weeks and with good reason. I’ve been moving — relocating to a new country and a new post for another few years. Between packing out, a...
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What can comedy teach us about expatriation?
I’ve always found humor to be at the forefront of tools that I turn to when I don’t feel so well about my life. It helps so much, in fact, that I included it in my three strategies of managing culture...
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Expatriate alphabet — the G, H, I that can make your expat experience better
by Margarita Expatriate Alphabet: G is for GRATITUDE Put simply gratitude is just another perspective on life. Just like different color lenses allow us to see the world in different ways, the...
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Expatriate alphabet — the K, L, M that can make your expat experience better
by Margarita Expatriate Alphabet: K is for KINDNESS Acts of kindness are something that we probably engage in on a daily basis. We are used to being kind to our family members, our friends, strangers...
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Expatriate alphabet — the N, O, P that can make your expat experience better
by Margarita Expatriate Alphabet: N is for NEGOTIATION When I say negotiation I don’t mean the one that has to do with business deals or peace accords. Neither am I using the word to indicate anything...
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