You think the golden rule of “treat others the way you want to be treated” works when you’re crossing cultures?
Think again.

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This is what keeps me up at night and gets me out of bed in the morning: What are the best ways to prepare expats for their assignments? How can I help make the experience of culture shock they will eventually go through as smooth as possible? Which tools can I share to facilitate increased [...]

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I had breakfast on the balcony today. I felt the sun’s still cool rays as they made an effort to dry the concrete, still wet from last night’s rain, morning dew, or possibly the sprinklers. I listened to the breeze announcing spring in the air, carrying over chainsaw noise from the gardeners cutting down trees [...]

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Happy Birthday Expat Women, who turned three yesterday! Many happy returns!
Expat Women is helping women living overseas by sharing tips, tricks, success stories, and giving us a platform to come together and share our experiences. Many times, in order to help someone else acclimatize faster, sometimes it simply allows us to be heard.
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Coming from a place of meritocracy that values achievement, paraplegic former marine Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) takes on an assignment of reconnaissance and mediation with the Na’vi people of Pandora. His world is that of technology, corporations, money, and military, not to mention physical alter-ability. The viewer can easily imagine what it means to Sully [...]

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