Missed Some More Great Expat Links on Twitter? (30 May 2011)

Hi Everyone, Here are some great expat-related links I have tweeted recently, that might interest you. Enjoy!

What Are The Hardest Languages to Learn? Excellent infographic

http://bit.ly/iFDJET

Zest or Zen? Which Personality Are You as an Expat?

http://bit.ly/lfPxMC

Long-term expat Carole McCutcheon talks about life ups and downs of life in Italy on Telegraph Expat

http://bit.ly/jyoJjE

Story of 3 fashion-savvy Kiwi expat women moving to Sydney

http://bit.ly/jIdjwL

Pros and Cons of Planning a Wedding From Abroad

http://bit.ly/m2rzVP

Expats report back: "Having a great time, probably won't be back" via Montreal Gazette

http://bit.ly/lFuX60

International recruiter favours LinkedIn profiles over traditional CV

http://t.co/cMNmoew

Moving abroad this summer? Check out Expat Expert’s free video lectures

http://bit.ly/hTlIUY

Expat Book Reviews on DutchNews.nl

http://bit.ly/l08BGk

What's a Global Niche? "Psychic solution to your global identity crisis"

http://bit.ly/lImY0S

The Glamorous Life of an Expat Wife

http://bit.ly/m0sF5d

I Love You, but I Want to Leave - Lovepat article on Denizen Magazine

http://bit.ly/ioi0LW

Unemployed, educated and indebted: More Millennials seeking work outside U.S.

http://usat.ly/m4CMyr

4 Phases of Living Abroad

http://bit.ly/kUSVJC

11 Ways to Get Green Card Permanent Residence Status

http://bit.ly/kqDQTd

Over half of young adults in Europe want to move abroad to work

http://bit.ly/ikETbL

To follow me in 'real time' and keep up with even more great expat links on Twitter, please click here.

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Thanks for your support and I wish you a wonderful day/evening! Andrea @andreaexpat

PS. If you missed the Expat Links blog post a few days ago (for 26-27 May), just click here. Thanks.

Expat Women in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE): Interested in Part-Time Work with SIRVA Relocation?

Hi Everyone, If you are based in Abu Dhabi, or know someone who is, and you/your friends are interested in a great part-time work opportunity with SIRVA Relocation, please read on...

Introduction from SIRVA Relocation

Global relocations are on the increase and we are actively recruiting Assignment Coordinators. We offer the right candidates a great part-time opportunity to use their expat living and moving experiences and be a part of our dynamic team to help our clients' international employees and their families to settle into Abu Dhabi.

Main Purpose of the Assignment Coordinator Role

The Assignment Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the delivery of international and domestic service programs, policy and benefits for clients of SIRVA Relocation as allocated, act as the primary point of coordination and accountability to the assignees while maintaining the highest level of customer service.

1. Under the allocation from the Manager Relocation Services, manage the entire international relocation for each global assignee within the Client's global assignment policy, being their single point of accountability and their advocate. May include services ranging from pre-decision through repatriation/reassignment.

2. Manage the suppliers involved in the process: i.e. agents, field consultants, transport, and accommodations.

3. Coordinate with all internal departments/functions to ensure successful transferee experience.

4. Administer all related information and documentation.

5. Participate in client/prospect visits and presentations.


Position Requirements / Qualifications

* A college degree, qualification in Human resources or related
discipline highly desirable.

* 3-5 years experience in real estate, relocation or human resources.

* 3+ years living in Abu Dhabi.

* Excellent communication and diplomatic skills: preferably with experience in living abroad and/or communicating with all levels of employees, and across cultures.

* Prefer fluent English speaker plus one or more languages.

* Must have a strong customer service background with ability to build relationships, proven skills in project and service partner management are required.

* Must be a Team player and self-starter with initiative and drive.

* Good computer skills - proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Access).

* Location: Abu Dhabi.

Please urgently send your resume to: Kashish.Navlani@Sirva.ae
Cut off date is Friday 3 June 2011 and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you.


About SIRVA, Inc.

SIRVA, Inc. is a leader in providing relocation solutions to a well-established and diverse customer base around the world. The company has redefined the relocation industry by offering innovative ways for customers to achieve their individual business goals, while providing global end-to-end relocation services, including program development and management, home purchase and home sale services, household goods moving, and mortgage services.

SIRVA conducts more than 300,000 relocations every year, transferring corporate and government employees and moving individual consumers. The company operates in more than 40 countries with approximately 2,600 employees and an extensive network of agents and other service providers in over 175 countries. With our global reach and local expertise, people trust SIRVA to listen to their unique needs and deliver seamless relocations every day.

Be Quick... Only 2 Days Left in our Expat Women US$5,000 Book Launch Competition

Hi Everyone, If you would like to enter our big book launch competition, time is running out...

Our prizes include: Life Coaching; Career Coaching; a Successful Blogging Consultation; Personal Branding Coaching; Writing Coaching; Passport Career access; an Amazon Kindle; and an Amazon gift voucher!

Here's more about the book...

In Expat Women: Confessions - 50 Answers to Your Real-Life Questions about Living Abroad, experienced expats Andrea Martins and Victoria Hepworth share a wealth of wisdom and positive tips to motivate you at every stage of your expat journey. They cover popular topics like leaving family back home, transitioning quickly, intercultural relationships, parenting bilingual children and work-life balance. They also address more difficult issues such as expat infidelity, divorce, alcoholism and reverse culture shock.

If you have ever wondered what it is like to live abroad, work abroad or accompany your working partner abroad, this book is for you. If you are already living the expat life but have mixed feelings about settling in, rebuilding your identity, relationship changes, successfully managing your money and career, raising children far from home or repatriating, this book is also for you. Or if you are just looking for a motivational gift for your expat friends, clubs or companies, Expat Women: Confessions is likewise for you!

Here's more about the US$5,000 in prizes...

For each copy of our book bought in May 2011, we will thank you with one (1) entry into our fantastic US$5,000 book launch competition (if you email us your purchase e-receipt by 11:59pm 31 May 2011 New York time). For full terms and conditions, click here.

Prize 1: Career, Recruitment and/or Personal Branding Coaching – Valued at US$1,010!

Lois Freeke (Lois Freeke)

Lois Freeke is an award-winning recruitment manager and career and personal branding strategist. She helps expats, executives and entrepreneurs manage their careers and effectively differentiate themselves for career and business success.

Prize 2: Personal Branding, Career or Executive Coaching – Valued at US$900!

Career by Choice Expat Career & Personal Branding Coaching (Megan Fitzgerald)

Megan Fitzgerald helps expats seeking inspiration and a sense of purpose draw out "untapped expertise" to become highly visible, sought after and land work abroad. She works with these global minded professionals and entrepreneurs to find what they do best to build careers that fit who they are and the life they want to live overseas.

Prize 3: Career and/or Executive Coaching – Valued at US$660!

Clear Horizon Coaching (Rebecca Wells)

Clear Horizon Coaching provides career advancement and personal branding coaching for senior and middle management executives. Clear Horizon Coaching helps you raise your profile and get ahead at work in 2011.

Prize 4: Career Coaching – Valued at US$500!

Zest and Zen International Coaching (Anne Egros)

Global Career and Life Coach, Anne Egros, specializes in helping global executives, international managers and expatriates developing their international career. She helps her clients to have a successful expat life and provides support for transition management.

Prize 5: Blogging Consultation and Free eBook, Audio Book and More – Valued at US$499!

Successful Blogging (Annabel Candy)

Successful Blogging teaches small business owners and writers how to tap into the power of blogging to market their business or build a platform for their writing.

Prize 6: Writing Coaching – Valued at US$480!

Summertime Publishing (Jo Parfitt)

Jo Parfitt is the author of 28 books and runs Summertime Publishing. She specializes in helping new expat writers to get into print and loves empowering others to find their story and their voice.

Prize 7: Passport Career database access (3 months) – Valued at US$395!

Passport Career (Susan Musich)

Passport Career is a dynamic global job search tool (with loads of useful information) for organizations to support accompanying partners of international assignees.

Prize 8: Expatriate Life Coaching – Valued at US$300!

Live Life Now Coaching (Nicola McCall)

Live Life Now Coaching specializes in coaching for expatriate life and work issues. It aims to improve the fulfilment of employees, families and employers during expatriate assignments. Happier expatriates make happier employees, families and successful assignments!

Prize 9: Amazon Kindle (WiFi) – Valued at US$156!

Amazon Kindle

Kindle Wireless Reading Device. Wi-Fi. 6" Display. The #1 Bestseller on Amazon.

Prize 10: Amazon Gift Voucher – Valued at US$100!

Amazon Gift Vouchers

Buy something you have been saving up for on Amazon. Redeemable at your Amazon store of choice.

Here's some nice words from the review copies sent out...

"What a great book! For the first time, a real-life manual that will reassure every expat woman that she is not alone in her unspoken feelings and questions. I loved it!"

Ruth E. Van Reken, Co-author of Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds

"A terrific book! Real-life examples of the challenges expat women face, with insightful and practical advice, this should be on the must-read list for anyone involved

with expatriate administration."

Andrea David, Head of Global Mobility, Bloomberg LP

"For once, a book that tells the truth about the expat experience. An inspiring account, and a must read for those contemplating an international assignment or those already on one."

Yvonne McNulty, PhD, Assistant Professor, James Cook University, Singapore

"A must for anyone who is, has been or will be an expat!"

Peggy Love, GMS, CERP, President, FIGT (Families in Global Transition)

"Expat Women: Confessions is a wonderful addition to the literature on the experiences of women during their lives abroad. Andrea and Victoria answer difficult questions with empathy, an upbeat attitude, and wisdom. This is a book that every expat woman should keep at her bedside for the moments that inevitably surface when abroad – and even after repatriation."

Elizabeth Perelstein, President, School Choice International and named one of Fortune Magazine's 10 Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs (2010)

"This book is a great resource for all expat women."

Leslie Brant Teixeira, Director, U.S. Department of State Family Liaison Office

Here's how to download a free sample of the book...

http://www.expatwomen.com/downloads/expat-women-confessions-book-sample.pdf

Here's how to support us and buy the book...

Buy now on Amazon.com

Buy on Amazon Kindle

Buy now on Amazon.ca

Buy now on Amazon.co.uk

Buy now on Amazon.fr

Buy now on Amazon.co.jp

Buy now on Amazon.de

Buy now on Amazon.cn

Buy on iPad (Coming June 2011) - or just buy it on the Kindle app on your iPad!

E-Book (Coming June 2011)

Don't forget to email us your purchase e-receipt and be entered into our fantastic US$5,000 book launch competition. For full terms and conditions, click here.

And if you like it, please, please leave a review on any Amazon site. Thank you so much. :-)

Here's where to go if you need images for your blog or expat club newsletters...

http://www.expatwomen.com/expat-women-press.php

Here's where to go to request a full preview e-copy if you are representing a registered expat club and would like to review it for your expat club newsletter... Just click here and talk to Ashley, thanks.

Thanks Everyone!  Andrea

New Expat Women Book: Is it out of stock already?

Hi Everyone, My sincere apologies to anyone who has been trying to order our new book (Expat Women: Confessions - 50 Answers to Your Real-Life Questions about Living Abroad) these past few days.

We uploaded an updated file (with some minor amendments in the Resources section of the book) and even though the new book file is already 'available' at our printer, the printer's data feed seems a bit slow to talk to the online sites (eg. Amazon and so forth).

Please do keep ordering the book! The message saying that they are not sure when they can deliver it, should hopefully be resolved ASAP. And the Kindle version is still available, no problems.

Thanks for your support! Andrea

Reminder: Our US$5,000 Book Launch Competition ends 31 May!
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Missed Some Great Expat Links on Twitter? (26-27 May 2011)

Hi Everyone, Here are some great expat-related links I have tweeted recently, that might interest you. Enjoy!

Do Expats Get Bored After 3 Years? Are Expats Pioneers Or Followers?
http://bit.ly/maeTcf

Expat Lessons Learned: Trying To Get Bank Credit Abroad
http://bit.ly/igATtn

Expat Americans: Some Expatriate Tax Tips
http://bit.ly/kVFf0z

Top 10 Reasons Your Children Aren't Speaking Your Language
http://bit.ly/kMfKco

Trending Blog: Stuff Expat Aid Workers Like
http://bit.ly/hgxBlw

Caught up with Robin Pascoe's fictional expat blogella lately? She finishes this summer
http://bit.ly/ju8wxn

Highly Recommended: W.I.N. Conference - Full of Inspiring Women Speakers and Attendees, Rome: 5-8 October
http://bit.ly/c71lsE

10 Fabulous Expat Blogger Stories
http://bit.ly/jutWSd

“As in life, it's not always sunshine in expat land.“ - The Silence That Leads to Outrage
http://t.co/q6Of10h

Tim Ferriss, Ego and Living Abroad
http://t.co/wLRrGgh

6 Things Learned From Getting Deported
http://t.co/rASI6mt

Expat Branding Lessons from a French Chef
http://bit.ly/m3UheV

To follow me in 'real time' and keep up with even more great expat links on Twitter, please click here.

If you reading this blog post online and you are not already an Expat Women member, please support us and sign up here to receive our monthly, motivational newsletters.

Thanks for your support and I wish you a wonderful day/evening! Andrea @andreaexpat

Expat Women in Singapore: Interested in Part-Time Work with School Choice International?

Hi Everyone! If you are not subscribed to our Expat Women membership/newsletters, you may have just missed the email sent around, so here is the information again...

Overview

If you are interested (or you know someone who might be interested) in part-time, contract work for School Choice International, a leading educational consulting firm that helps families relocating worldwide, please read on…

School Choice International's Educational Consultant Position (Singapore)

School Choice International, Inc. is an educational consulting firm. They work with relocating families to help them find the best school match for their child(ren). Their headquarters are in White Plains, New York and their team consists of over 100 worldwide professionals. They hire educational specialists to work with families moving to the consultant's city or country. Please click here to see the caliber of their current consultants and their locations. School Choice International offers paid training and competitive remuneration.

Job Description

* Reports to Field Supervisor who reports to V.P. of Client Services

* Conducts intake interview with parents according to company intake form

* Ensures Client fills out School Choice Questionnaire

* Collects appropriate report cards from family to assist in assessing the children

* Develops a list of appropriate school matches for each child

* Contacts schools to check availability, discuss families/goodness of fit, and books tours

* If requested and approved by Client, accompanies families on school visits

* Follows through with families through the application process and/or as needed

* Maintains local knowledge of schools, possible school research project

* Blogs monthly

* Engages in referring new business

* Refers candidates for other consultant positions needed worldwide

* If requested, participates in School Choice webinars and meetings

* Consultant may typically work from home with computer access

* Hours will vary

Job Specification

* Undergraduate or postgraduate degree in education preferred

* Work experience in education or corporate arena

* International experience or experience living in another country preferred

* Knowledge of local schools both public and private

* Has worked with children and families personally and/or professionally

* Must have good judgment, problem solving skills, empathy

* Excellent communication skills - both verbal and written

* Excellent interpersonal skills

* Excellent organizational skills

* Moderate to high technical skills (including computer skills, research skills, ability to be trained to utilize SalesForce)

* Responsive - 24 hour response to school search preferred via e-mail or phone

Metrics

* Use School Choice email address and tag in all correspondences

* Track contact with clients through SalesForce

* Post all correspondences and recap all phone conversations in SalesForce

* In SalesForce, ensure child(ren)'s names, birthdates, and schools selected are documented. School data to be entered according to required template.

* E-mail or phone clients on a weekly basis

* Successful matches

* Time per project at or below standard

* Follow up survey results at or above 8 out of 10

Salary

* Compensated at an hourly rate - US$30 per hour, to start

* Referral bonus of US$250 for new business

Interested?

If you are interested in working with this fine company while you are living in Singapore, please urgently email Karen Mah on Karen.leemah@schoolchoiceintl.com for further information (and please mention "Expat Women – Singapore” in your email’s subject line).

If you would like to read more about School Choice International's founder, Elizabeth Perelstein, please visit the School Choice International site and/or read the interview with Elizabeth on our own Expat Women site.

Many thanks Everyone and best wishes to all who apply! Andrea :)

Expat Women: Confessions - Launch Party Photos

Hi Everyone, Firstly thank you very, very much to those of you who have supported our newly-launched book: Expat Women: Confessions - 50 Answers to Your Real-Life Questions about Living Abroad!

A few of you have asked if we had a launch party for our book. The answer is yes. Sort of...

Okay, here's the confession (pardon the pun)... I live in Malaysia and my co-author Victoria Hepworth lives thousands of miles away in Dubai, so a joint launch on a limited budget was a little tricky.

So instead, I hijacked the first night of my dear friend Nan Singh's girls' getaway weekend (6-8 May) to a beach resort here in Malaysia, asked my friends to dress in black, happily gave them all a free copy of the hot-off-the-press book, in a pretty pink bag with Teuscher chocolates, and took some photos.

And so with this, yes, we had a small launch - and here are our photos! (Victoria was with us in spirit, as was Gisella Apicella.) Andrea x

The Gorgeous Expat Women at our "Launch Party"

Elle and Hana

Front Row: Left to Right:
Hana Moafi Abdel-Razek (Egyptian); Andrea Martins (Australian);
Duyen Nguyen (Vietnamese); and Elle Bowe (Singaporean).
Back Row: Left to Right:
Bhaven Singh (Indian); Nan Singh - the Birthday Girl (Canadian);
Francesca Gasparrini (Italian); Britta Kirkegaad Lustig (Danish);
Deborah Willsher (British); Renee Beasley (Australian);
Shontelle Allwood (Canadian); and Maaike Kolthek (Dutch).

Francesca modeling the book with the groovy pink bag

Deborah - completely engrossed ;-)

Haven't entered our US$5,000 book launch competition yet? 

Be quick... there's only 9 days left in our competition... Details here.

Thanks for your generous support and efforts to spread-the-word!

Andrea

Missed Some Great Writers' Links on Twitter?

Hi Everyone, Here are some great writers' links I have tweeted recently, that might interest you for your expat/business/personal writing endeavors. Enjoy!

5 Crippling Beliefs That Keep Writers Penniless and Mired in Mediocrity
http://bit.ly/hQaTFY

Expat Writer Jo Parfitt Says Thank You for the Suitcase Years
http://bit.ly/gTDgxj

Writers: What is it Like to be Outed?
http://bit.ly/g0zLWv

12 Signs Your Novel Isn't Ready to Publish
http://bit.ly/lIs1Lz

8 Ways Writers Can Make the Most of Online Video
http://ow.ly/4Kcq1

12 Places Authors Should Look To Develop a Strong Web Presence
http://bit.ly/awOv2S

Some Tips for Expat Freelance Writers
http://bit.ly/ks7wT3

17 Great Information Sources for Authors and Writers
http://bit.ly/kRdNah

What Works: Promo for Ebooks
http://bit.ly/ix2FzW

To follow me in 'real time' and keep up with even more great expat links on Twitter, please click here.

If you reading this blog post online and you are not already an Expat Women member, please support us and sign up here to receive our monthly, motivational newsletters.

Thanks for your support and I wish you a wonderful day/evening! Andrea @andreaexpat

Expat Women: Interested in a position with SIRVA Relocation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia?

Hi Everyone, Our valued Gold Sponsor, SIRVA Relocation, would like to invite qualified friends of Expat Women to apply for their current full-time vacancy for a Destination Services Consultant (DSC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. If you are interested, or know someone who might be, please read on (especially if you already have a work permit)...

Job Opening: SIRVA Relocation: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

SIRVA Relocation is looking for a full-time Destination Services Consultant (DSC), who would be responsible for coordinating the delivery of local destination service program programs based on SIRVA Relocation clients’ global policies and benefits.

The DSC will act as the primary point of coordination and accountability to internal Global Assignment Consultants and transferring assignees, while maintaining the highest levels of customer service. This includes managing expenses at the lowest possible level for the corporate client while contributing to optimum revenues for SIRVA Relocation.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

1. Under the allocation from the management, administer and manage the process of the relocation for the assignee and family from pre-decision trip to arrival, through to settling and ongoing support manage. This may also include services like preview trip, home search, school search, settling in and repatriation.

2. Administer initiating documentation from client and establish (and maintain) paper and soft files.

3. Make timely contacts with SIRVA internal consultants, 3rd party providers and designated assignees within given Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

4. Coordinate with all internal departments/functions to ensure successful assignee experiences.

5. The DSC is expected to remain up to date on local as well as expatriate issues in the international community including but not limited to, knowledge about housing market (basic knowledge), international schools, recreation, health issues, public transportation, groceries, ‘Expatriate’ activities, domestic help etc.

6. The DSC is expected to maintain inventories of SIRVA Relocation reference materials for the Expatriate ‘Welcome Kit’ and to keep abreast of useful information that is deemed beneficial for the destination service program.

7. Maintain good relationships with international schools (administrators) and to be updating of international schools occupancies and participating in schools invitations to ensure we have full knowledge on the school curriculums.

8. Maintain good relationships with the help of SIRVA tenancy team on managing our temporary accommodation program for SIRVA Relocation.

9. Manage third-party providers like field consultants, car rental companies etc and liaise with them in co-ordination of the destination service program for the transferring assignee and family member(s), where applicable.

10. Educate assignees or internal consultants on minor relocation issues as these relate to transferring family, communicate with Client HR (where applicable) regarding exception management specific to individual assignees, including recommendations on specific exceptions to policy; providing status updates, and keeping client HR abreast of issues and solutions that arise.

11. Provide SIRVA Relocation reports as requested.

12. Work according to the requirements of the Company Quality System.

13. Report real and potential problems, as well as any unsatisfactory practices, to your manager for
action.

14. Maintain the Relocations Database – Service Engine / SMARTS.

15. Participate in client/prospect visits and presentations, where required.

Position Requirements / Qualifications

A college degree, qualification in Human resources or related discipline highly desirable.

3-5 years experience in real estate, relocation, human resources and/or accounting or finance.

Excellent communication and diplomatic skills: preferably with experience in living abroad and/or communicating with all levels of employees, and across cultures.

Preferably a fluent English speaker plus one or more languages.

Must have a strong customer service background with ability to build relationships,
proven skills in project and service partner management are required.

Must be a team player and self-starter with initiative and drive.

Good computer skills - proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Access).

Interested?

If you are interested in this great opportunity with SIRVA Relocation, please urgently email SIRVA's Tram Claudel, with your CV and details of how you meet SIRVA's criteria.

Many thanks and good luck to potential applicants! Andrea

Expat Women Bloggers: Can You Help?

Hi Everyone, If you are a regular reader of our blog, you will know that we launched this month our very first motivational book for expatriate women (Expat Women: Confessions - 50 Answers to Your Real-Life Questions about Living Abroad) - which we are understandably really excited about!

If you are an expat woman who blogs about expat life, and you are interested in reading a review e-copy of our new book (to potentially shout-out about on your blog, if you like it), please email Ashley as soon as possible (and remember to tell us your blog's name and URL) while we are trying to build 'buzz' for the new book (and giving away free review e-copies).

Thank you so very much in advance for any help you can offer! Andrea

PS. If you would like to see an example of another blogger's shout-out, please take a look at Tatiana's fabulous, personalized shout-out here.

PS. If you have not listed your blog on our Expat Women Blog Directory, but you would like to, we invite you to click here. Thanks.

Are You Interested in the W.I.N. Conference in Rome this October?

Hi Everyone, If you are interested in attending this year's Women's International Networking (W.I.N.) conference, then good news... registrations are now open and, on top of the early bird pricing (which runs until 22 June), if you mention "ExpatWomen.com" you are eligible to receive another 100 Euros off.

When? 5 - 7 (8) October 2011
Where? Rome, Italy
More details? www.winconference.net

"Every year, the W.I.N. global leadership conference, a three-day global learning program, brings together over 1000 people from more than 70 countries including: company executives, entrepreneurs, independent professionals, consultants, academics, artists, thought leaders, government and NGO representatives, international business school faculty and students.

The W.I.N. approach to the three-day learning event is based on “world”- a global overview; “work”- professional and career issues; and “you” - leadership and personal growth. They are distinctly feminine and focus on learning, creativity, exploring and applying feminine power, and accelerating innovation and change. The program is carefully designed based on a systems approach and a vision for the future based on sensitivity and increased global and feminine consciousness."

It has been a while since I attended a W.I.N. conference (2007, Oslo), and I cannot go this year, but I have only got good memories of the conference and I have only ever heard positive comments from more recent participants. In comparison to some other conferences I have attended, Kristin Engvig's humility and passion is to be applauded and I highly recommend the conference to any forward-thinking woman interested in being inspired by, and networking with, a large group of wonderful women. So think about going, and if you go, enjoy the experience! Andrea

Missed Some Great Expat Links on Twitter?

Hi Everyone, Here are some great expat-related links I have tweeted recently, that might interest you. Enjoy!

Loving What You Have Abroad
bit.ly/eIF5OM

Expat Spouses: Live a Little!
http://tinyurl.com/3jmjom5

Expat Psychology: 3 Lessons From Posttraumatic Research
http://bit.ly/eBabdB

Best Emerging Destinations for Retirement Abroad?
http://bit.ly/fkS0Ja

Great Question: When The Going Gets Tough Abroad, Should I?
http://bit.ly/fXJs7o

Building Your Writing Muscle, Connecting with People, and the Life of an Expat
http://ow.ly/4FgHu

New Website for Comparing Cost of Living
http://bit.ly/dTCdQR

Who Are Third Culture Kids Really? Response from Ruth E. Van Reken
http://bit.ly/ghHGFm

Do You Know Emergency Numbers in the Country You're Visiting?
http://bit.ly/fSewCV

Why Aren't My Kids Bilingual?
http://bit.ly/mDBa0n

Parents of the Third Culture: Where to retire, when all the world is home?
http://bit.ly/llKj3y

10 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Volunteering Abroad
http://bit.ly/kKrz0G

Should You Take An Overseas Job?
http://bit.ly/lrpWii

Overcoming Top 10 Expat Concerns - Part 1
http://bit.ly/j3Bku1

Expats and Repatriation: What Can You No Longer Do
http://bit.ly/l0g2jT

Expat Pride and Emotion Abroad
http://bit.ly/mdxfBo

Best and Worst Countries to be a Mom?
http://ow.ly/4MDZH

Expat Life in the Netherlands: Pros and Cons
http://bit.ly/jVqQOP

Top Tweets, week of May 6, from Telegraph Expat
http://bit.ly/jirY7Q

Understanding Your Own Cultural Blueprint Helps Expats Adjust Abroad
http://bit.ly/iyJweE

Expat Kids Get the Best of Both Worlds
http://bit.ly/jTcqSx

Relocating With Children: When Divorce Enters the Equation
http://bit.ly/kTIIEz

To follow me in 'real time' and keep up with even more great expat links on Twitter, please click here.

If you reading this blog post online and you are not already an Expat Women member, please support us and sign up here to receive our monthly, motivational newsletters.

Thanks for your support and I wish you a wonderful day/evening! Andrea @andreaexpat

Expat Women Bloggers & Expat Women Book - Tatiana von Tauber's Review & Confession

Hi Everyone, We were so impressed this week with a heartfelt blog post by expat blogger Tatiana von Tauber, which mixes a review of our new book, Expat Women: Confessions - 50 Answers to Your Real-Life Questions about Living Abroad, with a real honesty about Tatiana's personal experiences, that we asked Tatiana if we could republish it on our blog, and she kindly agreed, so here it is!

Expat Blogger: Tatiana von Tauber

Blog: United We Stand: Dreams of a Passionate Expat

Blog Description: It's about the journey of an American expat and artist in Germany, who has come to the conclusion that no country deserves her total loyalty and freedom is much more complicated than is conventionally taught.

Blog post: Everyone Loves a Little Confession and a Sports Car

Date: May 7, 2011

I was very honored to have ExpatWomen.com approach me to review their new book Expat Women: Confessions.  Little did I realize that reading it would provide food for thought even though I considered myself a seasoned expat. Seems I may need a few dashes of salt to round out the seasoned aspect!

My transition back to Germany hasn’t been easy. It’s only been three months or so since I’ve been here and it feels like a year has passed with little but uggs following me and I’m not talking the shoes. While reading Expat Women: Confessions I was (embarrassingly) surprised at how much I empathized with the many questions and answers presented. In fact, I think the book actually helped me see that some of what I’m going through is quite normal and it helped to read other expats have similar feelings especially with reintegration. One would think everything would be just fine now that I’m finally back but truth is I’m not. It’s not the same.

I’m in a completely new city which creates new dynamics. My family structure, once in rhythm, is now majorly off and it affects everything negatively. I went from feeling like a superwoman just 6 months ago to feeling like a crazy maniac. I didn’t expect this much confusion. Worse, I miss America? What is that all about? Who is this woman?! According to Expat Women: Confessions I’m not feeling anything different than other women who have had it all only to give it up for new opportunity. It’s really comforting to know my feelings are common.

In the expat world, I’m not exactly the social bug. As an artist and writer I’m bound to a lot of alone time. I have my few expat friends and we all began about the same time. We consider ourselves relatively seasoned, though some have had their dash of salt already. Often when a newbie approaches us with the “I’m moving abroad” enthusiasm we kinda – though respectfully – roll our eyes. “Oh honey, living overseas is sooooo not the fairy tale you think” we say to ourselves. Of course, we were once in those shoes so we understand the excitement and the naivety. What Expat Women: Confessions does is it presents the reality with viable solutions and heart-felt realism without killing the fantasy and that’s worth gold.

Expat Women: Confessions is a must have for all female expats, novice, in between or seasoned because no matter what we sometimes forget being an expat makes us different than the rest and our problems just aren’t understood by the “norm”. Full of antidotes and “chicken soup” advice I feel better about my blues already. Yes readjustment is tough. Yes my 5 y/o is killing my appreciation for motherhood because she’s not adjusting or understanding why we’re here and not “home”. Yes we miss our house, my large kitchen and our family is currently undergoing an enormous rift. Yes I’ve hit episodes of depression, gained over 10 lbs (!!!) since the move but more than that yes, I DO want to be here damn it so I’m going to take some of the advice offered in the book and simply get over it and find solutions. It’s that or crawl into a hole.

Living abroad is the best adventure I’ve ever been on and if I wanted to discuss the blandness of life I’d have stayed put in suburbia. I thank this book for reminding me about that and about the natural process of grieving what once was. While suburbia may be a calmer life that has moderate enjoyment, it’s otherwise boring. Plus, my family back home just doesn’t get me anymore, another common expat detail we often forget to mention. Once positive relationships have soured and in many ways I feel other expat women are more my family than my own. Perhaps I needed a little slap into reality to refocus and discover again WHY I’m an expat. Adventure isn’t easy and that’s why most people only dream of doing what few of us are actually living.

Thanks Andrea Martins and Victoria Hepworth for putting Expat Women: Confessions together (and for ExpatWomen.com!). I didn’t think I needed the advice. I was just reading for a review but now I feel as though I’ve had a wonderful girlfriend therapy session. The allergy meds are working, the sun is out AND I’ve decided to pursue an adaptation of The Art Cure here in Wiesbaden (more on that later).

To other expats struggling to adjust, since it takes time, use it wisely: grab a cup of coffee at your local cafe and sit down with a copy of Expat Women: Confessions. It’s the best start to a fresh and positive perspective. It’s all about sticking your head out your comfort zone and seeing what’s out there.

Tatiana

***Important: If you are a female expat blogger who would also like a review e-copy of our book (so if you like it, you can write about it on your blog), please get in touch here (and remember to tell us your blog's URL). Thanks so much! Andrea***

Expat Women May 2011 Home Page & Newsletter

Hi Everyone! I hope you are enjoying a great start to your month! Please take a few minutes to read, enjoy, share and tweet about our new May home page features below. If you are subscribed to our Expat Women newsletters, you will also receive these via newsletter this week. Thanks and enjoy your day/evening! Andrea

Success Story
Shabnam Rezaei
Big Bad Boo Studios, Oznoz Entertainment, and Persian Mirror
Shabnam speaks five languages, is the recipient of Canada's Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award, is the co-founder of both Big Bad Boo Studios (which produces multicultural content for kids) and Oznoz Entertainment (which distributes the content), as well as the creator of PersianMirror.com (an incredibly successful online magazine about Iranian culture)...
Read more

Business Idea
Elana Jade Salon
Elana Schmid
Aspiring to see more of the world, aesthetician and personal trainer Elana Schmid sold her well-established Australia-based beauty business, Elana Jade Essential Beauty, in 2008 and moved to Japan. Two years later, Elana's passion for personal health and wellness led her to re-create Elana Jade, this time as an organic beauty salon in Tokyo...
Read more

Money Matters
7 Financial Tips to Help Expatriates Prepare for When Danger and Disaster Strike Abroad
Lisa R. Mitchell
In Egypt during the civil unrest, the government shut down the Internet. Try conducting banking activities without phone or Internet service. How would you move money, pay bills and conduct other necessary banking transactions if you were stuck in the middle of political unrest or living in a country that experienced a natural disaster....
Read more

Expat Confession
A Lonely Affair
Extract from Expat Women: Confessions
My husband's new regional role is very demanding and he travels a lot. Sadly, my loneliness has led to an affair with my neighbor. I feel guilty about what I am doing because I really do love my husband and want our relationship to get back on track. Ironically, I started the affair to ease my loneliness, but now I feel lonelier than ever...
Read more

Moving Abroad
The Science of Anxiety in New Places
Catherine Transler
Coming to a new place generates mild feelings of oddity in the best case, anxiety for many of us, and for some people, it can induce a panic attack. When I arrived in the Netherlands after one year of living in a hilly and very crowded part of Paris, I was surprised by the immensity of the sky. It felt as if I had never noticed the sky before...
Read more

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Final Reminder: Clements International's Expat Youth Scholarship 2011: Entries Close May 13

Hi Everyone, If you know any expat youth aged between 12 and 18, then please remind them that the 2011 Clements International Expat Youth Scholarship is accepting entries only until May 13.

The Clements scholarship offers US$10,000, to be shared by six winning students. It is a fabulously positive contest and we wish all expat youth entrants all the very, very best! Andrea


Clements International's Expat Youth Scholarship 2011

Now in its third year, Clements International's Expat Youth Scholarship is a unique contest exclusively for expat students who spend their childhoods moving between different countries and cultures.

The 2011 Expat Youth Scholarship is open to students ages 12-18 of any nationality who have resided in a foreign country for at least two consecutive years.

This year's theme asks participants to create a video explaining their favorite thing about their host country and its culture.

A total of US$10,000 in scholarships will be awarded to six students in the following categories:

Category One (Ages 12 - 15)
1st Place $3,000
2nd Place $1,500
3rd Place $ 500

Category Two (Ages 16 - 18)
1st Place $3,000
2nd Place $1,500
3rd Place $ 500

Please share this with any young expats you know who many be interested, and encourage them to visit Clements' Scholarship site for more information.

The best way to stay updated and share info about the Expat Youth Scholarship (EYS)?
Become a Facebook fan and follow EYS on Twitter!

Thanks and good luck to all entrants!

ExpatWomen.com's Silver Sponsor Clements International is a leading provider of insurance for expatriates and international organizations. Founded in 1947, Clements offers worldwide auto, property, health, life and commercial insurance with superior customer service and claims response to customers in more than 170 countries. For more information on Clements International's global list of programs and services, please click here. Thanks.

May 2011 Edition of Mobility Magazine Online

Hi Everyone, If you are in the expat, global mobility and/or relocation industries, you may be interested in the May 2011 edition of the Worldwide ERC® Mobility Magazine, which features the following:

Checking in on Mobility Services Procurement
By Frank Mauck

Managing Relocation Service Delivery Risk—Audit and Forget It!
By Jill Heineck, CRP

Delivering a Knock-out Mobility Services Partnership
By Tracey Gatlin, CRP

Adapt and Adjust—Managing Change in Employee Mobility
By Margie Dillon, CRP, GMS, PHR, and Kate Kelley-Dilts, SCERP, SCRP, SGMS

Managing Relocation in a Changing Corporate Environment: On-demand Information Required
By Joseph Morabito, SCRP

Property Management: Getting the Details Right
By James Conigliaro, CRP, GMS, and Ghadeer Hasan, CRP, GMS

(Not) Leaving Las Vegas
By Tim McCarney, GMS

Worldwide ERC® Regional Groups: Act Locally and Think Industry!
By Bill Mulholland, CRP, GMS

Advice for First-time Conference Attendees
By Chris Chalk, CRP, GMS

Happy reading! Andrea

Expat Women Book Launched With US$5000 Competition!

Hi Everyone! We are very excited to announce that we finally launched our first motivational book for expatriate women, Expat Women: Confessions - 50 Answers to Your Real-Life Questions about Living Abroad.

To celebrate, we are running a US$5,000 book launch competition in May. Prizes include: Life Coaching; Career Coaching; a Successful Blogging Consultation; Personal Branding Coaching; Writing Coaching; Passport Career access; an Amazon Kindle; and an Amazon gift voucher!


Here's more about the book...

In Expat Women: Confessions – 50 Answers to Your Real-Life Questions about Living Abroad, experienced expats Andrea Martins and Victoria Hepworth share a wealth of wisdom and positive tips to motivate you at every stage of your expat journey. They cover popular topics like leaving family back home, transitioning quickly, intercultural relationships, parenting bilingual children and work-life balance. They also address more difficult issues such as expat infidelity, divorce, alcoholism and reverse culture shock.

If you have ever wondered what it is like to live abroad, work abroad or accompany your working partner abroad, this book is for you. If you are already living the expat life but have mixed feelings about settling in, rebuilding your identity, relationship changes, successfully managing your money and career, raising children far from home or repatriating, this book is also for you. Or if you are just looking for a motivational gift for your expat friends, clubs or companies, Expat Women: Confessions is likewise for you!

Here's more about the US$5,000 in prizes...

For each copy of our book bought in May 2011, we will thank you with one (1) entry into our fantastic US$5,000 book launch competition (if you email us your purchase e-receipt by 11:59pm 31 May 2011 New York time). For full terms and conditions, click here.

Prize 1: Career, Recruitment and/or Personal Branding Coaching – Valued at US$1,010!
Lois Freeke (Lois Freeke)
Lois Freeke is an award-winning recruitment manager and career and personal branding strategist. She helps expats, executives and entrepreneurs manage their careers and effectively differentiate themselves for career and business success.

Prize 2: Personal Branding, Career or Executive Coaching – Valued at US$900!
Career by Choice Expat Career & Personal Branding Coaching (Megan Fitzgerald)
Megan Fitzgerald helps expats seeking inspiration and a sense of purpose draw out "untapped expertise" to become highly visible, sought after and land work abroad. She works with these global minded professionals and entrepreneurs to find what they do best to build careers that fit who they are and the life they want to live overseas.

Prize 3: Career and/or Executive Coaching – Valued at US$660!
Clear Horizon Coaching (Rebecca Wells)
Clear Horizon Coaching provides career advancement and personal branding coaching for senior and middle management executives. Clear Horizon Coaching helps you raise your profile and get ahead at work in 2011.

Prize 4: Career Coaching – Valued at US$500!
Zest and Zen International Coaching (Anne Egros)
Global Career and Life Coach, Anne Egros, specializes in helping global executives, international managers and expatriates developing their international career. She helps her clients to have a successful expat life and provides support for transition management.

Prize 5: Blogging Consultation and Free eBook, Audio Book and More – Valued at US$499!
Successful Blogging (Annabel Candy)
Successful Blogging teaches small business owners and writers how to tap into the power of blogging to market their business or build a platform for their writing.

Prize 6: Writing Coaching – Valued at US$480!
Summertime Publishing (Jo Parfitt)
Jo Parfitt is the author of 28 books and runs Summertime Publishing. She specializes in helping new expat writers to get into print and loves empowering others to find their story and their voice.

Prize 7: Passport Career database access (3 months) – Valued at US$395!
Passport Career (Susan Musich)
Passport Career is a dynamic global job search tool (with loads of useful information) for organizations to support accompanying partners of international assignees.

Prize 8: Expatriate Life Coaching – Valued at US$300!
Live Life Now Coaching (Nicola McCall)
Live Life Now Coaching specializes in coaching for expatriate life and work issues. It aims to improve the fulfilment of employees, families and employers during expatriate assignments. Happier expatriates make happier employees, families and successful assignments!

Prize 9: Amazon Kindle (WiFi) – Valued at US$156!
Amazon Kindle
Kindle Wireless Reading Device. Wi-Fi. 6" Display. The #1 Bestseller on Amazon.

Prize 10: Amazon Gift Voucher – Valued at US$100!
Amazon Gift Vouchers
Buy something you have been saving up for on Amazon. Redeemable at your Amazon store of choice.



Here's some nice words from the review copies sent out...

"What a great book! For the first time, a real-life manual that will reassure every expat woman that she is not alone in her unspoken feelings and questions. I loved it!"
Ruth E. Van Reken, Co-author of Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds

"A terrific book! Real-life examples of the challenges expat women face, with insightful and practical advice, this should be on the must-read list for anyone involved
with expatriate administration."
Andrea David, Head of Global Mobility, Bloomberg LP

"For once, a book that tells the truth about the expat experience. An inspiring account, and a must read for those contemplating an international assignment or those already on one."
Yvonne McNulty, PhD, Assistant Professor, James Cook University, Singapore

"A must for anyone who is, has been or will be an expat!"
Peggy Love, GMS, CERP, President, FIGT (Families in Global Transition)

"Expat Women: Confessions is a wonderful addition to the literature on the experiences of women during their lives abroad. Andrea and Victoria answer difficult questions with empathy, an upbeat attitude, and wisdom. This is a book that every expat woman should keep at her bedside for the moments that inevitably surface when abroad – and even after repatriation."
Elizabeth Perelstein, President, School Choice International and named one of Fortune Magazine's 10 Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs (2010)

"This book is a great resource for all expat women."
Leslie Brant Teixeira, Director, U.S. Department of State Family Liaison Office


Here's how to download a free sample of the book...
http://www.expatwomen.com/downloads/expat-women-confessions-book-sample.pdf


Here's how to support us and buy the book...

Buy now on Amazon.com
Buy on Amazon Kindle
Pre-Order on Amazon.ca
Pre-Order on Amazon.co.uk
Pre-Order on Amazon.fr
Pre-Order on Amazon.co.jp
Pre-Order on Amazon.de
Pre-Order on Amazon.cn
Buy E-Book (Coming May 2011)
Buy on iPad (Coming May 2011)

Don't forget to email us your purchase e-receipt and be entered into our fantastic US$5,000 book launch competition. For full terms and conditions, click here.

And if you like it, please, please leave a review on an Amazon site. Thank you so much. :-)

Here's where to go if you need images for your blog or expat club newsletters...
http://www.expatwomen.com/expat-women-press.php

Here's where to go to request a full preview e-copy if you are representing a registered expat club...
Just click here and talk to Ashley, thanks.


Thanks for your support! Andrea

Only 3 Days until We Launch Our Expat Women Book and US$5,000 Competition

Hi Everyone, At last, we can announce a definite date for the official launch of our very first Expat Women book... it will be this Thursday, 5 May... only 3 days away!

To celebrate, we are also announcing a US$5,000 book launch competition on 5 May as well. Prizes include: Life Coaching; Career Coaching; a Successful Blogging Consultation; Personal Branding Coaching; Writing Coaching; Passport Career access; an Amazon Kindle; and an Amazon gift voucher!

Prizes are kindly being donated by our friends: Anne Egros at  Zest and Zen International Coaching; Nicola McCall at Live Life Now Coaching; Annabel Candy at Successful Blogging; Susan Musich at Passport Career; Megan Fitzgerald at Career by Choice; Lois Freeke; Rebecca Wells at Clear Horizon Coaching; Jo Parfitt at Summertime Publishing; and by us, Expat Women.

Please mark your calendars to check out www.expatwomen.com this Thursday, May 5 (12am New York time onwards, for simplicity) to download a free sample of our book, to find out more details about our fantastic book launch competition, and to please support us by buying our very first motivational book for expatriate women (and their families)!

Some Advance Praise of Expat Women: Confessions - 50 Answers to Your Real-Life Questions about Living Abroad...

"What a great book! For the first time, a real-life manual that will reassure every expat woman that she is not alone in her unspoken feelings and questions. I loved it!"
Ruth E. Van Reken, Co-author of Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds

"A terrific book! Real-life examples of the challenges expat women face, with insightful and practical advice, this should be on the must-read list for anyone involved with expatriate administration."
Andrea David, Head of Global Mobility, Bloomberg LP

Thanks in advance for your support!

Warmest wishes for your week, Andrea. @andreaexpat

Note: If you are reading this blog post online and are not yet an Expat Women member, please sign up to receive news of our book launch to your inbox, plus all of our monthly motivational newsletters as well. Thank you!

Expat Women Living in São Paulo, Brazil - Part Time Job Opportunity

Hi Everyone, If you live in São Paulo, Brazil, or know someone who does, please read on...

Expat Women in São Paulo, Brazil: Fancy a Few Hours Paid Work That is Flexible?

Going-There, a relocation company based in London with a fast growing network of operations in over 100 cities around the world, is looking for Destination Consultants for its São Paulo, Brazil, operation. They offer a service that you might wish you had, when you arrived here!

Going-There needs to recruit consultants who are personable, savvy, and with good people and communication skills. You must have access to a car and be able to drive, have excellent English, both written and oral, and have home Internet access for the following post:

Destination Consultants

* You will help newly-arriving expats and their families settle in to their new lives in São Paulo.

* You will assist with topics such as pre-arrival assistance, home-finding, school searches, helping new arrivals get wired in to the city with the least possible disruption.

* You will help make an often-anxious assignee and their family feel at home.

* You will help to put a friendly face on a foreign place.

* You will need a good knowledge of the city and some knowledge of the local rental market.

This is a very part-time post, project-based on an assignee package lasting 1-5 days per project, not always consecutively.

To learn more about Going-There, please first visit http://www.going-there.com.

Then, if you are genuinely interested and available immediately, please urgently email Jackie Rowan via jackie.rowan@going-there.com directly for further information.

Please feel free to email this to anyone (else) who might (also) be interested.

Thank you very much and best wishes to those who apply! Andrea

Missed Some Great Writers' Links on Twitter?

Hi Everyone, For the writers among us, here are some great writers' links I have tweeted about recently that might interest you. Enjoy!

Great 'How-We-Did-It' Story from the Successful Expat Harem Writers
http://bit.ly/em66pT

Behind-the-Scenes on how a BLANK book got to the Top of the Amazon Charts
http://bit.ly/goSSig

Social Networking Sites for Authors? Squidoo's: http://bit.ly/ha1yXj and Tony Eldridge's: http://bit.ly/gibxGL

Starting an Expat Writing Career? Amanda's Story
http://bit.ly/eZtdWF

10 Reasons Why Authors Love eBooks
http://bit.ly/i2c7C0

Authors: How Print-On-Demand Changed My Life
http://bit.ly/f8I7Ir

Behind the Scenes of a Powerful Book Launch Video
http://bit.ly/gHr868

Best Selling Kindle Author Karen McQuestion Gives E-Book Advice To Authors
http://bit.ly/hMhP1D

How To Ensure Your Book Has Legs
http://bit.ly/gvTB33

Top 10 'Marketing Tips For Authors' Posts Of All Time
http://t.co/xz0JKCs

Where Do E-Book Buyers Live (in the U.S.)?
http://huff.to/eBTBx5

Another Story on the Amazing Success of E-Book Millionaire Amanda Hocking: 26 year old Kindle Self-Publisher
http://bit.ly/gVWeeg

Can An Agent Help Self-Published Authors?
http://bit.ly/i1ecXr

Excellent! 12 Places Authors Should Put Their Book Online
http://bit.ly/hZsXPm

Do You Always Have New Things In The Pipeline?
http://bit.ly/hW5XE3

5 Things Stand-Up Comedians Can Teach You About Self-Publishing
http://bit.ly/fJZfGc

Understanding How Book Discounting Works and Your Options
http://bit.ly/eTXSqn

Savvy Book Marketing Secrets: 52 Experts Share Insider Tips for Selling More Books
http://bit.ly/SavvySecrets

10 Buzz-Building Secrets Every Writer Should Know
dld.bz/WfAF

27 Things You Can Do To Promote Your Book! Before, During and After Launch Date
http://bit.ly/e9znc8

Top Book Fairs For Authors
http://bit.ly/fw4H1r

To follow me in 'real time' and keep up with even more great expat links on Twitter, please click here.

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Thanks for your support and I wish you a wonderful day/evening! Andrea @andreaexpat