Missed Some Great Expat Twitter Links? (October 30-31 edition)

Hi Everyone, I hope you enjoyed a wonderful fun-filled weekend! Here are some expat links I have tweeted recently, that might interest you...

Registration Now Open For FIGT (Families in Global Transition) Conference, March 2012, Washington
http://www.figt.org/

Expat Entrepreneur Interview:
Expat Life Coach John Falchetto talks to Mara Vaughan (Egypt)
http://bit.ly/slgfUc

Expat Life: What’s a Nice Protestant Girl Doing in this Place?
http://bit.ly/vEYSUL

How Air Pollution Impacts Expat Kids
http://bit.ly/tTLl9i

Feeling Negative Abroad?
Read Our Expat Women October Confession
http://bit.ly/ohAty9

British Expats Refusing To Go Home:
15% Call Off Repatriation Plans
http://bit.ly/t0AUwp

Strategies for a UN Job Search (Part 2):
Research the Duty Stations (Passport Career Blog)
http://bit.ly/rVKunE

Luxury Clinic Sued After Australian Expat Left Blinded in One Eye (Moscow Times)
http://bit.ly/se8VTM

Can You Relate To This 1955 Philip Larkin Poem Title?
"The Importance of Being Elsewhere"
http://bit.ly/uim9nw

British Expat Sets Up A Theater Studio In Moscow (Video)
http://bit.ly/u8ZjfR

Plus, a quote that I liked this past week:
"If you're OK out of your comfort zone... you're not out of your comfort zone." by @lesmckeown (thanks @JohnFalchetto for sharing)

And finally, news from @LonelyPlanet's Twitter feed:
"Iceland is the top country destination as voted by Lonely Planet travellers for 2012!"

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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!

"Is There A Perfect Personality For Expats?" Very good article in The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://bit.ly/grMtwT

The Difficulties Of Divorcing Abroad
http://bit.ly/hDGCTg

Expat Women Uncomfortable Driving Abroad Survey Shows
http://bit.ly/hOUBFN

The Trailing Spouse: The Achilles Heal of International Assignments?
http://bit.ly/gUuIDT

True? Nobody Cares About Your Story
http://bit.ly/hyt1yw

Bored in France? Expat Nicky Rowe says never - She defends her adopted home
http://bit.ly/gM0oPn

Most British Expats Don't Want To Go Home?
http://bit.ly/fTmo8q

Shocking Story of an Expat Woman Jailed for 5 Months in the UAE When She Reported Her Rape
http://bit.ly/gqizRY

7 Reasons Not To Become An Expat?
http://bit.ly/g8ElyD

Are You "Escaping" or "Relocating"?
http://bit.ly/gXbQJo

The World: A Classroom and Playground: Lessons from the Study Abroad Cycle
http://t.co/wcjHow2

"An Honest Look At My Life as An Expat” A Loss of Identity Story
http://t.co/MUKdO6p

Tiger Mom, Meet Panda Dad
http://t.co/lAMyKcd

“Have Camera, Will Travel” Interview with an expat filmmaker
http://t.co/62Tf1MV

What Makes A Good Expat?
http://bit.ly/ePS9Yx

How to Stand Out in the Global Marketplace: Part 2 of 5
http://bit.ly/gMsEhJ

Great piece about a Third Culture Kid (TCK) and a Quarter Life Crisis
http://bit.ly/gFTEgP

Talent Mobility 2020: The Next Generation of International Assignments (36 page report by PWC)
http://bit.ly/dGOQ3d

How Does A Third Culture Kid (TCK) Define 'Home'?
http://bit.ly/fxsxy4

"How Becoming an Expat Entrepreneur Changed My Life”
http://bit.ly/gz01pn

What Is Expat Identity? Article on Expatica by Anthropologist Sarah Steeger
http://bit.ly/gWxMZM

Expat Life and Alcohol Addiction
http://bit.ly/e0mdC3

Interesting Article in Guardian UK: Should We Stop Using the Term Expat?
http://bit.ly/eSHRpI

Expat Time Travel: The Positive Side of Putting a Career on Hold
http://bit.ly/gFe8AX

Delayed Grieving Abroad: An Expat's Tale of Coping with Death Back Home
http://bit.ly/dWKLHS

The Great Expat Party: Bars, Clubs, Drinks: One Perspective

http://bit.ly/fWr2cF

How To Earn A Living Online From A Foreign Country
http://bit.ly/fQnpFN

10 Tips To Grow Your Career Overseas
http://bit.ly/eg4LEx

10 Step Plan to Career Change
http://bit.ly/dXF4Na

Helping Expat Children Adjust To Life Abroad
http://bit.ly/fPYPYC

Living in an Expat Bubble? 2 Bloggers Have Their Say: Patryk Kujawski on http://bit.ly/h57GQd and Anne Egros on http://bit.ly/dGquKS


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New Expat & Partner Guide, by Global Connections

Hi Everyone,  We would like to congratulate Global Connections, who officially release today their Expat & Partner Guide - a comprehensive and inspirational advice guide for expats. Global Connections' full-colour guide brings together the best of seven years of Global Connection’s magazine, plus some topics not previously covered in the magazine.

Whilst some of the general themes are similar, this book is different from our own upcoming, first Expat Women book (due to be launched 5 May 2011!). Here is some advance text for the Global Connections Expat & Partner Guide:

"A couple’s decision to embark on an expat adventure is often a daunting one. Not only are there dozens of practical questions to be considered, but expats-to-be also face a wide range of, sometimes emotionally charged, other issues and challenges. Living abroad is simply a life-changing experience. No other source will prepare expats better for this than Global Connection’s newly published Expat & Partner Guide.

The book’s 300-plus pages provide in-depth information and advice on everything from mobility trends, dual careers, finance, health, safety issues and preparing for the move abroad, to dealing with culture shock, expat partners’ work, voluntary work, study, expat kids related subjects and repatriation.

Internationally renowned experts shine their light on all these matters. Their advice is backed up by clearly presented results of ground breaking research studies on expat related issues. The 34 chapters are peppered with personal accounts from experienced expats and their partners. Their honest, sometimes moving stories make this invaluable guide a lively read.

“A company’s investment in sending employees abroad is more likely to pay off if they and their family settle well in their new country. It is our mission to inform and inspire expats and expat partners in order to contribute to the success of a posting abroad,” explains Jacqueline van Haaften, Managing Director of Global Connection and former expat partner. “We know that if expats and their partners are well prepared and have realistic expectations of their life in a foreign country, they will relish the experience and be less daunted by adversity. Our Expat Partner Guide is another important and unique tool to achieve this goal.”

To order Global Connection’s Expat & Partner Guide for €37.50 (€30.00 for Global Connection members) incl. VAT, excluding shipping, please visit the Global Connection bookstore: www.global-connection.info or to www.Amazon.co.uk.

Questions? Please contact Global Connections' Jacqueline van Haaften on + 31-182-300-000 or via email at: jvanhaaften@gcmail.info."

Thanks Everyone - and congratulations again to Global Connections! Andrea

January 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 January 2011 edition of the Worldwide ERC® Mobility Magazine, which features the following:

2011 Worldwide ERC® President Susan Schneider, SCRP, GMS
By Frank Mauck

Relocation Training 2011 and Beyond
By Nancy Harmann, ABRM, ABR, CRP, CRS, GMS, GRI, PMN, SRES, WRS, and Ryan Carrell, CRP

Andrea's note: Are there any training qualifications that Nancy does not have? ;-)

The Power of Virtual Teams
By Charlene Solomon

Destination Profile: The United Kingdom
By Anne Dean, GMS, and Julian Grose-Hodge, GMS

2010 Worldwide ERC® Global Thought Leaders

Relocation Integration: Primary Component to Any People Strategy
By Jill Heineck, CRP

Hey, Where is My Replacement?
By Daniel T. Bloom, SPHR, SSBB, SCRP

The Price of Inaccuracy: Eight Ways for Improving International Payroll Compliance
By Tim McCarney, GMS

Lessons Learned
By Jennifer Rosene

Happy reading!  Andrea

Missed Some Great Expat Links On Twitter?

Hi Everyone, Here are some expat-related articles and links that I have tweeted about recently, that might interest you:

Does it pay off for women to work abroad? Washington Post
http://wapo.st/bK0gJo

Recommended: Truly moving story about motherhood
http://bit.ly/d0M6bl

Any State Department bloggers out there? Put yourself on the map – literally
http://bit.ly/bhbTQh

Good school hunting: excellent article from Beijing Kids.com
http://bit.ly/du61xH

Traits of Successful Expats?
http://bit.ly/b0S67i

Can You Help Bring Domestic Violence Victims Abroad home for the holidays?
http://bit.ly/aHDERa

New book: Black and Abroad http://bit.ly/aEkJRx

Expats: Never trust strangers with your mail! Trust only the best - http://www.usglobalmail.com/ will take care your mail, anywhere...

European expats are the biggest earners in Dubai
http://bit.ly/b2x8LU

WSJ: Shareholders Hit the Roof Over Relocation Subsidies
http://on.wsj.com/dfX10c

Bring Talent Home: A 120,000 Euro Project To Bring Expats Home
http://bit.ly/cfWmS9

Thinking of moving abroad? 7 Things To Consider
http://bit.ly/aMvuqp

Expat Partner Support Crucial When Families Are Posted Abroad
http://bit.ly/bosOYB

Expat or Temporary Resident or...? Great discussion here
http://bit.ly/9zbzHY

Expats: How long does it take to feel at home abroad?
http://bit.ly/dw7Jls

Watch "Successful Living Abroad" lectures for expats and your families to feel less alone during relocation
http://bit.ly/9NBH1H

Sign up for new Global Mobility magazine launching December 2010
http://linkd.in/abNx4B

Top 10 countries represented by Canadian Expats in this group: US, UK, UAE, Greece, Qatar, France, Saudi Arabia...
http://fb.me/F1FLunAa

Missed the Expat Forum 2010? See a slideshow of highlights and stay tuned for video clips
http://ow.ly/2XTPC

More than half of British expats do not want to return home
http://bit.ly/dxw9WV

Expats: 10 best things (http://bit.ly/cVdcJe) and 10 worst things (http://bit.ly/9iEYV3) about being an expat wife

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Thanks for your support and have a great week! Andrea