Missed Some Great Expat Links on Twitter? (September 27-28 edition)

Hi Everyone, I hope your week has started fabulously! Here are some expat links I have tweeted recently, that might interest you...

Beautiful Video: Brazilian Expat in Australia: "Would you give 30 gifts to 30 strangers on your birthday?"
http://bit.ly/phOnsQ

How to Find the Right International School for Your Expat Children
bit.ly/oCiEpA

Interesting Expat News from Singapore... More Expatriates Opting for Local Schools Over International Ones
http://bit.ly/qJIfqX

Expat Executive Dilemma: Multiple Bosses from Different Cultures
nblo.gs/nfCKo

Teenage Trauma on Repatriation
bit.ly/p6nKuP

Bizarre Items Confiscated by Customs (14 pictures)
tgr.ph/ofW6Q5

Expat Twitter Round-Up by EasyExpat.com.
bit.ly/pqQPRf

Why Are Some Expats So Unhappy?
http://tgr.ph/oy1Hw6

Made Some Bumbling Social Mistakes in Your New Expat Posting, Like These Expats Have
bit.ly/oZoEww

Coming Soon: Live Call-In Talk Shows From Your Favorite Countries, Focusing on All Areas of Interest, from the Expat Broadcasting Group.
http://www.overseasradio.com

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Fifty Percent Of New Expats Leave China Early

Hi Everyone, There was an interesting article of this title by Lara Farrar in the China Daily/Asia News Network recently. It starts...

"Almost half of new expatriates leave China early because they have difficulty adjusting to the lifestyle, a consultancy firm said.

China Transition Institute (CTI) president David Israel-Rosen said most foreigners are unprepared for what life will be like when they arrive in China. "It is moving from the West to the East," he said. "It is not like moving from Chicago to Denver."

"If you look at the literature, between 30 percent and 50 percent of expats go home early. The failure rates are astonishing."

Alan Kahn, vice president of marketing and communications for United Family Healthcare, said identity loss and depression are more widespread than many people realize.

"These are very real issues and they do have a significant impact," Kahn said. "It is very hard to ever fit in fully and that can cause lots of serious problems," he said."

Click here to read more.

BBC - Radio 4 - Woman's Hour: Urgently Looking For Expats Who Returned...

...home to the UK, because they did not settle well in their expat posting abroad. Ideally, an accompanying wife/partner who was posted outside of Europe. If you can help, please get in touch via either their website or via Lydia Thomas urgently.

Thanks go to Marian Weston of Swift Transitions for this tip-off.