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

Expat Women July 2011 Home Page

Hi Everyone, I hope you are enjoying a wonderful start to your month. Please take a few minutes to read, enjoy, share and tweet about our new July home page features below. Thanks and enjoy your week! Andrea

Success Story
Hinda Gharbi
President - Asia Pacific, Schlumberger
Hinda Gharbi is President of Schlumberger's Asia Pacific operations. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Hinda directs the operations of Schlumberger's portfolio of service and product offerings in the Asia Pacific region. Hinda is originally from Tunisia. She joined Schlumberger in 1996 as a wireline field engineer in Nigeria after earning a Master's Degree in Signal Processing and an Engineering Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG) in France...
Read more... 

Business Idea
Words That Sell
Mel Henson
Once upon a time, Mel Henson lived in the hectic advertising world, employed as a full-time executive with leading London advertising agencies. But that all changed when Mel become a stay-at-home mother, retrained as a reflexologist, and moved to Luxembourg with her family. Unexpectedly, Mel later found herself working as a feature writer for a magazine in Luxembourg. This experience led her to start her copywriting business back in the UK, and to now launch her first book...
Read more...

Tips and Lessons for Entrepreneurs
Craving Success: A Startup Junkie's Path from Passion to Profits
Melody Biringer
If you are an expat entrepreneur, or someone wishing they had a business idea good enough for them to be an expat entrepreneur, Melody Biringer's new book - chronicling her lessons learned from starting 20 companies - is exactly what the motivation doctor ordered...
Read more...

Expat Confession
My Job Was A Mistake
Extract from Expat Women: Confessions
I am a thirty something professional who came here to Switzerland as a trailing spouse. I took a job here but my job is not all that I dreamed it would be. It is quite junior compared to what I used to do, and the salary also reflects this. I have a difficult time with my manager, who is inconsistent and erratic with regards to her expectations of me. My colleagues see me as "the foreigner". I am bored and lonely at work and am thinking that taking my job was a mistake...
Read more...

Expat Mothers
Emotional Resilience and The Expat Child
Julia Simens
Never underestimate the power of a five-year-old. When it comes to brainpower, a five-year-old has you beat...This may just be one of the reasons that expat children have the ability to be so resilient in their ever-changing, globally nomadic lifestyle. But just how resilient are you raising your children to be?
Read more...


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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

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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 :)

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.

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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***

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.

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

Expat Women Sponsor (Barclays Wealth International) Launches iInvestTM

Hi Everyone, If you have money to invest, you may be interested in the following iInvestTM press release, from one of our valued Expat Women Gold Sponsors, Barclays Wealth International.

Press Release: Barclays Wealth iInvestTM

Barclays Wealth, a leading global wealth management firm and the UK’s largest, has announced the launch of Barclays Wealth iInvestTM, a new international investment service for Barclays Wealth International clients. Barclays Wealth iInvestTM enables clients to invest in products across a range of global markets and asset classes, from one single investment account, in GBP, US or EUR currencies.

Barclays Wealth iInvestTM is available to UK non-domiciles, UK expats, foreign nationals and residents of Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Gibraltar, who have a minimum of £50,000 to invest.

International investment advisers will provide clients with expert advice to help them build bespoke portfolios that are tailored around their individual investment profile.

Barclays Wealth iInvestTM clients can place money in products that invest in:
• shares
• bonds
• commodities
• exchange traded funds
• managed funds
• structured products

Commenting on the launch of this new offering, Mark Richards, Managing Director, Barclays Wealth International and Wealth Intermediaries, said: “In this current environment where interest rates are lower than the rate of inflation, investors are seeing savings being eroded in real terms. With little expectation that interest rates will rise higher than inflation any time soon, Barclays Wealth iInvestTM provides an opportunity potentially to boost returns through diversification. There is a strong case for investing across geographies and the launch of Barclays Wealth iInvestTM is in direct response to client appetite for access to products that provide returns from shares, bonds, exchange traded funds, managed funds and structured products across the globe.”

Please note the value of investments can fall as well as rise and you may get back less than you invested.

To find out more information on Barclays Wealth iInvestTM please visit http://www.barclayswealth.com/international/investments.htm or call +44 (0)1624 684496

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


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

US Global Mail - Free 3 Month Trial for Expat Women Members

Hi Everyone, Our Bronze Sponsor US Global Mail, would like to offer you a free 3 month trial of their service, so you can experience just how wonderful they are. I encourage you to consider it! Andrea :)
US GLOBAL MAIL 

Shop and ship from the United States (US) with complete confidence with US Global Mail.

US Global Mail (USGM), has been in the business of making life easier for US expats and overseas shoppers for the past eight years. The company was created by expats and for expats, with a need to control their mail and packages while away from the US for extended periods.

The concept is simple, but the technology behind it very unique. Here is how it works:

1. You sign up online, send in a few forms to verify identity and you are given your own personalized mailing address in the US.

2. You can use this address to route all your incoming mail and packages to it. Once it is received, USGM will enter the details about the pieces received into an online portal.

3. You log in to your account and voila - you have all the information on the physical mail and packages received – you can now decide what you want USGM to do with it. You could choose to have it consolidated, select various shippers, or even have USGM discard it if it’s just junk mail or catalogues.

4. Everything arrives to you via FedEx, UPS, DHL or USPS – delivered to your doorstep, anywhere in the world.

USGM offers several unique benefits for overseas shoppers:
1. Retailers that do not ship internationally will ship to your USGM address. Shop from several online US shops – Gap, Abercrombie, Gilt, Hautelook, etc and have it all sent to your address in the US.

2. Consolidation - Have USGM repack everything so that you can cut the bulk and save tons on shipping.

3. Lowest international rates – the tremendous volume of shipping handled by USGM allows it to pass on the savings to their clients.

4. Security – USGM has a secure warehouse in Houston, TX and several layers of security on its website. So shop and ship with confidence.

5. Absolutely no hidden charges ever. Shipping companies are notorious for things like fuel surcharges, extended delivery area charges etc. With USGM, what you see is what you pay! They will never charge any fees that is not clearly posted on the website. You can even ask for a quote before you ship.

As a very special offer to visitors from Expat Women, US Global Mail would like to offer you a completely risk-free trial of their services at no cost for the first THREE months. Just click here and then use the code EXWO when signing up.

There is a reason US Global Mail has thousands of very satisfied customers worldwide. You can see some of the wonderful things they have to say about them at http://www.facebook.com/usglobalmail. Become a Facebook fan for even more exclusive deals!

Thank you in advance for considering to use US Global Mail – a valued Sponsor of Expat Women!

And thanks in advance for joining our main Expat Women site, if you have not already!  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:

Raising Global Nomads? Listen to a Podcast Interview for Expat Focus on Expats Radio:
http://bit.ly/eJZT6A

"Nobody Cares About My Life-Altering Trip. Or Yours." Article in Toronto Globe and Mail
http://bit.ly/gJ1L23

Savvy shopping abroad: The Art of Haggling
http://bit.ly/hfAA2X


Kissing the Expat Life Goodbye... This Expat Found That It's Not Always That Different From Being Back Home...
http://bit.ly/gBdN4M

Want To Live Longer? Maybe Try Living Abroad In These 10 Cities
http://bit.ly/hmk5B4

Expat Evacuations: Children of Diplomats Displaced by Strike: Caught Between Two Worlds
http://wapo.st/i3NZ0B

Does Working Abroad Improve A Woman's Career?
http://bit.ly/gx3db9

Expat Disillusionment - Story of an English Couple Whose Spanish Dreams Faded
http://bit.ly/f5A60V

Mixed Identity; "Still an expat, even though I moved home!"
http://t.co/ZsF8QTl

15 of the World's Best Places to Live - Nominated by Expats
http://bit.ly/h9pNqz

Expats: Looking for the Top Schools for Your Children?
http://bit.ly/e2kfBE

Adjusting to Expat Life - It's Not Easy
http://t.co/WcQQHi8

American Expat Helps Start-Ups in Hong Kong
http://bit.ly/exMJAQ

Good read: Interview with French Diplomat's Wife in the United States
http://bit.ly/gNglr9

Taking the Road Lightly Travelled: Collecting Experiences, not Stuff
http://ow.ly/43ioR

Great Tips for Traveling on a Third World Passport
http://bit.ly/gBpfFT

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To sign up and receive our monthly, motivational Expat Women newsletters, please  click here.

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

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:


Top 10 Tips for a Successful Expat Assignment

http://bit.ly/e4Ua6O

How Many Expat Americans Live Abroad?

http://bit.ly/i1X851

How to Cope While Living Abroad

http://bit.ly/hOYwle

Should You Move Abroad or Will It Destroy Your Family?

http://bit.ly/dVBXcX

Excellent Article for Expats if Your Assignment Suddenly Ends

http://bit.ly/gprBmw

New Site Interviewing Expat Women

http://bit.ly/giLTf8

What Is Identity and Why Is It Important for Expats?

http://bit.ly/hnQUwp

This Expat Publisher Jo Parfitt Focuses on "Life Abroad" Books... for the "shelfless"

http://bit.ly/gKHT38

Expat Kids: Bored with Moving Schools? Maybe it's Time to Board?

http://bit.ly/eTHnX6

Meet Rochelle Peachey, Founder of Expat Dating Website 'I Love Your Accent' http://bit.ly/gVinTl

Can Expat Children Ever Repatriate?

http://bit.ly/fjNjJl

Robin Pascoe's Fictional Expat Blogella: Read the Latest of Repatriate Joelly

http://bit.ly/gRUcan

Relocating Your Career: Social Media and the Expat Professional
http://goo.gl/fb/ruQOF

Expats: Why You Need to Be Honest About Why You Want to Move Abroad

http://bit.ly/fmrfWL

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And this one... which is not expat-specific (unless you are in Bermuda), but which I loved all the same... For 40+ years, guy says "I Love You" to commuters each work morning in Bermuda :-)

http://bit.ly/ghKspP

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To sign up and receive our monthly, motivational Expat Women newsletters, please  click here.

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

Expat Women Site Relaunches!

Hi Everyone, We are excited today to finally unveil our new-look Expat Women website.  Please come and visit it, share it, tweet it and 'like it' on Facebook. Your support helps a lot. Thank you!

New-Look Expat Women Site
Here are a few images to give you a quick guided tour...
PS. If you are reading this by blog feed and cannot see the images, please click here to read this post on our blog instead. Thanks.

Image 1: Top of our new Expat Women home page

* Search button

* Main menu bar (with sub-menu options appearing when you scroll over with your mouse)

* Introductory text for new users, but with handy text links for everyone to use!

* Sign-up box

* Sponsor logos

Image 2: Twitter Update

Now, it will be much easier to see the latest news and links :-)

Image 3: Monthly Features

* Success Story

* Business Idea

* Expat Confession

* Plus other great feature articles and interviews for that month :-)

Image 4: Expat Women Blog Update

* A quick way to see our latest blog postings updates :-)

Thanks in advance for your support of our new website, and for your sharing of our new-look Expat Women site with women all over the world. We appreciate it sincerely. Warmest wishes, Andrea x

Expat Women New-Look Website - Coming Soon!

Hi Everyone, Just a quick update on our new-look website for http://www.expatwomen.com/.

After many months of giving the 1,000+ pages on our site a face-lift, all going well, we hope to launch our new-look site for you next week (or soon after).

Stay tuned... and thanks as always, for your ongoing support! 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:

10 Secrets to Managing Your Expat Career

http://bit.ly/h1UA4h


Should You Move Abroad or Will It Destroy Your Family?

http://bit.ly/dVBXcX

What is the Difference Between Traveling versus Living as an Expat?
http://bit.ly/ezVTz3

Video Trailer for Expat Niamh Ni Bhroin’s new book, The Singing Warrior http://bit.ly/gPpn59

How Many Expat Americans Live Abroad?
http://bit.ly/i1X851


"Why Chinese Mothers are Superior" from the WSJ

http://tinyurl.com/4mfsm32


Why We Should Still Be Talking About Tiger Moms

http://bit.ly/gCS0dT


Tips for Gaining Speaker Experience

http://bit.ly/gXDQeW


For Lovers of Books: GoodReads.com (4.3 million members!)

http://bit.ly/gpaiQg


Got "Dead End" Signs in Your Life?

http://bit.ly/ihT2Iu

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To sign up and receive our monthly, motivational Expat Women newsletters, please  click here.

Thanks for your support and have a great week!

Andrea
Twitter handle: @andreaexpat