Hi Everyone, I hope you are enjoying (or enjoyed) a lovely weekend! Please take a few minutes to read, enjoy, share and tweet about our new August home page features below. Thanks so much and I wish you a wonderful week! Andrea
Success Story
Aurélie Gilles
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
Aurélie Gilles has defied many odds in her short lifetime. She is one of the 12 percent of Haitian youth who have completed high school, one of the 1.3 percent of Haitians who have completed a college degree, and she graduated from the Université de Pantheon-Sorbonne with honors whilst battling cancer. After completing a double master's degree and internship with the United Nations Development Programme, Aurélie now works with the Inter-American Development Bank to restructure Haiti and improve children's education...
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Business Idea
Olive Kebab and Café
Elena Karoumpi
When Greek expat Elena Karoumpi left her career in the hospitality industry in London and relocated to Bangkok, Thailand in 1997, she loved the city's wide array of international cuisine, but wished the city offered her favorite food – Greek. Four years later she introduced Olive Kebab and Café to Thailand's gourmet industry. Olive can now be found at three retail centers and two stand-alone restaurants around the city. Under the Olive brand, Elena and her business partner also operate a supermarket deli corner, and offer home delivery options, plus event catering...
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Author Interview
Big in China: My Unlikely Adventures Raising a Family, Playing the Blues, and Becoming a Star in Beijing
Alan Paul
Suburban dad Alan Paul was supposed to be moving to China for his wife's once-in-a-lifetime adventure - she had been offered the job of Wall Street Journal China Bureau Chief. He ended up with an amazing adventure of his own, co-founding a Chinese blues band, becoming an award-winning columnist, creating a press identity as the Panda Dad (as opposed to the Tiger Mom), and already selling his memoir's film rights to Ivan Reitman and Tom Pollock's Montecito Pictures...
Read More
Expat Confession
Raising Bilingual Children
Extract from Expat Women: Confessions
Our family is British and about to move to Brazil. One of my major concerns about our move is that none of us speak Portuguese. I worry about how our children will cope. Other people have told me that children are fast learners when it comes to language and it will all work out once I get there, but will it? I have no idea how to raise bilingual children and I question how much time I should invest in raising them bilingually, when they might forget it all when we leave...
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Expat Marriages
How To Help Your Marriage Thrive Instead Of (Barely) Survive While Living Abroad
Dhyan Summers MA, Licensed Psychotherapist
Sam and Susan fall into fairly typical patterns of "naming and blaming". Neither of them are taking responsibility for their own feelings and Needs. Instead, they are blaming their spouse. They are making demands instead of requests which only further alienates their partner. Jennifer and Richard, on the other hand, have learned Nonviolent Communication, or as I prefer to call it, the Compassionate Communication model of conflict resolution...
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Sunday, July 31, 2011
Expat Women August Home Page 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
Missed Some Great Expat Links on Twitter? (25-26 July)
Hello Everyone, Here are some great expat-related links I have tweeted recently, that might interest you. Enjoy! Andrea
Read How This Expat Woman Overcame Obstacles Working Abroad
http://bit.ly/rjvBX4
Top 25 Relocation Destinations, by Cartus
http://tgr.ph/oLv07t
Meet the British Expat Who Set Up One of Beijing's Trendiest T-Shirt Shops
http://tgr.ph/oBRkqT
The Top 5 Investment Mistakes Expats Make and How to Avoid Them
http://bit.ly/puF7C5
Expat Friendships - Going With The Flow and Changing Your Expectations
http://bit.ly/nKQ7oT
7 Signs That You're Truly An Expat
http://bit.ly/q3zfu7
Useful Tips on Helping Your Expat Child Return Home for University
http://tgr.ph/okBhpt
wp.me/pAoxs-gW
http://onforb.es/mxX5AJ
Interesting: New Online Expat Community
globiles.com
Gallup Research: 630 Million People Would Move Abroad Permanently If They Could - Especially to the United States
http://bit.ly/k76AEm
Great Way To Shop Online for What You Miss - and Have it Sent to You Abroad by US Global Mail
http://bit.ly/l8QVrc
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Expat Women in Mumbai, India: Interested in Part-Time Work with School Choice International?
Hi Everyone, If you are based in Mumbai, India (or know someone who is) and you (or they) are 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
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.
School Choice International's Educational Consultant Position in Mumbai, India
Ideally, they are seeking a candidate who is on-the-ground in Mumbai, knows the local and international schools and who may also know the schools in Bhopal and Chandigarh. The successful candidate will be working with expats as well as Indian nationals repatriating back from their assignments. Candidates should also have some understanding of curriculum differences and be able to work through the admissions process.
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, birth dates, 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 Mumbai, please urgently email your resume/CV (preferably in PDF) and cover letter to Karen Mah (and please mention "Expat Women – Mumbai candidate” 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 website and/or read the interview with Elizabeth on our own Expat Women site.
Many thanks Everyone and best wishes to all who apply! Andrea :)
(Feel free to forward this to your friends and networks in Mumbai as well, if applicable.)
Monday, July 18, 2011
2011 Stevie® Awards for Women in Business
Hi Everyone, The eighth annual Stevie® Awards for Women in Business are now open! If you are a female entrepreneur, executive or employee - you are eligible to apply - and I hope you do.
The Stevie® Awards for Women in Business feature over 50 categories - including Best Entrepreneur, Best Young Entrepreneur, Best Executive, Mentor or Coach of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award, Employee of the Year, Best Overall Company of the Year, and Most Innovative Company of the Year, among others. The awards are produced by the creators of the prestigious International Business Awards and the Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service.
The discounted early-bird entry deadline is 27 July 2011. For more information, please click here. Thanks and good luck! Andrea.
Expat Women July 2011 Newsletter
Hi Everyone, I hope you are enjoying a fabulous July. If you missed our Expat Women newsletter last week, please take a few minutes to read, enjoy, share and tweet about it. Thanks so much and I wish you a wonderful day/evening! 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...
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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…
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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...
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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?
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Winning Story
A Year of Magic, Mystery and Chaos
Gabrielle, a Brit in Cambodia
It's no longer stinky. It's aromatic. The broken up sidewalks and chaotic traffic are not an irritation. They're an amusement. Even the searing heat is no longer intolerable. It's a method of bonding with neighbours and friends as we sweat, mop our brows and laugh at one another. Things change. A year ago today, I didn't think they would. In fact, I wasn't anticipating anything – except, hopefully, an air-conditioned coffee shop around the next corner to temporarily remove me from my misery and an iced cappuccino to help drown my melancholy...
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Thursday, July 7, 2011
Missed Some Great Expat Links on Twitter? (7-8 July 2011)
Repatriation: 10 Tips for Expat Executives and Their Families Returning Home
http://bit.ly/ip3Qch
Expat and International Careers: Social Media is Potentially 6 Times More Influential than a CV
http://bit.ly/iSMFUw
Happiest Places On Earth To Relocate To
http://bit.ly/iYp0XP
All Third Culture Kids (TCKs) are not the same
http://t.co/N5ccBcS
'Couture Closet’: An expat brings latest high street fashion from Europe
http://bit.ly/jrAzR1
Expat Isolation and Loneliness
http://bit.ly/jyURtA
8 Ways to Complain to Your Mover
http://bit.ly/l6PDQE
Ups and Downs of Life in Tokyo, Japan
http://tgr.ph/kVHZZk
To follow me in 'real time' and keep up with even more great expat links on Twitter, please click here.
PS. Missed our Twitter Links from 28-29 June? Just click here.
July 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 July 2011 edition of Worldwide ERC®'s Mobility Magazine, which features the following:
Short Sales and Clawbacks and Lies, Oh My!
By Bruce Perlman, Sr., SCRP
How to Guarantee Inventory Elimination
By Jill Heineck, CRP
Functionality and Appeal Is the New Square Footage
By Jeneene Rydberg, Sherrie Witte, CRP, and David McMurtrie, CRP
Become a Mobility Enabler: the 12-Step Program Part 2
By Tom Bruhn, CRP
Reservations Required
By Eric Reed, CRP, GMS
Destination Profile: Latin America
By Anne Dean, GMS, and Rita Hernandez, CRP, GMS
Three Men Make a Tiger: the Mythology of Chinese Business Culture
By Erin Meyer and Elisabeth Shen
Passing the Baton: (Sudden) Succession Planning
By Anita Brienza, GMS
The Rise of Serviced Apartments in the United Kingdom
By Alison Hull
Temporary Housing: Five Ways to Take Out the Stress
By Amanda Cook
Happy reading! Andrea
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
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...
Not a Member Yet?
Just a reminder that our blog is separate from our main site, so if you are reading this blog post online or you are only subscribed to our blog, you will not automatically receive our Expat Women monthly newsletters.
To receive our monthly newsletters and to go in the running to win our monthly prize of a complete set of Explorer Publishing Mini-Guides, please sign up today to our main site, ExpatWomen.com. When you join, you will also receive a link to download our free e-book of Winning Stories. Thanks for your support!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Missed Some Great Expat Links on Twitter? (28-29 June 2011)
Hi Everyone, Here are some great expat-related links I have tweeted recently, that might interest you. Enjoy! Andrea
Plight of the Expat Spouse - NY Times
http://nyti.ms/mGShiu
Expat Women Confessions: I Paint in the Nude
http://bit.ly/l8m06t
Are your parents in US Foreign Service? Check out this organization that's all about you
http://bit.ly/jtjiSR
New Cost of Living Facebook application by Expat Finder
http://t.co/aIDZuMs
Infographic: When foreigners dream about the US, where do they want to live?
http://t.co/2RkHsft
UAE Firms Still Not Able to Hire Expat Women in Public Relations Jobs
http://bit.ly/jUxcU9
6 Tips on How to Find a Decent Expatriate Job in China
http://t.co/GtU8bbQ
French-speakers? Interview with Corine Gantz, a French expat in the US and author of Hidden in Paris
http://bit.ly/lGY2Kn
Expats Struggle to Get Mortgages in France
http://t.co/H4yYtTC
Expat Tutors Must Come Clean to the Taxman or Pay the Price
http://t.co/np5WCUY
Expat in Germany, Nicole, Learns the Hard Way that Some Locals want to Teach Foreigners a Lesson http://bit.ly/kqh0fl
To follow me in 'real time' and keep up with even more great expat links on Twitter, please click here.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Can You Help Nominate ExpatWomen.com for ForbesWoman's Top 100 Websites for Women?
Hi Everyone, It would be truly fantastic to be included in the ForbesWoman list this year for their Top 100 Websites for Women.
Could you please take 5 minutes to nominate us here in their comments section? (I posted this the other day, but forgot the link for those who receive the email feeds, so sorry!)
Thanks so very, very much if you can. Andrea :)
Full disclosure: It takes a few minutes to register, then a couple of minutes to comment. 5 minutes. Thanks.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Missed Some Great Expat Links on Twitter? (22-23 June 2011)
Expat kids returning to Singapore called "Half-Pats" by The Straits Times
It has been 30 years since the founding of China's first expat newspaper
http://bit.ly/kJSJba
Moving Soon? Here's a spreadsheet you can use to compare movers
http://bit.ly/jC3QTG
Should you stay or move? Tools to decide via Expat Interrupted
http://bit.ly/kaUtKO
Feeling overwhelmed because of a move? Good advice from Global Coach Center's blog
http://bit.ly/lGwEYW
Wisdom from Distant Shores
http://bit.ly/j0k05t
Meet Telegraph Expat's first video blogger, Emily. Blogging about parenting in Provence
http://tgr.ph/iikRG8
Why Brian Ware joined the outstanding clear-up operation in Japan
http://tgr.ph/j6IWrw
Italian Mom Finds a Rich New Life in China
http://bit.ly/izrW07
PS. Missed our Twitter Links from 15-16 June? Just click here. Thanks.
Money Matters for Expat Women
Hi Everyone, If you are interested in learning more about money matters, including how they relate to expatriate issues, please do take a look at our Expat Women Money Matters page, anytime.
Here are some of our recent additions to that page:
The Expat Spouse as Household CFO: Basic Principles You Need to Know About Investing
Chad Creveling and Peggy Creveling
Investing is a full-time profession for many, and myriads of books have been written on the hows and whys of making smart investment decisions. Expats also must consider the role that different currencies and tax jurisdictions should play in their portfolio. Given the complexity involved, our goal here is to simply introduce you to some of the concepts behind successful investing...
Managing Currency Risk: As an American Abroad, In What Currency Should I Save and Invest? Part 1 of 2: Principles of Sound Currency Management
David Kuenzi, CFP®
Currency issues are often one of the most vexing and least well understood issues for investors. This is especially true for Americans abroad whose salaries and other income sources are often denominated in currencies other than U.S. Dollars (USD). The good news is that understanding how to properly incorporate currency considerations into a sound, long-term investment strategy is much easier than commonly understood...
Managing Currency Risk: Part 2 of 2: Practical Guide to Building a Globally Diversified, Multi-currency Investment Portfolio
David Kuenzi, CFP®
In this part two, we provide a practical guide on how and where investors can go to construct a globally diversified, multi-currency investment portfolio. Are multi-currency portfolios the exclusive realm of the ultra-wealthy who have accounts all around the globe? Do we have to open up investment accounts in the U.S. and Europe or buy complicated currency hedging products, such as futures or swaps?
Business Finances for Expat Women Entrepreneurs: Corporate Structures, Expat Taxes and Retirement Planning
David McKeegan
If you are a budding expat entrepreneur who has settled offshore permanently, establishing your business in your host country might be an appealing option. However, if you are planning on being abroad for just a few years - not forever - or you plan on living in multiple countries abroad, you may want to incorporate in your home country (depending on rules in your home country, of course)...
8 Tips for Controlling Your International Health Insurance Costs
Philip McCusker
It used to be that the two things you could be certain of in life were death and taxes. The third one should be increasing insurance premiums every year for your health care. Even globe-trotting executives who are fortunate enough to have their family's health care covered by their employer might face a bit of a shock...
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...
...and we have plenty more Money Matters articles here.
Happy reading! Andrea
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Can You Help? Please Nominate ExpatWomen.com for ForbesWoman's Top 100 Websites for Women?
Hi Everyone, It would be truly fantastic to be included in the ForbesWoman list this year for their Top 100 Websites for Women.
Could you please take 1-2 minutes to nominate us here in their comments section?
Thanks so very, very much if you can! 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!
A good discussion on Amazon as a publisher- they're not the bad guys
http://su.pr/1ikUXg
10 Questions to Ask Before Writing Your Book
http://bit.ly/jLVvEC
18 Things Learned at the Sydney Writers Festival
http://bit.ly/kBbm5k
Top 10 Best Resource Guides for e-Book Authors
http://bit.ly/lndGHu
How Blogging Saves Me and My Family from Personal Bankruptcy
http://t.co/otvWaX7
Highly Recommended: Successful Blogging in 12 Easy Steps - Excellent e-book!
http://bit.ly/mUvZIa
10 More Things You Never Knew You Could Do On LinkedIn
http://read.bi/lWw7QA
Got Something You Need To Do (like, write that novel maybe)? Watch Firefly Coaching's quick video - and then do it!
http://bit.ly/mEZ7zd
Top 10 Blogs for Authors
http://t.co/cWU4rNn
Practical Tips on Writing a Book from 23 Authors
http://bit.ly/iTb94p
13 Things I Got Wrong and 19 Things I Got Right in my First Year of Writing
http://t.co/E6Ils3j
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
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Missed Some More Great Expat Links on Twitter? (15-16 June 2011)
Expat writes letter to China explaining why she decided to stay
Expat Entrepreneurship - A Lesson in Resistance and Acceptance
http://bit.ly/mlSSFH
Families split due to work: ‘Colony of wives’ in Mississauga
http://bit.ly/lD3SFa
Time to Return to Traumatised Japan
http://bit.ly/k1zxbY
9 Reasons Not To Retire Overseas (And Why They Don't Matter)
http://bit.ly/irSmJ3
Why You Should Visit a New Destination
http://bit.ly/jQrOoH
British Expat Uproar as Denmark Bans Marmite
http://t.co/QSNw4Xm
In Search of a Better Life - History of British and Irish Migration
http://t.co/TU9Y7CY
400,000 Indian Expats in Singapore - Are They Living the Best of Both Worlds
http://bit.ly/msRcss
Why does this expat entrepreneur live in Bali?
http://bit.ly/lopU6v
Where's home for you? Geographical schizophrenia. Spiritual geography. Expat life.
http://bit.ly/lgePI1
Do You Work Too Hard? Some Cultural Perspectives
http://t.co/JKxtQGl
The Bilingual Advantage
http://ow.ly/588lB
To follow me in 'real time' and keep up with even more great expat links on Twitter, please click here.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Want one of Your Expat Stories included in Jo Parfitt's updated book 'Forced to Fly'?
Hi Everyone, Here is a message from our good friend, Jo Parfitt (author of 28 books and an expert on the expat writing scene)...
"Back in 1998 I published an anthology of humorous writings about living overseas and called it 'Forced to Fly'. I sold over 2,000 copies and one forward-thinking international oil company even bought 200 copies to give to their international staff. Now, thanks to constant prods from satisfied readers I have decided to republish it in a second edition later this year.
So, to celebrate, I would like to include 20 new pieces of writing of up to 1,000 words in length. They can be on any specific incident or any theme that could only have happened to you because you were living abroad. Like how amusing your life became when you lived in Holland and began to travel everywhere by bicycle, or how you entered into the local Oktoberfest with more gusto than was appreciated, or the pickle you found yourself in when driving in India.
Laughter is the best medicine and Forced to Fly not only makes readers laugh with its funny stories, but also includes chapters on coping with culture shock and how to be happy. In the second edition we will also have a brand new chapter on developing resilience.
Entries will close on August 31st 2011. All winning entries will appear in the book and winners will not only receive two free copies and have the ability to buy additional copies of the book at discount but their entries will be included on the blog throughout 2012. Please send your entries to me (Jo Parfitt) via email."
This is a great opportunity to have one of your articles published. So if you are interested, get your thinking caps on, and good luck! Andrea :)
Expat Women in India: Interested in Part-Time Work with Going-There?
Hi Everyone, If you are based in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai or Pune, and you (or someone you know might) fancy a few hours paid work that is flexible, please read on…
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 Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune operations. 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 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 Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai or Pune.
* 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 part-time post, project-based on an assignee package lasting 1-5 days per project, not always consecutively.
To learn more about the company, please visit the Going-There site.
Then, if you are genuinely interested and available, please urgently introduce yourself to Leigh Paton, who can also help you with further information. (Feel free to share this email with your friends and networks.)
Many thanks and good luck if you apply! Andrea
Monday, June 6, 2011
And the Winners of the Expat Women Book Launch Competition are...
Hi Everyone, We're delighted to announce the winners of our first Expat Women book launch competition for our new motivational book, Expat Women: 50 Answers to Your Real-Life Questions about Living Abroad. The winners, and their fantastic prizes are...
Prize 1: Career, Recruitment and/or Personal Branding Coaching - Valued at US$1,010!
Winner = Carrie Shearer!
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!
Winner = Andrea Cummings!
Winner = Heidi Reyes!
Winner = Heather Detrick!
Winner = Gry Tina Tinde!
Winner = Nicole Göksel!
Winner = Cynthia Woods!
Winner = Genevieve Faith!
Winner = Carole Mobbs!
Winner = Jacqueline van Gent!
Congratulations to all of our winners and a big thanks to all of you who supported us and bought a copy of our new book. All winners will be emailed individually in the next 48 hours and should confirm their acceptance of their prize within seven (7) calendar days. For full terms and conditions of our competition, please click here.
Thanks and have a day/evening! Andrea
PS. If you have not yet downloaded a free sample of (some of) our book, but would like to, please click here. Thanks. :)
June 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 June 2011 edition of the Worldwide ERC® Mobility Magazine, which features the following:
Current Trends in Business Immigration Compliance and Enforcement
By Brendan Ryan
Are Fingerprint Scanners in Our Immigration Compliance Future?
By Lynden D. Melmed
Working Together on the Immigration Puzzle
By Jasmine A. Majid and Rebecca K. Peters
Global Standpoints on Workplace Harassment
By Stephanie R. Schreck, SCRP, SGMS
Middle East Culture Redux
By Sean Dubberke
Destination Profile: Spain
By Ellen Harris, GMS and Rosa Escalona, CERP2
Risk and Relocation: How Consistency Can Drive Success During the Homesale
By Anne Bodin and Pam Milani, CRP
Become a Mobility Enabler: the 12-Step Program: Part 1
By Tom Bruhn, CRP
Prepping and Training for Mobility and the London Olympics
By Caroline Meszaros-Suard
Happy reading! Andrea
New Expat Women Book - First Book Club Meeting
Hi Everyone, I want to give a big thank you to the book club of teachers at MKIS (Mont' Kiara International School) here in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for being the first book club to invite me along with our new book, Expat Women: Confessions - 50 Answers to Your Real-Life Questions about Living Abroad. They were all wonderfully enthusiastic listeners, who were also keen to ask questions and provide their own valuable insights. It was fabulous.
The added bonus was having six-time author David T.K.Wong present as well, to talk about his latest book, The Embrace of Harlots. David was extremely humble at the meeting, but afterwards, I looked up his website and find that he has lots of expat experience, and that he also gives away a GBP26,000 scholarship every year to a fiction writer who writes about the Far East. What a man!
Thanks Everyone at the book club meeting. And thanks Everyone who has supported us and bought one of our new books! Andrea
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| Back Row (L to R): Kathleen Walker-Cook, Ann Andrew, Jennifer Heal and Julie Monroe. Front Row (L to R): Lori Duralia, Kelly Kurth, Marie McDowall, Andrea Martins (me), Rebecca Simpson and Malia McLaughlin. Also at the meeting: Melanie Brodie, Laura Forgie, Judy Morrison; Amy Scholdt; and David T.K.Wong. |
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| Our book's very first cash sale - two books - thanks Laura from the MKIS library! |
Sunday, June 5, 2011
FIGT Conference - 2012 Dates Announced & Speaker Proposals Now Invited
Expat Women June 2011 Home Page
Hi Everyone, I hope you are enjoying a fabulous start to your month! Please take a few minutes to read, enjoy, share and tweet about our new June home page features below. Thanks and enjoy your week! Andrea
Success Story
Barbara Le Marrec
Chief Retail Officer, Starbucks Coffee Japan
Barbara Le Marrec, chief retail officer of Starbucks Coffee Japan and a member of the Starbucks Coffee International Leadership Team leads Retail Operations, Operations Services, Store Development, Store Planning, and Food Service for Starbucks Coffee Japan. Her responsibilities include oversight of the day to day operations and support of 920...
Read more
Business Idea
Alice in Cakeland
Rebecca Treherne
Following the birth of her son in 2008, Rebecca longed to start a creative business from home. Missing American sweets, cakes and desserts, she discovered this was a virtually untapped market in the Netherlands...
Read more
Business Finances for Expat Women Entrepreneurs
Corporate Structures, Expat Taxes and Retirement Planning
David McKeegan
If you are a budding expat entrepreneur who has settled offshore permanently, establishing your business in your host country might be an appealing option. However, if you are planning on being abroad for just a few years - not forever - or you plan on living in multiple countries abroad, you may want to incorporate in your home country (depending on rules in your home country, of course)...
Read more
Expat Confession
Homesick New Mother Abroad
Extract from Expat Women: Confessions
We have been living in South Korea for seven months. When we first arrived, I loved the thrill of it all. But now I hate it. We are living in a tiny apartment with no backyard or outside space and we all sleep in the same room. My son is cooped up inside unless we take a couple of forms of public transport to get to the local park. My husband works from home on occasion, and then I have the impossible task of keeping our sixteen-month-old son quiet and occupied...
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Money Matters
8 Tips for Controlling Your International Health Insurance Costs
Philip McCusker
It used to be that the two things you could be certain of in life were death and taxes. The third one should be increasing insurance premiums every year for your health care. Even globe-trotting executives who are fortunate enough to have their family's health care covered by their employer might face a bit of a shock...
Read more
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Monday, May 30, 2011
Missed Some More Great Expat Links on Twitter? (30 May 2011)
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.
