Posted in Adventures Big & Small, Blogging, Change, Culture, Crosscultural, Intercultural & Multicultural, Expat Transitions & Change, Identity, Life Balance, Repatriation, Writing, tagged #MyGlobalLife LinkUp, blogging, building a life, career, change, choice, community, connection, expat, gift, identity, loss, needs, opportunity, priorities, re-entry transition, re-imagining, redefining, reinvention, repat, Repatriation, SmallPlanetStudio, values, vulnerability, wants, writing on March 28, 2014 | 4 Comments »
Lately I’ve been doing a fair bit of writing on re-entry transition because, well, I’m several months into repatriation after four years in the Netherlands. I do so not simply because it’s what is foremost in my thoughts and daily actions, but also to understand. Writing about repatriation helps me grasp significance, identify patterns, comprehend […]
Posted in Adventures Big & Small, Blogging, Change, Expat Life, Life Balance, Writing, tagged bucket, columnist, Expat Focus, monthly column, priorities, spring cleaning, writing on March 28, 2012 | 10 Comments »
Lately there’s been a fair amount of change going on behind the scenes here at Adventures in Expat Land, and it dawned on me that I ought to share some of it with you. Like you, I lead a fairly busy life. One that’s full of family, work projects, friends, activities and interests. Add to […]
Posted in Adventures Big & Small, Change, Light Bulb Moments, tagged achievement, determination, goals, never too old, perserverance, priorities on April 29, 2011 | 7 Comments »
[Credit: Photograph from I Am Expat, Article by Moa Thorssell] When I saw the headline, I made a beeline to the story. When I read the story, I knew immediately that I had to share it. Simply had to. The article by Moa Thorssell on I Am Expat tells of Gerrit Deems’ Defending His Doctoral […]
Posted in Life Balance, Light Bulb Moments, Work, Writing, tagged 'to do' list, priorities, procrastination, working on January 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been having one of those weeks. You know the kind. Where you have way too much work to do and not enough time to do it all. I’ve got a ‘to do’ list a mile long. I even tried prioritizing the list. Thought I’d identify the most important ‘top five’ items and work my […]
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