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The Seven Lies of Repatriation
Ahhh “Repatriation” It’s one of those words that you don’t even look up in the dictionary until you start going through it yourself. For those less traveled it may not even…
When Re-Entry is Hard
No one can prepare you for re-entry, not even your closest friends and family who have walked alongside of you through this season. Neither can a countless number of books and podcas…
Re-Entry Challenges
Survey results In August 2013, I used Survey Monkey to find out more what challenges repatriates face on returning “home.” In this article I am summarising my findings, so if you’d like more inform...
4 Things You Should Know About Reverse Culture Shock
You can’t prepare for the culture shock that hits you when visiting your passport country. You go, excited to reconnect with friends and supports, but something feels off. Things …
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When Transition Gets The Best of You
Ahh transition. I teach this stuff. I do seminars. I write a blog for crying out loud. So I hate it when it actually applies to me. Some of the best advice I ever got...
Repatriating Normally: 10 Things That Make Coming Home Feel Weird
You’re going back to normal. Your normal. Normal normal. And there it is. The reason that repatriating is weird. Because it was supposed to be normal. Turns out . . . it’s not.
Think Home: A Reentry Guide for Christian International Students
This popular workbook helps Christian international students think through the challenges they will face upon returning home. It includes thought-provoking questions, exercises, Bible studies, comm...
Rocky Reentry: encouragement for global workers in re-entry.
Thoughts, encouragement, and resources for the global worker transitioning back to their home country. Help with expat reverse culture shock, re-entry and transitions issues.
The Re-entry Roadmap: Find Your Best Next Step After Living Abroad
Are you returning “home” after living, working or studying abroad? Warning: for most people, re-entry (repatriation) is the hardest part of the entire abroad experience.That’s why the Re-entry Road...
Why Missionaries Can Never Go Home Again
When a new missionary first gets to the mission field, it is obvious where home is. It is that place where you just left. It is the place where you grew up, went to school, got an education, discov...
Helping your child through reverse culture shock
If you’re perplexed by the changes in your recently returned traveller, the following comments from three young adults offer some helpful insights.
Before you return: thoughts on preparing for re-entry.
The last couple months I’ve chatted with a half a dozen friends who are preparing for their reentry or are just beginning to find themselves navigating the unfamiliar familiar of the USA. Eve...