TRANSITION Articles

You’ve heard of culture shock, but what about when your child returns home from abroad? Here’s what your kid wants you to know about 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.

Sooner or later we go back home and it can be a wrenching journey into re-entry. The longer you have been overseas the more difficult the process.

By: Julie Martinez

Mind the Gaps is intended to empower churches, to complement and enhance the efforts of the member care department of mission sending agencies, and to reduce the attrition rate of missionaries by e...

Third culture kids/global nomads have typically interacted with two or more cultures during their developmental years - those years that shape who they are as human beings. As they go about living ...

Life is filled with transitions. Sometimes they happen in one geographical place. We move from childhood to adulthood, singleness to marriage, health to chronic illness. Other times they occur when...

Learn more about Expatica, one of the largest expat resources providing guides for expats about finance, healthcare, housing, and much more in 11 countries. Expatica Communications B.V. provid...

Do you want to return well? You can. Returning Well invites you into a guided conversation with your Creator that will reveal and apply invaluable insights as you reflect on your recent season of c...

“The process of coming home after living abroad is simple and stress free.”   This is a quote from  NO ONE . . . EVER.   At least no one who has ever actually attempted the …

Serving As Senders: How to Care for Your Missionaries While They are Preparing to Go, While They are on the Field and When They Return Home. The title says it all! A missionary needs care in at lea...

The best way to prepare for our inevitable demise is a healthy focus on death, discipleship, and worship.

By: Michele Van Loon

This article evaluates the possible psychological consequences of migration for individuals who choose to migrate.