by guest blog | Expat identity
Expat repatriation: home again? Blog by Iemke Janssen – de Leeuw September, autumn is knocking at our front door. People in The Netherlands are confused and divided. On the one hand people are looking forward to the new season; less hot temperatures, leaves...
by guest blog | Expat transition
Staying positive abroad Blog by Natalia Veneziani Moving between countries has tremendously affected my life and many aspects of my being. I no longer could escape from difficulties in my life. Everything I unconsciously was hiding from, was imposed to me. I was...
by Floor Franck | Expat relationships
Five tips to boost your relationship One of the thing I like most about my work as a life coach, is the weekends that I go away with couples for relationship counselling. Don’t get me wrong, I am not so cruel that I enjoy other peoples struggles. Those weekends...
by Floor Franck | Expat identity
The identity struggles of an expat by Kriti Toshniwal ‘Do you feel more Indian or Dutch?’ a friend asked me recently. We were a company of six; two Dutch, two Germans, one American and me; blissfully tucking in a hearty meal laced with garlic and turmeric, at a...
by Floor Franck | Expat identity
Just being yourself How often do you get the advice to: “Just be yourself”? Whether it’s a job interview or the first visit to your mother in law, but what is “being yourself” exactly? I’m a different person when I’m at home than when I...
