It’s mid-January and 2024 is settling in. There has been ample time to reflect on the past year and set aspirations for the year ahead....

The Illusion of Thriving What is your definition of success? And more importantly, how does your definition of success affect the next...

As a parent of a family having walked the homeschooling path for a few months, and now suddenly watching friends and family setting out...

At the end of last summer, our family started homeschooling for various reasons. Until last week, we were the only family in our...

This time of year means Back-To-School for most kids, but for internationally mobile children it often means Start-A-New-School. A...

"Before diving into this new adventure, she needs to make sure she can properly say goodbye to this part of her life.” B at Home: Emma...

During this time of year many of our students are faced with a move. For some it is yet another move of many. Teachers and administrators...

…It is the first day of the school year and I am going back to the same school where I have been for five years now. It is the same...

If you are on the fence about attending the upcoming Families in Global Transition (FIGT) conference, please take a moment to think about...

The internet can be a scary thing, especially when advertising is ‘knowingly’ targeted to your interests. While browsing through my...

School is out, and like most teachers, I am ready to tune out for a few weeks. However, before completely tuning out, I always like to...

Earlier this month I was back in the Netherlands, my passport – oh, wait, scratch that – my former passport country before I became...

Last year, it was only four weeks after FIGT 2015 that I finally found the time to write about what I had learned from the conference....

Three. More. Days. FIGT 2016: Moving Across Cultures: Bringing Empathy and Expertise to the Global Evolving Family. The keynote speakers....

It’s been almost four weeks, but I am still basking in the afterglow of FIGT 2015. Lucky for me, I am literally writing this under the...

“Where are you from?” the girl behind the ‘International Orientation’ desk of the University of Vermont asks as she looks slightly...

June has always become the ‘leaving month’ in my head. Like most teachers, I don’t think in calendar years, but in school years. We start...

In the past ten days, I had two opportunities to speak on the topic of ‘Third Culture Kids and Relocation’ and promote my book. After so...

This week, together with two fabulous experts on relocation, I will be giving a presentation on how to support children during...

It’s a been a big week of celebrating milestones! Exactly one week ago, our youngest daughter turned one and what an amazing year it has...