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Join Sahana and David as they navigate the waters of change and transition. Delve into their world of hopes, fears and dreams as their journey of self-discovery takes them to unfamiliar places. As you experience their world, we hope that you too can look ahead to your future moves with a sense of hope, calm and wonder as you embrace new and exciting adventures. New authors Rebecca Bower and Steven Ayling bring to life the groundbreaking work ...

It's not every day you meet a white, blond, Midwest American kid who speaks English with a Japanese accent. But this is no ordinary kid. At the age of three, he'd relocated from Indiana to the neon-lit metropolis of 1980s Tokyo. As the only foreigner or 'gaijin' from Japanese kindergarten right through to high school in both Japan and the US, he'd battled to fit in. He'd fought his corner hard and found a degree of acceptance. Back in the US w...

For children and adults alike, moving abroad - even for only a few years - is a major life event. Secure and healthy relationships are important for children to thrive throughout the process. They need to feel a sense of coherence so that they can understand and manage the challenges they face. This book guides children ages 6-13 through their move abroad. By writing, drawing, collecting memories and sharing them with others, they can create t...

We are all shaped and written upon by our surrounding culture. When we move between different cultures, it can take real effort to fit in and reacculturate ourselves, whether it's studying a new language, forming friendships, joining new groups, or simply finding a sense of 'place' in a new community. International moves, repatriation, transitions from military service to civilian life, moving from COVID-19 isolation back to regular society or...

Crucian Fusion is a collection of fact and fiction that speaks to the rich history as well as present day St Croix, the largest US Virgin Island. The third book, which includes interviews, written by Apple Gidley about the island.

Goodbye Again is a poem for children - to be read aloud by parents or by the children themselves. It tells the story of little Emma and her siblings, Bruno and Anne, who have to move to another country - yet again! Emma is devastated at having to leave her life behind, having to say goodbye to all her friends. She vows never to eat again if she can't have her favourite food in the country they are moving to.At the end of the book, there is roo...

You moved away to be closer together. But now you're further apart than ever. Your partner's job opportunity in another country seemed like an exciting idea, but lengthy work assignments mean you're holding down the family fort - alone. If you're living an expat life and find yourself parenting solo due to a partner's frequent business travel, you'll be asking yourself: How can we be a family when we're miles apart? What is my role in this lif...

Is your family geographically scattered? Has globalisation made your family a Distance Family? This book tells the candid story of how Distance Parents and Distance Grandparents struggle - and succeed - to adapt to their new reality. This isn't family life as they had imagined it. If you are a Distance Parent or Distance Grandparent, all those how, why and what-if questions will find answers in these pages. You'll realise, perhaps for the firs...

Globalization has given many of us unparalleled opportunities to work, travel, fall in love, and raise kids all over the world. But it has made being a teen more complicated than ever. Imagine having to discover your identity and place in the world when you keep having to move communities, your parents are from different backgrounds, you're exposed to multiple cultures daily or faced with challenges such as global warming and pandemics. How ca...

Here's a book for children who are moving!Moving can be both scary and exciting for the whole family. It can bring up many feelings. Some of these are feelings children have never experienced before. The success of a move is closely connected to how well prepared the whole family is.I'm Moving! is a hands-on guide to help children prepare for a move and navigate the emotional highs and lows that come with it. From the moment the move is announ...

When a conference is as great as FIGT you want to remember all that you learned and were inspired by during the Keynotes, the Concurrents, the fast-paced Lightning Sessions and at the Kitchen Tables. It's impossible to attend every session and for many it is impossible to attend every conference. This book, compiled by the Parfitt Pascoe Writing Residency team, will bring the event back to life complete with its experts, its insights and conve...

This personal yet clinically relevant guide stands out as a must read for anyone faced with caregiving. These pages, penned from the heart and soul of a physical therapist turned caregiver, offers simple yet well thought through and medically accurate essays, external links, even video, to help you with most everything you will face on your journey. The links are written out so you may find them from the paper version with a smart reader text ...

For over two decades, Families in Global Transition (FIGT) members have met to explore and debate the expatriate experience, develop precise terminologies and celebrate the uniqueness of the transient existence. This wonderful book offers you the most powerful insights from those diverse individuals, to educate, entertain, support and inspire.

When a conference is as great as FIGT you want to remember all that you learned and were inspired by during the Keynotes, the Concurrents, the fast-paced Ignites and at the Kitchen Tables. It's impossible to attend every session and for many it is impossible to attend every conference. This book, compiled by the Parfitt Pascoe Writing Residency team, will bring the event back to life complete with its experts, its insights and conversations. Y...

A continent apart, Jo and Terry Anne made the commitment to email each other every Monday morning for six months. Part memoir, part diary, part self-help, the result is a vulnerable and insightful recollection - the then and now - of expatriate life between two friends. Over the past twenty-five years, the authors have created homes for their families in 12 countries from Japan to Kazakhstan, Malaysia to the Netherlands, the US to India and Om...

When a conference is as great as #FIGT16NL you want to remember all that you learned and were inspired by during the Keynotes, the Concurrent Sessions, the fast-paced Ignites and at the Kitchen Tables. It's impossible to attend every session and for many it is impossible to attend every conference. This book, compiled by the Parfitt Pascoe Writing Residents, will bring the event back to life complete with its experts, its insights and conversa...

Comme chaque voyage, un déménagement génère de l'excitation et de la peur. Déménager sans carte émotionnelle est cependant terrifi ant. Où vais-je ? Qu'est-ce que je ressens ? Qu'est-ce qui se passe ? Suis-je normal(e) ? Avec une écriture efficace, Valérie Besanceney balaie ces questions troublantes pour chaque enfant qui a la chance de recevoir ce livre. Mon livret de déménagement trace les contours du paysage de chaque déménagement en laissa...

Do you want to find a career that is: a) based on what you love to do more than anything, b) created from your strongest skills and best assets, c) will let you work anywhere, d) can be sustained and developed even if you move again? then you need A Career in Your Suitcase. In this fully revised and updated 4th edition, A Career in Your Suitcase enters its 15th year of inspiring, motivating and supporting men and women who...

Slurping Soup and other confusions: true stories and activities to help third culture kids during transitionSlurping Soup And Other Confusions is a collection of twenty-three real life stories from third culture kids. Each story is followed by a related activity.The activities are suitable for three to twelve year olds and include brainstorming, problem solving, party planning, family tree, quirky word games etc.The book aims to help children ...

If you're planning to stay in Catalonia and want the most authentic experience you can get then it pays to be prepared. Much more than a tourist guide, listing the usual attractions for the casual tourist, Going Native in Catalonia digs deep beneath this nation's psyche to give you a warts-and-all induction into the Catalan way of life. Inside you will discover: . why Catalonia is not just another part of Spain . the quirks of the Catalan peop...