Tag: repatriation
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Mindful Expat Episode 10: Finding Community & Building Authentic Connections on the Move (with Guest: Naomi Hattaway)
Today’s Mindful Expat Guest is Naomi Hattaway! Naomi is from the United States (originally from Nebraska). She and her husband have 3 children, and together they have lived in New Delhi, India, and Singapore. They’ve now repatriated back to the US — first to Florida, then to Northern Virginia, and now to Columbus, Ohio. Naomi is the founder of 8th &…
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Cultural Adjustment, Part 3: There’s No Place Like Home
In the previous article in this Cultural Adjustment Series, we covered some of the most popular theories of cultural adjustment — the U-Curve and W-Curve models. As I mentioned at the end of that article, one aspect of the expat or international student experience that is often left out of these models is the experience of moving back…
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Cultural Adjustment, Part 2: The Expat Rollercoaster
In the previous article in this Cultural Adjustment Series, we discussed the concept of culture shock and how it can manifest differently for different people. Today, we’ll cover some of the basic theories or models of cultural adjustment that have been developed over time to explain the experience of expats and international students when they move…