The Culture Blend

• The Four Relationships You Need if You're Doing Something New 3 years ago There’s a whole lotta’ new going around. COVID shook things up didn’t it? Expats have been kicked out or displaced or put on hold. Brick and mortars are morphing into websites and zoom calls. Careers have shifted. Businesses have been reimagined. Paradigms have been demolished. Creative...
• Little brother syndrome: How expats feel when you badmouth their host country 3 years ago I never had a little brother … but I was one. So I know how this works. There is an unwritten bylaw in the “How Family Works Field Guide” that states very explicitly that elder siblings reserve full rights to be absolutely annoyed by little brothers. Because little brothers are built with an...
• Oops ... I forgot myself: Reclaiming your identity in a massive life transition 3 years ago You know that feeling? It’s a sick one. In your gut. Sometimes you catch it early. Two minutes down the road on the way to the airport. “Did you pack the swimsuits?” “Yes.” “Socks?” “Yes” “Underwear?” “Yep.” “Boarding passes?” “YES! I got everything ok?!” “Sorry...
• Transition in a Transition: A few thoughts for making big moves after a big pandemic 3 years ago You can feel it can’t you? Like racehorses lined up at the gate. Like a dam about to bust. Like globally-minded, would be (or former) world travelers and serial expats who haven’t been on an airplane (or put on pants) in over a year. The tension is mounting. We’re lined up. Anxiously and...
• Bald Tires and Bad Habits: The right kind of change in a snowstorm year 3 years ago Facebook did it. Instagram too. All of them. They cracked my code. Not a day goes by that I don’t get at least 458 offers for the exact thing that I was just talking about yesterday. Sometimes (and I swear this has happened) all I have to do is think about it. You too? It’s […]

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