Tag Archives: global nomads

College Bound Kids?: Changing Family Dynamics

Posted on August 24, 2012 by wordgeyser

Part 3 in a series of 4 Whether a child is leaving home for college or because they choose to, parental emotions will run high. From the first time you held them to the day you wave them goodbye you … Continue reading →

Posted in College Bound Kids, Empty Nest, Expat Experiences, Family Life, Women and Female Related | Tagged A Global Nomad’s Guide to University, college bound kids, college bound teens, emotions at leaving home, empty nest, expat college bound teen, global nomads, moms coping with empty nest, third culture kids, tina quick, tips for college bound expat kids | 11 Comments

Left behind, and I’m not talking about the Rapture

Posted on May 27, 2011 by wordgeyser

This is not a subject I particularly want to talk about and is unashamedly personal but it’s something I’m sure many people will relate to. I’m talking the bad, sad side of living in an expat community when friends move on. Now before everyone starts giving … Continue reading →

Posted in Expat Experiences, Inspiration and Reflection, Personal challenges, The Netherlands, Women and Female Related | Tagged Expat, girlfriends, girlfriends moving, global friendship, global nomads, losing friends, moving on | 11 Comments

Rumblings in Expatland: Trailing, Accompanying, Stellar or Other?

Posted on May 17, 2011 by wordgeyser

There are discernible rumblings in expat land. It’s divisive stuff. Way back in the spring at the FIGT (Families in Global Transition) Conference in Washington DC, there was a move to redefine the term used to describe the spouse-following-the-spouse-with-the-job. That’s the … Continue reading →