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IS YOUR EXPAT JOURNEY FULL OF ROAD BLOCKS?

Paula Barreca Barnes

IS YOUR EXPAT JOURNEY FULL OF ROADBLOCKS? I am an organiser yes I am one of those annoying people with goals in place along with a calendar planning a year in advance (everything and anything). I send invites via email to my husband (and his PA) for scheduled events and book my flights back to Sydney months in advance; I am even anxious when I arrive late to anything. So when life throws me a little curveball or two, my vision gets blurred, and I struggle to focus as it isn't on my agenda. The

Thursday, April 14, 2016
WHAT IS A THIRD CULTURE KIDS (TCK)

Paula Barreca Barnes

WHAT IS A THIRD CULTURE KID? I have thought about this topic long and hard, invested a lot of time reading books, articles and blogs. I have attended talks and joined a few webinars. I am not honestly convinced that being a Third Culture Kid (TCK) is all doom and gloom; which many people seems to reflect on. I have read such articles as Disadvantages of TCK's, TCK relationship problems and Third Culture Kid problems, but what about the positive side of being a TCK?. What is a TCK? Well, it is

Monday, March 28, 2016
Why are expats constantly reinventing themselves?

Paula Barreca Barnes

REINVENTING YOURSELF As an expat, you can get caught up in the lifestyle of long lunches and an excessive amount of coffee mornings, especially when you first arrive in this new life abroad. We have all done it during in one posting or another. It might just be that time of your life, where you need the social interaction of others. Or you may just be loving this expat life you are living, but it doesn't last forever, so why are expats constantly reinventing themselves? I pretty much reinvent

Monday, March 21, 2016
IS THE WORLD OF SOCIAL MEDIA SCARY?

Paula Barreca Barnes

IS THE WORLD OF SOCIAL MEDIA SCARY? Social media is a fantastic device for those of us that live on the other side of the world from loved ones and friends, that can still share our lives as if we are still living in the same country. It can also be an excellent tool for people who are living in remote places; it allows them to access the latest news from anywhere in the world in a blink of an eye and be part of the social community. So why is social media scary then? Well, it is not just the

Monday, March 14, 2016