Moving Your Family Overseas

This book discusses the challenges that families face in moving overseas. Chapters include: (1) "What This Move Means for Your Family"; (2) "Breaking the News"; (3) "Learning about Your New Country"; (4) "Preparing for the Move"; (5) "The Early Days"; (6) "Culture Shock"; (7) "Expatriate Life"; (8) "How Is Everyone Coping?"; (9) "Social Relationships"; (10) "Parenting Overseas"; (11) "Making the Most of Home Leave"; and (12) "Moving On...Moving Home." The book considers the effects of such a major move on the relocated employee, the spouse, and children of various ages. Needs and concerns of school-age children in the family, and their adjustment to new school experiences, are among the many challenges considered. An introduction and a list of 27 references are included. (LBG)

There has to be more to life than this. How many times have you said that to yourself lately? You are not alone. There has never been a better time to take the leap and move abroad. Four-time expat and travel expert Jessica Drucker distills 15 years of living, working and traveling abroad into an amazingly simple recipe that anyone can follow. In the long tradition of Tim Ferriss' The 4-Hour Work Week, Marie Kondo's decluttering framework and Bill Bryson's travel memoirs, How To Move Abroad And Why It's The Best Thing You'll Do provides a practical step-by-step guide and personal anecdotes to get you abroad, whether you're looking to start over, retire, reignite your career, or show your kids the world.Drucker demystifies the process of setting up life in a different country, clarifying topics such as: **How to finance your move**How to get a job abroad **How to pay your taxes **How to blend in like a spy, even when you stick out like a sore thumb**How to learn any language. This book is for you if: You want to escape the rat race, Your heart breaks after every vacation, You spent your childhood dreaming of living abroad, but don't know when you are going to take the leap, You have always thought you would retire abroad (why not go now?), You're tired of the politics, consumerism or 5am starts, You are looking for somewhere safer for your kids (or your sanity!), You are tired of a dead-end job or career, You feel like you will never get to a place where you 'have enough', You know you want to move abroad but others around you think you have lost your mind.When you move abroad, you join nearly nine million other Americans who have decided to do the same. There is nothing magical that got them there and not you. They simply committed to the idea and followed a process. How To Move Abroad And Why It's The Best Thing You'll Do connects you to that group of people, helps you sidestep expensive and time-consuming pitfalls, and helps you get realistic about how to make your

Planning to move abroad with your family? Clarissa blends stories of her own move from the UK to the Netherlands with tips and ideas to guide you through the process. She provides you with questions and points to consider and research when making your international move. It covers: - What to do before you move; - Searching for somewhere to live; - When you first arrive; - Settling in; - Longer-term considerations. This book is suitable for families with children of all ages and for all destinations.

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Club Expat: A Teenager's Guide to Moving Overseas is a comprehensive guidebook for any young adult or family moving overseas. Written by two former expatriate teenagers, this book is the culmination of experiences of students all around the world and of broad consultations with dozens of experts in the field of international relocation. Covering topics ranging from culture shock to the intricacies of overseas life, this guidebook will serve as the knowledgeable "companion" for young adults embarking on a new journey overseas. Aniket and Akash Shah are brothers who lived with their family in Europe and Asia for several years as expatriates. They were born in Allentown, Pennsylvania and lived in different parts of the United States before moving abroad. Aniket and Akash are members of the Class of 2009 and the Class of 2006, respectively, at Yale University.

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Expanded and updated edition! Trusted by thousands of families and individuals, The Expert Expat is essential reading for anyone moving overseas. Personal stories - from the authors' dozens of years abroad as well as the experience of countless expats worldwide - help prepare people for the exhilarating and daunting task of establishing a life far from home. This new edition includes an important chapter on safety, expert advice on preventing identity theft and responding to terrorist threats and, for the increasing number of people traveling solo, guidance on networking and establishing a home. Now more than ever, The Expert Expat's practical advice and encouragement eases the challenges and helps create a rewarding experience living abroad.

A Passport for Bun-Bun is a heartwarming story about a little girl, Anna, and her beloved stuffed bunny's journey moving overseas with her family. Anna and Bun-Bun must learn what it's like to pack up their belongings, say goodbye to friends and move to an unfamiliar place.The language is different, the food is different. Even the TV shows are different! And what starts to feel like a far away planet to Anna and Bun-Bun will soon become the home they grow to love.Kids preparing for a family move will love this sweet tale told from the perspective of Anna as she shares the ups and downs of being an expat kid. And making that first new friend.A Passport for Bun-Bun will allow kids experiencing a move abroad to connect their feelings with story events. And eventually learn to embrace the beauty and adventure that comes from owning a passport and living in a foreign country.