Xote A blue and white ribbon wove it’s way down the mountain, the square platform of the waterslide stood at eye level as we stood looking out across the Mexican dessert towards hazy grey mountains. Looking down into the grounds we caught glimpses of several other pools, gigantic mushrooms gushing water, playgrounds and a small…

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Note that I am not an artist. nor am I a critic. I am only a lover of Mexican murals and have walked nearly every street in the city to find them.    Waylon – SMA  The Fat Bastard Three things I have learned during the Pandemic:  first,  I am hungry for more bite-sized adventures; …

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It’s December – and we made it!  I can hear the huge intake of breath prior to entering 2021 start already! Considering how erratic 2020 has been, I am so thrilled, over the moon grateful and in awe of still having a human body! While reflecting on 2020, I noticed so many places I got…

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Stuck – just plain stuck in limbo. As if my feet are planted in mud while the rest of me continues to function. That’s how this period feels, and as a person who loves to move her feet….this is no no no bueno! Shannon Alder wrote:  “Fear is the glue that keeps you stuck. Faith is…

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What Does Oprah Have in Common With Re-Entry? Frequently Oprah produces a segment for TV called Super Soul Sunday. She focuses on interviewing all kinds of experts from Buddhist nuns to motivational speakers, and from plant eating experts to organizational psychologists. Re-entry requires, in fact even demands, that we not only care for the visible…

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Intro to reentry checklist

Another checklist you must be thinking – that’s the last thing I need amidst this process of moving, packing, leaving, adjusting, farewells, new hellos and adjustment. But yes, what if by reading and taking one tiny step this makes a difference – would it be worth it? Here are three of the nine checklist behaviors…

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Repatriation Survey Results By Doreen Cumberford and John Palmer This is a summary of a 2017 survey of over 200 expats who have returned to their home countries.  The purpose of the survey was to explore the range of feelings and coping strategies experienced by different groups of expats including missionaries, corporate, educators, students, military…

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How much Self-Care are you administering in the midst of the Re-entry or Relocation Journey? Time and again, I end up in conversations with people – mostly women I have to say – who are simply working on auto-pilot and tending to everyone else’s needs while quietly whining inwardly. Ultimately, that bubble bursts out, often…

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Three Reasons Why Re-entry Can Be Prolonged and Painful a) Insufficient support All the surveys, studies and research point to the fact that everyone enjoys better results in Re-entry when they are receiving some sort of support. The support can be a family member who really leans in and listens well, an inter-cultural consultant or a…

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