Resources tagged with: Global Family
Rodrigo is planning the family’s summer vacation. What should feel fun and exciting is starting to feel like an exercise in frustration and self-doubt. Two years ago, he and Marcela moved with their sons, Benjamín and Tomás, from Chile to Calgary for Marcela’s job. Back then, the idea of living...
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Imagine being a medical researcher from India, not just any, but the type that is at the stage of their career to lead medical breakthroughs. Now imagine receiving a phone call, a job offer to come work in the Netherlands for the most prestigious company in your field. The contract...
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Creating Belonging Across Difference On their first Monday morning in a new country, the Rahman-Lewis family arrived at the school gate carrying too many things. There were lunchboxes, water bottles, half-completed forms, a school bag that would not quite close, and a folder of documents that Maya had been told...
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Designing a Culture of Care for School Transitions When the moving containers are finally unpacked, many organizations consider a relocation "complete." However, for the families at the center of these moves, the true work of grounding is just beginning. In our latest Roundtable for Experts & Educators, we moved beyond...
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The plan was simple: three years abroad. When Sarah and Mark left Australia for Italy, they packed for what they thought would be a temporary chapter. A few suitcases, a clear career step, and a quiet confidence that life would eventually return to what it had been before. Twenty years...
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When people think about international relocation, the spotlight often falls on big-picture questions: what country, what job, what timeline. But once the decision is made, the lived reality becomes far more local. Suddenly, what matters most is where the nearest pediatrician is, how school registration works, or who you can...
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A story of continuity, change, and connection across borders In Timișoara, the Mihai family lived a life stitched together by familiarity. They had their rhythms, with school runs, Sunday lunches with extended family, and impromptu visits from neighbors. Their connections were not just social, they were embedded. Known. Assumed. When...
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Reinventing Yourself Abroad with Intention January tends to arrive wrapped in the promise of reinvention. A clean slate. A new chapter. A moment to finally become the version of yourself you've been meaning to be. But for global families, the idea of starting fresh is more than a calendar event,...
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“Could Singapore be our next home?” Kenji Moriyama looks out the window of their Munich apartment, watching the autumn leaves flutter outside. He and Anna have been back and forth with the offer from Kenji’s company, relocating to Singapore for a three- to five-year assignment. It’s exciting, promising, and also...
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When the Kim family landed in South Korea after six years in the Netherlands, they expected the transition to feel smooth. They had planned well, prepared their children, and returned to the same neighborhood where Jiho grew up. Relatives welcomed them with open arms. The move was, in many ways,...
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