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Public Transportation and Children, including Special Needs…
*photo by nats’ photostream at flickr.com Imagine getting on this bus with Baby in the front pack and Toddler trying to free his hand from yours. You help Toddler climb the giant steps up, only to find...
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The Working Mama Weekend Saga~
I just joined the work-outside-the-home Mamas Club this fall. I am working part-time as a teacher for a small bi-lingual school where my kids are now attending. It has been both wonderful and...
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Language and TCKs
“Which language should we speak at home with our children?” “Which school should we send our children to? Language is important, but I’m afraid my child will forget or not master our ‘mother tongue’.”...
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Nontraditional Holiday? Why not?
For the ‘American’ part of our family, the big holiday is coming up quickly. You know, Thanksgiving. Turkey, stuffing, sweet potato souffle, pumpkin pie, and all the rest of the good stuff. In the past...
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“Rise of the Guardians” and my TCK
My son just watched “Rise of the Guardians” a few nights ago with some friends. He came home and told my husband that it was a funny movie, but he had one question. Who is the Sandman? This could seem...
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An Expat’s Letter to Santa
Dear Santa, I’m sure you are one busy man this time of year. I can’t imagine, as I only have three kids, not millions to check on. I don’t want to take up too much of your precious time, as I know you...
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Debunking the Excuse Rail – Part 2
For the first part of this series click here to read. Living overseas can be adventurous and exciting. It can also be lonely and hard – even if you have a family. I’ve had my seasons of it all – or at...
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Make Sure To Say Good-bye
It’s the end of the school year, which means traveling with family, moving to a new place, or hanging out at home. Most parents and teachers of third culture kids know that they need to make sure there...
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Including Your TCKs….
I grew up in a family that worked together. What I mean is that my parents expected us to help each other out with family projects. For instance, every fall we helped Dad cut and haul wood; every...
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The Leaving Series Part 3: You Can Take it with You
Welcome to Part 3 of The Leaving Series. If you are just reading for the first time, you may want to go back and catch Part 1 and Part 2. Today’s post if from another friend, who I have had the...
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To Throw a Zhongzi or Not to Throw it – that is the question.
Photo Credit: MaDonna Maurer I’ve come to conclude that no matter how long you’ve lived in a country you can always learn something new. Sometimes, it is as simple as a vocabulary word or phrase....
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A Day in the Life: A Story on Learning
I find that no matter how long I live overseas I am learning. Some days I learn from others; be it books, internet searches, or people with more knowledge. Other days I learn from experience....
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A Day in the Life: Graduation Trip
We have another Senior (Grade 12/ 高三) in our home. Child #2 – our daughter who has Cri-du-Chat Syndrome and attends a local special education school in Taiwan will graduate in the spring. I got to...
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A Day in the Life of Me: Domino Affect
It’s September* and everyone is back in school. Did you hear me sigh? Did you sigh along with me? Don’t get me wrong summers are good, but with a child with special needs they are usually not great....
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Book Review: THE PRACTICE OF PROCESSING by Elizabeth Vahey Smith
Living overseas brings out many emotions from the time you leave your home country to the arrival of your new city. Or take the emotions you have when you watch friends leave to move on to the next...
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Picture Book Review: WHEN WE CALLED MYANMAR HOME by Julie Jean Francis
When We Called Myanmar Home by Julie Jean Francis Julie writes that this book “was inspired by Cynthia Rylant’s book When I Was Young in the Mountains”. Each page shows what a day in the life is like...
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Book Review: NAVIGATING GLOBAL TRANSITIONS AGAIN by Frances Early, Jeni Ward,...
Navigating Global Transitions Again: A Journey of Faith – Graduate Planner by Frances Early, Jeni Ward, and Kath Williiams Like the title says it is a journey of faith by taking the soon to be...
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Book Review: EXPECTATIONS and BURNOUT by Sue Eenigenburg and Robynn Bliss
Expectations and Burnout: Women Surviving the Great Commission by Sue Eenigenburg and Robynn Bliss Sue Eenigenburg’s dissertation linked expectations women serving on the mission field have of...
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Book Review: GRIT TO STAY GRACE TO GO by Sue Eenigenburg and Eva Burkholder
Grit to Stay Grace to Go: Staying Well in Cross-Cultural Ministry by Sue Eenigenburg and Eva Burkholder Sue and Eva wrote this book with global workers in mind. Both authors have spent many years...
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Book Review: FROM BURNED OUT TO BELOVED by Bethany Dearborn Hiser
From Burned Out to Beloved: Soul Care for Wounded Healers by Bethany Dearborn Hiser Bethany has worn many hats that involve “secondary trauma”, so her book comes from a place of experience and...
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