Just like a space shuttle struggles and strains to re-enter the earth's atmosphere, so those returning from living overseas can find themselves confused and in a state of panic at coming home. While people anticipate that going overseas will require major changes in their lifestyles and thinking, few anticipate the difficulties they will face upon return.Intended to aid the re-entry process, this encouraging, and insightful book deals with these important subjects:adapting to the passport cultu...
AUTHOR(s): Knell, Marion
PUBLISHER: IVP Books ISBN: 0-8308-5617-X
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Moving abroad with children? A complete and practical guide to moving overseas and living the expat life with kids - wherever you are in the world.
By: Carole Hallett Mobbs
AUTHOR(s): Mobbs, Carole Hallett
SOURCE: Expat Child
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'Home Keeps Moving' follows Heidi and her missionary family on their many moves through the eyes of a Third Culture Kid (TCK) and the unique phenomena of having four very different home countries to relate to. It tells the true story of being catapulted from continent to continent constantly: leaving friends and starting all over again, her unquenchable search for a 'home' and sense of belonging in this world, her desire for a life-partner with the odds all but against her due to constantly rel...
AUTHOR(s): Sand-Hart, Heidi
PUBLISHER: McDougal Publishing Company ISBN: 978-1-58158-171-3
SOURCE: ChristianBook.com
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When you go abroad to serve, you’re thinking about the language, the losses,and the excitement. When you return home you’re thinking about your friends and family, the losses, and the relief. Most aren’t thinking about the process of transition—and yet if you do, it can make the difference between a smooth entry and re-entry, or a decidedly bumpy landing. Veteran of serving abroad Amy Young is the perfect companion to guide you through the much-neglected process of transitions.
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AUTHOR(s): Amy Young
PUBLISHER: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 978-1-5196-2234-1
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Expecting that the home will be the way it was when you left? Are you instead shocked to discover that both you and home have changed? The Art of Coming Home offers the solid advice you need to reduce the stress of making the transition home. Leave-taking, the honeymoon stage, reverse culture shock, and eventual readjustment--The Art of Coming Home lays out the four stages of the reentry process and details practical strategies for dealing with the challenges you will face each step of the way....
AUTHOR(s): Storti, Craig
PUBLISHER: Nicholas Brealey ISBN: 978-1-931930-14-7
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