Working Abroad: the learning curve

I posted a few weeks ago about my faux pas in the work place, and struggles adapting to ‘British English’, especially in the work place where you don’t want to insult or offend.  Now that I’ve been working in the UK for almost a full year (!) I’ve had time to compare the work culture…

The Expat Partner and the Career : Reflections on Quitting and Restarting My Career

This is a tough subject for a lot of expats, and can make or break your experience as an expat partner.  A lot of people choose not to work for a variety of reasons, but due to our location and what I hoped to get out of the experience, taking the two years off wasn’t…