Are You An Expat Wife?

17/10/2016

You know the saying Better to have loved and lost than never loved at all ? Well, I think it might be the opposite in the case of domest...

08/09/2016

For those of us who have relocated internationally, giving birth and raising young children abroad can be simultaneously one of the most challenging and most

03/09/2016

"The expat wife trades luxury for her self-identity, a drastic increase in stress, and a great deal of emotional work."
Hear hear! A must read for ALL.

I first encountered the expat wife stereotype before I even expatriated. I was about to follow my then boyfriend and his new job to India. When I told my boss of my plans, she warned me, "Don't become one of those women."

05/08/2016

Great article by Clara Wiggins on expat spouses depression on Wall Street Expat blog. Admitting it is the first step to solving it...

Is expat depression more of an issue than many would like to admit?

01/08/2016

"If you have found a woman who will traipse around the world behind you while you further your career, and if, after all that traipsing, she is still a creative free spirit rather than a put-upon, resentful misanthrope, you have done well."

I have a girlfriend who married a bloke who had worn a variation of the same pair of jeans with the same runners for around 20 years. When she met him he'd spent close to 15 years living and workin...

22/06/2016

Expat life = reinvention. Often multiple times &/or constantly.

You have a wonderful opportunity to reinvent yourself as an expat spouse if you have moved to a new country with your employed partner.

26/05/2016

"As an expat spouse you get very little say in the way things work. You might have equal say at your own dinner table, in the ultimate decision that takes your family from country to country, but you get no say in things like what health insurance plan is offered or how the pension scheme is set up or how they deal with moving families." Hat tip Clara Wiggins

I barked at my husband this morning. More than once. He didn’t do anything. He hadn’t said anything or implied anything. He was just reading his book. Yet I was angry at him because he …

25/05/2016

The headline pretty much says it all.... follow the link to participate in Jennifer's new project starting in September

Dear Readers, Friends and Fans of Domestic Bliss Abroad, I wanted to take a moment to talk to you about an upcoming project I will be launching in September 2016 on repatriation. I will be looking …

23/04/2016

06/03/2016

Doesn't matter how much you prepare, home is still the hardest posting yet.

Survey of Japanese returnees suggests two divergent emotional journeys for those heading back home after a stretch abroad.

29/01/2016

Dry but interesting survey from Internations

Our over 14,000 surveyed expats also include many who moved abroad for their partner's job/education. See what these Traveling Spouses have to say about life abroad

29/01/2016

The baby didn't read the book, but at least you will have.

“I quickly came to realise that the prenatal care would be different this time, and that pregnancy and birth is highly influenced by the surrounding culture”. Jannecke Balys, Chapter 10: The Land o...