Hi and Happy New Year Everyone! This month we talk to: Tess Johnston, a retired American diplomat who has transformed herself into an author and consulting expert on Shanghai; and Susie Harvey, a British entrepreneur running a children's clothing line in Malaysia.

Thanks go to: Anastasia Ashman and Tara Lutman Agacayak for sharing their experiences in their article, Creative Entrepreneurship Through Social Media; legal expert Candida Purser for her new article, International Abduction or ‘Kidnapping': Is It Ever Okay?; expat coach Piercarla Garusi for penning The Expat Pursuit Of Happiness; and to our Expat Women Girlfriend for her response to the confession Confused About Money.

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