| Expat Women Newsletter - November 2007 |
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Message from Andrea & Jill |
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Hello Everyone! We know your time is precious, but we hope you’ll click on a few of our features this month to read some of our interesting interviews with women like , , .
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If you’re suffering the end-of-the-year blues, we invite you to take a look at our feature or our section. This month’s new confessions are and , but the section has lots of other topics such as: A Portable Career; Infidelity; Trailing Spouse; Looking for Love; Retiring Abroad; Lack of respect at Work; Health and Exercise; Friends Back Home and more. |
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And finally, if you enjoyed Andrea’s WIN Forum report from Norway , don’t miss the below. Next month, it will be Jill’s turn, reporting on her attendance at the
Worldwide Employee Relocation Council (ERC) Conference in Denver in late
October.
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| Here’s wishing you ongoing success abroad, |
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Success Story |
Special Report |
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Journalist, Author and Publisher
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Jo Parfitt is a successful journalist and author. She has written more than 20 books on subjects ranging from careers, through computers to cookery and helps others to achieve their publishing dreams.
She learned early on that she would have to create her own “portable” career as she followed her husband from country to country.
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Do you have an inspiring story?
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| Andrea Martins |
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Last month, we shared with you why 700 women flew to Oslo in the last week of September. To find out more news and inspirational stories from the 10th anniversary W.I.N. (Women's International Networking) 2007 conference in Norway, take a look at this second installment of our two-part report from Andrea. |
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Mentor of the Month |
Book of the Month |
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China (Hong Kong) |
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Lesley (Scottish) is a textile technologist who traveled extensively with her husband before finally taking the plunge to relocate to Asia. She works for a major Sportswear brand in Hong Kong. She says "I work hard but I have a good work/life balance - and at my age I need that." |
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| Melissa Brayer Hess & Patricia Linderman |
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Patricia and Melissa tell us about their revised and updated book, full of practical suggestions for successfully relocating overseas, based on their 31+ years of experience living abroad, including 11 international moves. |
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Help! I’m becoming increasingly negative and pessimistic and can’t help but be cynical and contemptuous towards everyone and about almost everything. This is my second posting overseas with my husband and I know I’m becoming more and more impossible to be around. I am finding it difficult to keep friends and fear that I’m driving my husband ....
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In 1958 Kalvero Oberg first identified five distinct stages of culture shock. He found that all human beings experience the same feelings when they travel to or live in a different country or culture. He found that culture shock is almost like a disease: it has a cause, symptoms, and a cure. To learn more about the stages and how you can minimize the effects.
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Business Idea |
Country of the Month |
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Sarah Takesh |
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Iranian born, USA-bred, Sarah Takesh has a passion-- help Afghan women improve their livelihoods. From her offices in Kabul, she hires hundreds of Afghan women to make the beautiful clothing that she distributes in Europe, North America, and the Pacific rim. Thus helping the Afghan economy and improving the lives of Afghan people. |
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| Europe/Asia |
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Turkey is at the northeast end of the Mediterranean Sea in southeast Europe and southwest Asia. Turkey is a member of the European Economic Community. Birthplace to many civilizations, the Ottoman Empire stretched from the Persian Gulf to western Algeria. Thanks to Expats Turkey for supplying our Settling In Tips.
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Winning Story |
October 2007 Poll Statistics |
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Just as I was finding my feet in the city attributed to possessing Eve’s tomb (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia), my husband was offered an exciting job opportunity in Bahrain. As fate would have it, my parents are also currently posted here, so of course I was more than happy to move (although my husband felt a tad bit apprehensive about being neighbourly on an almost daily basis with the in-laws). |
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Congratulations
Tameen
(in Bahrain).
You have won US$100 |
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What is The Most Stressful Part About Relocating? |
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Settling into my new country
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19% |
| Moving house |
19% |
| Saying goodbye to family and friends |
18% |
| Other |
14% |
The immigration process
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13% |
Leaving my career
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10% |
| Negotiating expatriate contract |
7% |
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Other: Getting to know all the rules and find out how things are done in the new country. Having your partner unsure as to whether he/she made the right move, Renting an affordable apartment, Reinventing my life again, Finances/taxes, Making friends |
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Explorer Publishing |
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Written by residents, for residents, this is more than just a travel guide. Where to stay, how to find work, visas, licences, sports clubs, shopping, restaurants and bars. The book includes over 300 independent bar, cafe and restaurant reviews. Plus 30 pages of detailed maps. |
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National Geographic |
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Compiled from the favorite trips of National Geographic's travel writers, Journeys of a Lifetime spans the globe to highlight (in words and pictures) the best of the world's most famous and lesser known places to visit. It also features the world's top 10 elevator rides, bridges to walk across, trolley rides, ancient highways and more. |
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Congratulations to Dawn (in Uganda), Suzi (in Indonesia) , Breanna (in the USA), Irene (in Ireland) and Melody (in China) for randomly being selected by Ingrid to receive a free copy of her book:
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This book is a collection of twenty-three writers’ stories of their solo travels. The stories span the globe: adventure diva Holly finds herself lost in the jungles of Borneo, alone with her thoughts and a cold-blooded companion; Lara´s quest to learn the tango takes her to the late-night dance floors of Buenos Aires; Stephanie finds female friends invaluable in her journey through Uzbekistan; and Amy recounts a hilarious trek up Yosemite's Half Dome. The writers pay tribute to the empowerment of independent adventure and discovery, offering up the perfect antidote for today's climate of fear and international discord. All the while, they show that alone doesn't have to mean lonely.
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Great Idea |
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Memories Keep Families
......Together
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…and a Memories Book will bring your family closer.
A unique gift, each Memories Book contains 200 questions with room
for handwritten answers and photographs that tell a family member’s life story.
Order online from
for £9.99 ea+P&P (worldwide delivery & giftbox options)
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The gift that will become your family’s treasured possession
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November Poll |
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Which type of woman do you best identify with? |
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Free Book Sample |
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Debbie Jenkins &
Marcus Jenkins |
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for a Free Book Sample |
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Giveaways |
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Winners
Congratulations to Amanda (in the UAE) and Olga (in Russia). You have won free memberships for November to TheHairstyler! |
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Sales Opportunity |
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Got Sales Experience? |
ExpatWomen.com is looking for an Expat Woman (fluent in English), willing to work on commission, to sell advertising space on our site.
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