Articles

Repatriating Normally: 10 Things That Make Coming Home Feel Weird

You’re going back to normal. Your normal. Normal normal. And there it is.  The reason that repatriating is weird.  Because it was suppose ...

Why Missionaries Can Never Go Home Again

When a new missionary first gets to the mission field, it is obvious where home is. It is that place where you just left. It is the place where you ...

6 Things No One Tells You About Reverse Culture Shock

The changes that cause reverse culture shock and how to deal with the disconnection you may feel by letting go of certain ideas.

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Before you return: thoughts on preparing for re-entry.

The last couple months I’ve chatted with a half a dozen friends who are preparing for their reentry or are just beginning to find themselves naviga ...

What to Know About Reverse Culture Shock

You’ve heard of culture shock, but what about when your child returns home from abroad? Here’s what your kid wants you to know about reverse cultur ...

Helping your child through reverse culture shock

If you’re perplexed by the changes in your recently returned traveller, the following comments from three young adults offer some helpful insights. ...

The Re-entry Roadmap: Find Your Best Next Step After Living Abroad

Are you returning “home” after living, working or studying abroad? Warning: for most people, re-entry (repatriation) is the hardest part of the ent ...

Rocky Reentry: encouragement for global workers in re-entry.

Thoughts, encouragement, and resources for the global worker transitioning back to their home country. Help with expat reverse culture shock, re-en ...

An Honest Reflection on Re-entry, Repatriation, and Reverse Culture Shock

Sooner or later we go back home and it can be a wrenching journey into re-entry. The longer you have been overseas the more difficult the process.< ...

Re Entry

Peter Jordan's vital, insightful teaching on the challenges and opportunities that await returning missionaries makes this essential reading for ev ...

Expatica

Learn more about Expatica, one of the largest expat resources providing guides for expats about finance, healthcare, housing, and much more in 11 c ...

The Psychological Impact of Leaving Home

This article evaluates the possible psychological consequences of migration for individuals who choose to migrate.