It’s been 10 years! Ten years since I made the unexpected move back to the US after working internationally. This morning I sat with my journal and my advent candles lit thinking about hope and longing and reflecting on the last ten...
ROCKY RE-ENTRY
the realities of life after living cross culturally
Thoughts, encouragement, and resources for those transitioning off the field from those who’ve been there.
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Please note: this blog is archived and is no longer being updated so we do not guarantee the accuracy of any of the info below. Here are some great resources for those in the re-entry season that have crossed my path recently: Facebook...
As I interact with people transitioning back to the US…the theme inevitably eventually comes up: How to navigate fitting back into the church subculture. And I hear yet another story not just about going to a service on Sunday...
We’ve talked about how church can be complicated in re-entry for many people… I feel like as I’ve talked with people about re-entry over the past 8 years, church is the number one theme that they seem to ask about. There is...
I heard it again recently… “I thought coming back to the US that church would be the one place I would feel most at home, and instead it is the place that is the hardest.” …and I thought again…why is church so...
The other day someone asked me why I no longer live overseas. “What made you move back?”. I haven’t been asked that question in a while. These days many of my acquaintances don’t know I’ve lived outside the...
Today, we have some great re-entry wisdom from Amy Young. Amy has recently been through her own re-entry transition. I have gotten to know her through her work with Velvet Ashes {a great online community to encourage and support women...
For the last several months, I’ve been in a season where tired feels like my theme song. There have been some medical factors and some other factors, but the long and short is I have not had a lot of energy. You may have noticed I...
The last two weeks I’ve been in the midst of a mini re-entry after spending a couple weeks in South America traveling/volunteering. I’m noticing them again, those themes from reverse culture shock that seem to be the same no...
How long does reverse culture shock last? I get asked that question a lot. When will I feel “normal” again? When will I know what I’m supposed to do next? When will my life feel like it has purpose again, and I’m not just...