Recently I attended a gathering where a couple was sharing about their future move to Asia. They were excited, passionate, hopeful, and probably a bit nervous. Preparing to move overseas for the first time, the room felt full of the...
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.
This blog is composed of archived articles and as of 3/20/19 is no longer being updated.
The other day I ran into a friend who is three years into re-entry after one year living overseas. And she said what I’ve heard many times before… “It’s still hard!” “I thought I’d be over this by...
In the midst of moving back to my “home” country, I wasn’t at a place to articulate to my friends and family what was going on inside me or what I needed {probably because I didn’t understand it myself}, but looking back...
How do we rebuild our identity after living overseas? Sometimes in re-entry our days are full of one decision-making challenge after another. {This is part B of this post…if you haven’t read part A…you may want to start...
A poem from my journal…a couple years after moving back. RE-ENTRY The place where sorrow and hope collide where a multiplicity of feelings well up inside The space where fog invades our lives and our days are full of internal...
If you are a woman who has been living cross culturally as a part of a faith based ministry and have transitioned back to North America in the past year, I wanted to make you aware of a retreat that might be a good fit for you: THRIVE Ministry...
Living overseas gives us an opportunity to build a pretty cool identity! Maybe we got to… ….travel to exotic places {even if it didn’t feel exotic to you}. …work on solving real life and death issues on a daily...
What are some of the benefits to living through reverse culture shock? Sometimes during re-entry, life just feels hard! Our days are filled with longing to be in a different place {whether physically or emotionally}. We wonder if we will be...
When we have nothing “cool” to write… I got it last week…the quarterly alumni magazine from my Bible college Alma Mater. I read about different updates to the campus {a lot has changed in 10+ years}. Good things are...
Reverence {#OneWord365} I’ve heard the idea for several years…pick one word for the year. And I’ve thought: that’s a nice idea, maybe someday I’ll do that. But I’ve never actually picked one. This...