Settling in
Learn a neighbourhood one short walk at a time
Repeat a small route, notice what is useful and let the map become connected to actual places.
Family life, in a new place
Finding your feet
as a family abroad.
Moving boxes, new classrooms, everyday routines. Articles for the decisions that come with living in another country.
Start with the first week →What are you working out?
Start with the part of family life that is on your mind.
Moving abroad
The decisions before departure, the journey and the first days after arrival.
Settling in
Homes, neighbourhoods and the small routines that make a week work.
Parenting abroad
Languages, friendships and growing up with more than one place in mind.
School & childcare
Questions to ask, information to gather and new school days to get used to.
Family travel
Journeys, visits home and days away with children along for the ride.
Life as a mom
Friendships, work, shared responsibilities and room for a life of your own.
A new school day
Ask about an ordinary day on a school visit
A school tour becomes more useful when you can picture your child arriving, learning, eating lunch and finding help.
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Parenting abroad
Make room for two languages in family life
Build language into the relationships and activities your family already values, without turning every conversation into a lesson.
Life as a mom
Find a reason to see the same people again
A recurring place or activity can make the second conversation easier than trying to start again with someone new each time.
Parenting abroad
Give long-distance grandparents something to share
A shared book, a small project or an ordinary detail can give a long-distance relationship more to work with than repeated questions.
Family travel
Give every item in the cabin bag a job
Organise the bag around what you will reach for in a queue, at your seat and after a spill.
Life as a mom
Keep a record of work and skills during a move
Save evidence of work, learning and responsibilities while the details are still easy to recover.
There is more than one way
to feel at home.
Families arrive with different languages, routines and expectations. Explore the questions, keep what fits your circumstances and check local details with the people responsible for them.