In all things be flexible When relocating to a new place there are so many things to consider, so many new impressions, so much to take in, and oh so many things to learn. Even though we’re constantly told that…
Try to understand the host country’s perspective. It would be quite the task to encapsulate an entire country’s significant culture, or even try to boil it down to a few key points. The thing is when you try to define…
Where – besides the International School Community – do you go to learn about and stay connected to International Education? We have a new one-stop shop for you! It’s called Educators Going Global. We just started a new enterprise with…
Look for ways to strengthen and maintain your enthusiasm. We all have been there before; alone in your new apartment, not wanting to go out onto the street to the nearby market, not wanting to be confronted with a bunch…
Do not expect to replicate your current lifestyle. Look for what is there, not for what isnʼt. “Wherever you go, there you are.” A psychologist friend of mine told me that one time, and I think it is 100% true. …
It is a time of celebration for International School Community as we now have over 24000 members on our website! To celebrate our 24000+ members, all members can get 25% off of all premium membership subscriptions from 1 – 7…
Anticipate a challenging adjustment period of at least SIX months. Do not decide if you like it until these six months have passed. How important is this time frame when you first move to a new country, from the first…
“How many suitcases should I bring home???” thinks an international school teacher who is traveling home for summer vacation. Inside though this teacher knows what they will end up doing during their trip back home. Even though it might cost…
“Taking a year on” is what principal Nichole Schmidt called the time away from her international school position in the article “Taking a Year.” Schmidt, with her husband and sons, packed up to travel around parts of Africa for a…
“I wondered about the explorers who’d sailed their ships to the end of the world. How terrified they must have been when they risked falling over the edge; how amazed to discover, instead, places they had seen only in their…
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