Product Description

Completely revised and updated to account for the new realities of international travel, this is an easy-to-follow guidebook for global nomads, full of practical suggestions for successfully relocating overseas. The book covers everything from pre-departure reconnaissance through reentry. The content, including many personal stories culled from years of communicating and commiserating with other expatriates, is authoritative: between them, the authors have 31 years of experience living abroad, including 11 international moves.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #93826 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781857883848
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
"The Expert Expat can help simplify, untangle and enrich what will be one of the greatest experiences of your life!" From the Foreword by Alma Powell, wife of former US Secretary of State Colin Powell "Even more comprehensive than the first edition! Readers will benefit from the newly expanded chapters, especially the one exploring the challenges fo relocating third culture kids. The authors offer terrific advanice on raising global nomads in the 21st Century." Robin Pascoe, author of Raising Global Nomads "Moving abroad to live and work with family in tow is not easy, even when you have done it several times before. Linderman and Hess have covered all corners in this newly updated and expanded edition of The Expert Expat, which now includes invaluable information on safety and security and advice on moving with children that is bang up to the minute" Jo Parfitt, author, writer and speaking specialising in expatriate living"

About the Author
Melissa Brayer-Hess is Deputy Director of Crisis Management Training at the Foreign Service Institute Leadership and Management School. Patricia Linderman is the associate editor of Tales From a Small Planet, www.talesmag.com, a website about expat life.

Customer Reviews

Not Very Helpful for Setting it up Yourself
This book offers some great advice for moving when you have a company or government moving you and a network to tap into who has done your similar move previously. If you are going it alone, the advice is very rudimentary. For example, it offers little advice on how to pack things and ship them except to contact those who have done it previously for advice. Well duh!? It also focuses on language barriers, etc. but I am moving to an Engligh-speaking country, so that did not apply. Advice such as - have your organization set you up with another American who can get your apartment, buy your first groceries, etc. - is a nice idea IF that type of person is available. We're the first Americans in our organization doing this, so we can't ask previous Americans in our situation to help us out. Some of the psyhological issues it addresses, however, are very helpful! There is a BIG focus on moving a FAMILY (big chapter on PETS too!). This book was not as helpful to a single girl moving!!!

Stresses Family Matters
I am a new expat on my first assignment with my spouse and 2 children. I wish I had this book before I left the United States. It is full of extremely good information.

The authors stress the importance of handling family issues. They really hit the nail on the head in describing the feelings and emotions that can arise on the part of family members involved in an international relocation. There are numerous sections of the book that address the special issues of spouses and children, and provide excellent advice on how to deal with them.

Read in conjunction with The New American Expat: Thriving and Surviving Overseas in the Post/9-11 World, and a couple of the top expat websites, like www.expatexchange.com and www.transitionsabroad.com, these sources provide all the necessary information to make your overseas experience enjoyable and successful.

Packed with Knowledge!
Melissa Brayer Hess and Patricia Linderman's indispensable book covers all the practical aspects of adjusting to life in a foreign country. They pay particular attention to factors that can help or hinder an expatriot's adjustment. Every chapter includes short, personal sidebars recounting the experiences of those who've lived and worked abroad, an addition which brings the book to life with insightful, useful and often hilarious detail. We from getAbstract recommend this book to anyone who is considering relocation to another country. To be at home anywhere on the globe, supplement it with a couple of books about the specific country where you are going. Pay attention to the advice about planning ahead, then get your shots, tuck your passport in your pocket and head for the airport. (Don't forget to pack this book; you may need it for re-entry.)