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Mosaic was the printed version of WBFN monthly pubication sent to all members; it was discontinued in 2014. Should you be interested pdf versions are made available to our members in our Mosaic Archives.

Holiday recipes from around the world

Holiday recipes from around the world
Date: December 01, 2021
Holiday festivities bring back memories of family, traditions, cultures, and food. Most of us look forward to these days and plan ahead...

WBGFN Response to the Covid-19 Crisis in India

WBGFN response to covid crisis in India.
Date: November 15, 2021
In May 2021 headlines around the world were highlighting the Covid-19 crisis in India. The WBG had to think about the welfare of thousands of staff and family members who had returned to India

Meet Laurence Telson—Coordinator for DAPP

An Interview with Laurence Telson—the Coordinator for DAPP
Date: October 15, 2021
I am honored to continue the legacy of the DAPP. My role as DAPP Coordinator is the cumulative of the experienced I have acquired professionally and in quasi-professional moments. 

Over The Transom - When the Door Closes, a...

Over The Transom -  When the Door Closes, a Window Opens
Date: October 01, 2021
A regular day at the WBGFN office: English classes in session, conversations and interactions; only, it was eighteen months ago. Little did anybody know that we were about to venture into the unknown world of online teaching... 

A Different Sort of Homecoming

A Different Sort of Homecoming
Date: September 15, 2021
Two WBGFN members share with us the personal stories of meeting their families after the confinement. As globally mobile families, we are getting “used to” being away from our families for extended periods of time.

Working as a Team Even When One is Away

Working as a Team
Date: August 15, 2021
No decision to move away from family, friends, career is ever taken lightly. However, the reality of our choices often feels like it’s more than we bargained for...

Traveling with Children During the COVID-19...

traveling with kids during covid
Date: July 15, 2021
After living couped up inside for two months with a toddler and a baby, my husband and I decided to travel to our home-country to be closer to family while braving the COVID-19 Pandemic...

Celebrating the Non-traditional Fathers

Ashik and his children
Date: June 18, 2021
Human lives are shaped by rules about how men and women are supposed to be: our ideas, choices, preferences, and behaviors....

Making a New Place Home

Making a new place home
Date: June 01, 2021
About 36,000 feet somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean, my tears began to flow. I wasn’t surprised....