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Highlights

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... 

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....

Does being a third culture kid better equip you...

Does being a third culture kid better equip you for events like COVID 19
Date: May 15, 2021
An interesting question has come out of Covid times: Are third culture kids (TCKs)—children who accompany parents into another culture due to a parent’s job—better able to cope with the interrupted life situations we have all faced during Covid?

Fact Meets Fiction: WBGFN Member Transforms Life...

Fact Meets Fiction: WBFN Member Transforms Life as an Expat Spouse into Literary Hit
Date: May 01, 2021
Members of the WBGFN often find themselves at a career crossroads when they accompany their partner to a new posting far from home. For Gina Wilkinson this experience was key to forging a new path as a novelist. 

The Beginning of a New Journey

Date: April 15, 2021
I am Sadaf Khalid. I am currently enjoying my life as a home maker, along with globe-trotting, meeting new people and sharing different experiences...

The Pandemic Pivot

The Pandemic Pivot
Date: April 01, 2021
While it may sound like a complex, new dance step, it’s actually our unstoppable story of accomplishment.

DAPP 20th Anniversary—WBGFN and DAPP

DAPP 20th Anniversary—WBGFN and DAPP
Date: March 15, 2021
Domestic abuse can happen to anyone, regardless of gender, socioeconomic status, race, religion, or sexual orientation. 

Same, Same But Different…The Challenges of...

Same, Same But Different…The Challenges of Relocating as a Same Sex Couple with Children
Date: February 15, 2021
Accompanying your partner/spouse overseas presents unexpected challenges and partners/spouses in this position often experience the loss of one’s sense of worth, and professional identity.....