Special Announcement

 

Highlights

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. 

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...

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.