Third Culture Thriving

43. Hoarding vs. Being Prepared 29.03.2021 8:21 ↓

The nature of this expat life dictates that I only make it back to my passport country about once a year. This means that I usually (with a few exceptions) need to bring back clothes, toiletries, gifts, special foods, and supplies for my whole family for a year. The longer we live here, the better we get at finding decent things locally, but still- the prepping mindset is very real. And many of yo...

42. Boundaries and Bucket Lists 23.03.2021 7:04 ↓

Somewhere along the line, I realize that every trip back to my passport country went better if I did these two things before I arrived. If I decided on my boundaries ahead of time, and they were clear to all involved, everything would be more peaceful. And if I put time into making a bucket list to keep some fun injected into the trip, I could be sure memories were being made and that the things I...

41. Holistic Development, Simple Living, and Serving Single with Shelbye Renfro 16.03.2021 32:44 ↓

In this episode, I am interviewing my dear friend, Shelbye Renfro. Shelbye has lived in Kigali for over five years, where she serves as the field director for Word Made Flesh Rwanda and created Kundwa Collective, a beautiful social enterprise. We're chatting all things holistic development, simple living, and serving as a single today!

40. Add Some CELEBRATION To Your Life 09.03.2021 7:04 ↓

Celebration can be a tricky thing for us expats. The things we've always celebrated- birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas- these look pretty different than we are used to. We aren't present with our loved ones to celebrate their special days or achievements. And for us in this new, foreign life, it can seem like ages go by without celebrating much at all. So how can we inject a little bit more cele...

39. When Passport Country Relationships Change 02.03.2021 7:53 ↓

One of the most painful parts of forging a life overseas is the way relationships change after you depart. The world keeps turning wherever we are, and life moves on. Our kids grow up away from our families, our friends find new friends, our churches find new leaders, distance distorts memories and connections, and my gosh it's painful.