Posts by Amel Derragui

Evelyn is Scottish and was an expat for 26 years, living in the US (twice), Hong Kong, Zurich, Shanghai and Brussels. Her early expat years were driven by her love for adventure and her career as an investment banker.  By the time she had her first daughter, she was ready to put banking aside and…

In Tandem Nomads episodes I often insist on the importance of being positive, flexible and tolerant in order enjoy our expat life. However, I also know that we might sometimes feel under pressure to always sound positive and not express how we really feel in our host countries when things get too difficult or frustrating.…

Jodi Harris is American, grew up in Texas Austin, since then she has been living in Madagascar, Washington DC and today she lives in Japan with her husband and three kids. Jodi graduated from her Masters in Social Work and started her career as a clinical social worker, she provided counseling and psychotherapy to immigrants…

I often say that one of the main purposes of Tandem Nomads is to help expat partners take the leadership of their lives. Today, I want to introduce to you one of the very specific and practical ways to do it. It is called Personal Leadership or PL. When my friend Pari introduced me for…

Igor Koscak comes from Germany and lives today with his wife in the Philippines. He studied electric engineering and business administration in Germany but also in Italy. That is where he discovered his interest in living abroad, but he never had the chance to do so as after his studies he immediately started a great…