profound truth

What’s it like down your neck of the expat woods? Exhilarating? Challenging? Tough? Isolating? Life-enhancing? Alienating? All these things wrapped up in a bow? You are not alone. We live in a global village where it has never been easier to pitch a tent in a foreign field. But it’s a sprawling village of brain-aching complexity and diversity, which can stump even the most adventurous and resilient. Janssen has managed to capture the very essence of what it means to try a different culture on for size, assembling an exhaustive toolkit to help the expat explorer adapt and prosper. It’s quite a coup.

Janssen skillfully weaves her own thoughts and experiences with those who have lived, loved and studied all facets of the expatriate life. With this book, which should be packed in the suitcase of anyone heading to that vast unknown, Expatland, the chances of becoming The Emotionally Resilient Expat will be significantly increased.

The original premise of this book, even the need for this book, comes from our time in history. We are today a world which is indeed global and wanting to be resilient, happy, and engaged. Linda A. Janssen reminds us we can maintain, enhance, restore and renew our levels of resiliency. It may take time, effort, energy, persistence and mindful attention, but it is possible. We can only look forward to more from her.