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Sharing research, articles and ideas about international worklife

Workplace as a safe haven

We all have our own personal lives, history and roots, experiences, needs and values. We also react to situations differently and we have our own ways to cope with it. We are all different and there is not just one right way, but many ways. One can find it easier to...

It is okay to feel

It has been one and half weeks living with the crisis in Ukraine. With many people it’s been a time with a variety of different, strong and also difficult feelings included but not limited to disbelief, fear, rage, worry, uncertainty, loneliness, anxiety, anger,...

Moving abroad is a significant life change

Our new neighbour visited us a few days ago. As a newly arrived expatriate, he was wondering about the bottles that everyone has in front of their house. He was referring to our drinking water. Moving abroad - That is how it started for us too around six years ago. We...

Recommended Publications

Articles

Books

  • “The Intercultural Mind” – Joseph Saules – 2015
  • “Koti kulttuurien välisssä” – Lotta-Sofia Saahko – 2022