Should We Take an Unaccompanied Tour? How Foreign Service Families Decide
Choosing to take an unaccompanied tour needs careful consideration. This article encourages you to think about more than the assignment itself.
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One of the biggest risks of long-distance relationships and couples who spend time apart is slowly becoming two people who live separate lives.
Read More How to Remain Connected and Resilient Through Crisis and Separation
What to do when a crisis strikes across physical miles. You are in a long-distance relationship or working far from home.
Read More 3 Essentials to a Successful Long-Distance Relationships
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Read More Long-Distance Relationship with Kids Involved
Long-distance relationships with kids involved require more than communication — they require emotional security, shared family identity, and intentional connection. Discover practical strategies for families where one parent works away from home through the Apart but Together resource centre for globally mobile and frequently separated families.
Read More Raising a Family When Your Partner Travels: A Life With Frequent Business Travel and International Moves
Flor Bretón Garcia shares how she and her husband navigated years of frequent business travel, while also moving internationally. Her children are grown up and she travels now with her husband.
Read More Split location families can build a strong unit
Families where one partner is away a lot for work or is living and working in another country for long periods don't often realise they are under more pressure than families who don't have this lifestyle.
However, I truly believe that split location families can build a strong unit, be a happy family with happy individuals even when living apart. I have witnessed families who are living this reality.