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Ruth's Reflections
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ruthlemmen
May 10, 2021
Going Back to Normal: Lessons from Re-entry
I keep hearing people talk about things “going back to normal” soon. Spoiler alert: I don’t think we’re going to back to normal. I...
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ruthlemmen
Aug 27, 2020
My Re-entry Good List
Re-entry is hard, in many ways even harder than living overseas. In re-entry, you are trying to sort out a massive change in identity,...
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ruthlemmen
Mar 13, 2019
Often the Stranger
A couple weeks ago, I read “Never the Stranger” by Kate Kooyman on The Twelve blog about not just offering, but receiving hospitality. ...
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ruthlemmen
Jun 22, 2018
You Know You Live in China When
There’s a metaphor in cross-cultural training that goes something like this: your home culture is a yellow culture and has yellow ways to...
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ruthlemmen
Jun 9, 2018
Staying, Leaving, and Loud Emotions
There is a familiar rhythm to this time of year in the expat world: it is saying goodbye time. Many people conclude their time overseas...
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