How an overseas job can affect family life

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[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t’s not all suntans and smiles, but if you don’t mind being different, it might work for you. An insightful article about the challenges faced by “trailing spouses“.

BBC News – How an overseas job can affect family life.

Whitby Shores, Whitby, Ontario

By Aisha Ashraf

An autistic Irish immigrant in a cross-cultural marriage, Aisha Ashraf is the archetypal outlander, writing to root herself through place and perspective. Published in The Rumpus, The Maine Review, River Teeth, HuffPost and elsewhere, her work explores the legacy of trauma, the nature of being an outsider and the narrow confines of belonging. She currently lives in Canada.

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One comment

latebloomerbuds says:

December 15, 2011 at 1:26 pm

I’ve never been faced with a traveling spouse, but certainly understand that it would cause issues all around. Margie

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