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09/07/2024

After accompanying her husband across two continents, Michelle ended up back in Goa — her home. Or was it?

After accompanying her husband across two continents, Michelle found herself taking an early retirement in Goa — her home. Or was it?

25/06/2024

Have you experienced the confusion of coming "home" after an expat experience? Author Michelle Mendonça Bambawale spent 18 years as a trailing spouse in three countries before moving back to India — where her adjustment adventures continued, after all. Part 4 of her story:

Michelle spent 18 years as a trailing spouse in three countries before moving back to India — where her adjustment adventures continued, after all.

19/06/2024

Upcoming book by one of our contributors:

16/06/2024

It’s summer reading season! Grab a hot, cold, or room-temp beverage and sink into one of these stories, with settings ranging from the U.K. to Malaysia:

If summertime happens to be when you feel a yearning for some new reading material, here's a trio of options for trailing and towing spouses alike.

29/05/2024

Michelle Mendonça Bambawale is in London this week — 13 years after moving away — to discuss her new book, "Becoming Goan." Scroll down for info about this free Meet the Author event, and click to read about her trailing-spouse years in that city:

After five years in Bangkok, including two as a split household while my husband worked in England and our son finished high school, our family reunited as (cold, wet, gray) expats in London.

25/05/2024

If you’re in London on May 30, check out this “Meet the Author” event with our recent contributor Michelle — and check our website next week for the third installment of her story (also set in London)!

15/05/2024

[Spoiler alert] Part 2 of Michelle’s story — from Dubai to Bangkok — features a puppy, career transition, and long-distance relationship:

After a decade of expat life in Dubai, my husband was transferred to Thailand. Our family welcomed the opportunity to learn about a new culture — both modern and with a long, rich history.

12/05/2024

Happy Mother’s Day to all the brave, beautiful trailing-spouse moms out there! We appreciate their stories of grit and creativity, including this debut from Michelle Mendonça Bambawale (Part 2 coming this week):

Before revitalizing her family's ancestral home, author Michelle Bambawale Bambawale spent 18 years in three countries — starting with a decade in Dubai.

30/04/2024

Before restoring her family’s ancestral home in Goa, Michelle Mendonça Bambawale was reinventing herself as a trailing spouse — starting in Dubai. Part 1 of her story:

Before revitalizing her family's ancestral home, author Michelle Bambawale Bambawale spent 18 years in three countries — starting with a decade in Dubai.

02/04/2024

What to do when your kids grow up, your towing spouse retires... but you're still an expat?

For anyone who has spent decades as an expat trailing spouse, seeing your children leave the nest and your husband become a stay-at-home retiree is a major change of life, dynamics and pace.

02/03/2024

Would you have done the same?

28/02/2024

Here’s a story for trailing spouses who are also solo parenting or otherwise adjusting to expat life with a physically-absent partner. (Cue the Military Spouse Memes?)

One of my biggest expat challenges was our long-distance "split family" life. For 8 years, my husband spent weekdays working in South Asia, and weekends with us in Dubai.

27/02/2024

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As we close out Black History Month it’s wonderful to be spotlighted by with other who are shaping the fashion landscape. So grateful that the work I’m privileged to do as a changes the game. ✨❤️👊🏾

13/02/2024

When her husband’s job moved their family to Malaysia, Alexandra Carey found herself in the dark as a trailing spouse with young children and no work visa. Fortunately, there was a light just around the corner:

My new novel, "The Light That Bends Round Corners," tells the story of the interweaving lives of a British expat woman and her Filipina maid in Malaysia. It’s ultimately a tale of love, belonging and discovery — loosely based on my own experiences as a trailing spouse.

31/01/2024

Happy birthday to photographer-adventurer Kirsty Larmour, currently based in India! Read her family’s story here:

My unpredictable life's journey, complete with stumbles and rocky patches, has held me in good stead as an expat spouse.

30/01/2024

Florence was “living a beautiful love story” in Switzerland when her boyfriend proposed… a move to Benin. How did she make it work? Read Part 1 of their story:

A young Swiss woman, a beautiful love story, and her dinner date announcement that led to 25 years as an expat wife.

24/01/2024

Latest book by Helen Russell, a British trailing spouse in Denmark:

🇺🇸 🇨🇦 North American friends! Very happy to reveal that my new book - all about how the Viking way of raising children makes them happier, healthier, and more independent - is out July 9th in🇺🇸 & 🇨🇦 published

It’s got a brand new title for its US release: THE DANISH SECRET TO HAPPY KIDS. Plus a new cover - ta da!

GREAT news: pre-orders are 25% off for Barnes & Noble rewards members from today, Wednesday January 24, through Friday January 26. Oh, and premium members get an additional 10% off as well. Use the code PREORDER25 at the checkout to get your discount (link in bio and stories) and cannot WAIT to bring my Viking baby to 🇺🇸 and 🇨🇦

18/01/2024

Julianna Hauska is beyond thrilled to kick off this new adventure as the new Executive Director for Mission: Milspouse. Stay tuned as the new adventure begins.

15/01/2024

We miss Anthony Bourdain. Wise words:

11/01/2024

Have you experienced a culture shock when relocating your children to a school system with a very different style of education? What about when it’s a temporary move vs. a longterm one, or a younger vs. older age, or other factors that may have factored into your comfort level?

19/12/2023

A family crisis triggers a whole lot of soul searching in the new trailer for Expats released Tuesday. The six-part Prime Video miniseries (which releases two episodes on Thursday, Jan. 26, with ne…

06/12/2023

If you or someone you know has a trailing-spouse story to share, here's a chance to win $100 USD — for holiday gifts, moving supplies or whatever!

Got a story about making the most of your relocation? Share it with us by December 18 for a chance to win a gift card on December 20!

02/12/2023

Happy birthday to our executive editor (and 4th-gen trailing spouse), Nicole Neroulias Gupte! Check back next month for the next chapter of her journey… 🇺🇸 🇬🇷 🇨🇾 🇮🇳

21/11/2023

Happy birthday to Brigid Keenan, bestselling author of “Diplomatic Baggage” and one of our — dare we say trendiest? — contributors!
https://www.trailing-spouse.com/author/bkeenan

Brigid Keenan is a British journalist and best-selling author of "Diplomatic Baggage: The Adventures of a Trailing Spouse" and six other nonfiction books. Through her husband's work as a European Union diplomat, she has lived in Ethiopia, Brussels, Trinidad, Barbados, India, West Africa, Syria and C...

31/10/2023

Anyone else watching “Beckham” and feeling a startling kinship with Victoria Beckham? (Watch the interviews about David Beckham’s relocations to Madrid, Los Angeles, Milan, and Paris.)

A new four-part documentary on Netflix offers viewers a fascinating if flatteringly partial look inside a British celebrity match made in heaven.

16/10/2023

Happy birthday to one of our original contributors + website designer Elliott Asbury! Revisit his story here:

Just as I had begun to thrive as a trailing husband in India, the pandemic struck and it was time to go home.

10/10/2023

Greg Buford “went to India a corporate warrior and ended up a stay-at-home dad, which turned out to be my true dream-job.” Oh, and also the author of three books — and counting!

I went to India a corporate warrior and ended up a stay-at-home dad — which turned out to be my true dream job — and author of three books.