Invisible Walls
Walls can come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Walls are not just physical structures, but can be psychological and emotional fortresses erected with the intent to protect...
Category: Connection Groups
Created For Connection, so Why Is It so Hard?
It’s not often that someone else gets it, I mean really gets it: the frequent power black outs, the elusive balance of attempting to go with the flow and...
A Community for Building and Growing
There are still a few spots left in Connection Groups! Check them out on our page. A Connection Group is a...
Finding Hope to Dream Again
I read books, talked to other international teachers, and knew re-entry would be a bumpy ride but I was not prepared for the loneliness, waves of sadness, and months...
Looking Through a Window
Before this spring, I knew about Velvet Ashes but not Connection Groups. One night, I stumbled across a link that led me to options to join a Connection Group....
The Welcome Mat
Whenever I walk up to a house, my eyes always focus in on the presence or lack of the welcome mat. There is something inviting and comforting about a...
Space to Connect
There were 5 of us. Women of different generations, living in different places, at different stages in our overseas journey. And yet we shared the same call of a...
Connection Groups: Spring 2021 FAQs
Here are some of the most common questions about Connection Groups. 1. What are Connection Groups? Connection Groups are online small groups for women living cross-culturally. Unlike talking to friends...
A Safe Space During Re-entry
About one year ago, I was fighting yet another wave of panic about my upcoming relocation from Asia to America. I’d been living overseas for...
Alone in the Wilderness Together
Most often, I am quite content to be alone. I live in what local friends like to say is the ‘wilderness.’ It is common here...
