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May 2020 Be the Best Year of Your Life

January 10, 2020 By Sandra Bornstein Leave a Comment

Sandy Bornstein at Great Sand Dunes National Park

Whether you create yearly New Year’s resolutions or not, the fact remains that most people start the year with a renewed sense of hope. Bundled into the strands of this intangible word is the belief that the coming year will be better than the preceding one. With countless … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: adjusting to culture shock, adjusting to expat life, adjusting to living abroad, coping with change, expat teacher living in India, living as an expat, living as an expat in India, living in a developing country, stepping outside comfort zone

Step Out of Your Comfort Zone

December 1, 2017 By Sandra Bornstein Leave a Comment

students at international school

First Experiences Oftentimes are Outside One’s Comfort Zone After living as an expat in India, I realized that my personality growth was intrinsically tied to my willingness to step outside of my comfort zone and to have a first time experience. For decades, I was happy with my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Attitude, Lifestyle Tagged With: adjusting to culture shock, adjusting to expat life, adjusting to living abroad, facing fears, first experiences, living as an expat, living as an expat in India

Overseas Women’s Club of Bangalore- Connecting With Expats

March 17, 2014 By Sandra Bornstein 10 Comments

Life revolves around making connections with people. This task is onerous when one is thrust into a new environment. Additional layers of frustrations occur when the new location is in a foreign place. When I relocated to India, my senses were overwhelmed by everything. Even … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia, Expat Living, Lifestyle Tagged With: adjusting to culture shock, Americans in India, Bangalore expats, connecting with expats, culture shock in India, Expat in India, expats connecting with others, expats coping with culture shock, expats living abroad, Leela Palace Kempinski Bangalore Hotel, living as an expat in India, Overseas Women's Club of Bangalore

Virtual Book Tour- Fourth Week

January 28, 2013 By Sandra Bornstein Leave a Comment

Today, my virtual book tour starts its fourth week. If you missed the first three weeks, consider going back to my events page to see my previous visits. Check out this week's itinerary and mark your favorite spots. I'm still waiting to hear back from a few individuals so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Expat Living, International Education, Lifestyle Tagged With: adjusting to culture shock, adjusting to living abroad, Bangalore, David Small, Debra Martin, Ekta Garg, expat experiences, Help Me Sara, India, living abroad, May This be the Best Year of Your Life, Memoir, Sara Dimerman, The Write Edge, Two Ends of the Pen, virtual book tour, Virtual book tour - May This Be the Best Year of Your Life

Virtual Book Tour- 3rd Week

January 21, 2013 By Sandra Bornstein Leave a Comment

Today, my virtual book tour starts its third week. If you missed the last two weeks, consider going back to my events page to see my previous visits. Check out this week's itinerary and mark your favorite spots. I'm still waiting to hear back from a few individuals so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Expat Living, International Education, Lifestyle Tagged With: adjusting to culture shock, adjusting to living abroad, Bangalore, Chick Lit Central, expat experiences, India, living abroad, May This be the Best Year of Your Life, Memoir, The Expat Hub, virtual book tour, Virtual book tour - May This Be the Best Year of Your Life

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