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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

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

American Expat Living in India

November 2, 2012 By Sandra Bornstein Leave a Comment

Sandra Bornstein at Belur in India

"When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves." Victor E. Frankl I was alone and nowhere near my husband or family. Not only was I by myself, but I was also in a foreign land where I felt unconnected to the people around me.I was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia, Expat Living, Lifestyle Tagged With: adjusting to living abroad, American expats, Audrey Hepburn quote, dealing with uncertainty, expat living in India, living abroad, overcoming challenges, overcoming loneliness, reaching out to others, Victor Frankl quote

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