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Purim in Bangalore, India

March 10, 2014 By Sandra Bornstein 1 Comment

Four years ago, I was adjusting to my new life as an expat in Bangalore, India. Culture shock had knocked me off balance. Almost every aspect of my daily life was an unexpected challenge. Unpredictable drivers made me question whether it was safe to cross a street or ride in a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia, Expat Living, Jewish Culture, Lifestyle Tagged With: adjusting to life abroad, celebrating Jewish holidays, celebrating Purim as an expat, Chabad in India, Chabad- Bangalore, expat, expat experiences, expat in Bangalore, Expat in India, expats living abroad, May This be the Best Year of Your Life, memoir and stepping outside comfort zone, moving abroad, Sandra Bornstein, stepping outside comfort zone, stepping outside one's comfort zone

Work in Progress: Perspective

February 18, 2014 By Sandra Bornstein 1 Comment

My perspective is a work in progress. During early childhood, my perspective was mostly influenced, and to a certain extent controlled, by my parents. My childhood and adolescent years were spent in an affluent suburban neighborhood and school system in Highland Park, Illinois. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogging, Writing Tagged With: balancing influences on perspective, changing perspective, comfort zone, empty-nester, expat, HIghland Park Illinois, NaBloPoMo, NaBloPoMo February 2014, NaBloPoMo Perspectives, raising children, Spertus College, teaching abroad, traveling and perspective, University of Colorado-Boulder, upbringing vs. experience

10 Responses to My Teaching Abroad

August 14, 2013 By Sandra Bornstein 8 Comments

Three years ago, I started teaching at a well-respected international school in Bangalore, India. As a 50+ American woman, I approached this amazing opportunity with awe and excitement. My emotions took hold as I contemplated various ways that I could make a difference. It was as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia, Expat Living, International Education, Lifestyle Tagged With: adjusting to expat life, Bangalore India, being an expat teacher, expat, expat experience, expat teacher in India, leaving teaching profession, lessons learned from being an expat, living in India, passion to write, sheltered suburban lifestyle, stepping outside comfort zone, teaching abroad, teaching at an international school, Teaching in India

Guest Blogger at The Expat Hub

January 22, 2013 By Sandra Bornstein Leave a Comment

Today, I am a guest blogger at The Expat Hub . In Overcoming First Impressions in India, I write about my initial reactions as an expat in Bangalore. Everything seemed so foreign and strange. My senses were overwhelmed as I tried to adjust to my new life that was far removed from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Expat Living, Lifestyle Tagged With: adjusting to life abroad, Bangalore, Bangalore India, comfort zone, expat, living abroad, living outside comfort zone, Sandra Bornstein educator, stepping outside comfort zone, The Expat Hub, Virtual book tour - May This Be the Best Year of Your Life, Virtual Book Tour Guest Blog

Virtual Book Tour- Interview at Teaching Traveling!

January 18, 2013 By Sandra Bornstein Leave a Comment

It's Friday and my Virtual Book Tour makes its last stop this week at Teaching Traveling!. I e-chat with Lillie Marshall  who interviewed me about my experiences teaching and traveling abroad. The interview focuses specifically on my experiences at an international K-12 boarding … [Read more...]

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