The Art of Coming Home

Reverse culture shock is a challenge that most expats face when returning home after an overseas assignment. Craig Storti's book "The Art of Coming Home" outlines the four stages of the re-entry process and provides practical strategies for dealing with the challenges. It also includes a complete do-it-yourself repatriation workshop to help identify and address individual readjustment issues.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 21 July 2022
Publisher: John Murray Press

If you were fortunate enough to be aware of and prepared for culture shock when you moved overseas, chances are you probably don't know about and are not prepared for reverse culture shock. And you should be. Most expats find returning home after an overseas assignment more difficult than adjusting to a foreign culture, and very few organizations and companies prepare people for the experience. Veteran trainer and consultant Craig Storti sketches the workplace challenges faced by returning businessmen and women, as well as the re-entry issues of spouses, younger children, and teenagers. He also addresses in detail the special issues faced by exchange students, international development volunteers, and military and missionary personnel and their families.

From leave-taking and the honeymoon stage through to reverse culture shock and eventual readjustment, The Art of Coming Home lays out the four stages of the re-entry process and details practical strategies for dealing with the challenges you will face each step of the way. Whether you're about to relocate abroad, are already living abroad, about to come home, or already home, this book walks you through the biggest adjustments, personal and professional, and in this new edition presents a complete do-it-yourself repatriation workshop to help you identify and address your individual readjustment issues.

Weight: 310g
Dimension: 215 x 146 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529375824