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Life in a Flying House – Expat Student Scholarship

August 25, 2010
By JeffPorter
Life in a Flying House – Expat Student Scholarship

In 2009, Clements International, launched a scholarship program to give back to their clients and the expatriate community. Now in its second year, the 2010 Expat Youth Scholarship offered participants a chance to use their experiences living in a foreign country to imagine where their journey might take them next. The scholarship’s theme, “Life in a Flying House,” is inspired by the idea that expat students who spend their childhoods moving between different countries and cultures develop rich life experiences. This year Clements received over 500 entries and will be awarding a total of $10,000 in scholarships to six,...
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Inbound Marketing – huh?

August 25, 2010
By JeffPorter
Inbound Marketing – huh?

I listened today to a presentation by Gharmesh Shah co-founder and CEO of HubSpot, blogger at OnStartups.com, and author of the book Inbound Marketing.  I’ve listened to the Audible.com version of the book once and will definitely be going over it again. To give you some insight into the book and where Gharmesh is coming from, have a listen...
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A Nostalgic Gastronomic Adventure

August 22, 2010
By JeffPorter
A Nostalgic Gastronomic Adventure

One of the best things about being an Expat Trailing Spouse is the opportunity to experience something truly different, exciting and in this case I sense somewhat embryonic. This weekend Lori and I took part in what was described as a Nostalgic Gastronomic Adventure – Kapiti Vintage 2010,  as part of the annual ‘Wellington on a Plate’ events. We...
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Story of Trailing Geek

August 9, 2010
By JeffPorter

A recent Trailing Spouse blog post by the Trailing Geek caught my eye for a number of reasons; 1) it wasn’t just the ever so common re-statement of the problems we all face as Trailing Spouses 2) it offered...
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A social creation from the beginning

July 14, 2010
By JeffPorter

I came across this quote recently relating to the creation of the World Wide Web. Only as we begin to embrace web 2.0 and social networking are we starting to see this vision coming to life. – Jeff “The...
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Attention MALE Trailing Spouses

July 2, 2010
By JeffPorter

Trailing Spouse Network Member Dr. Nina Cole, an Associate Professor at Ryerson University in Toronto is currently researching what HR departments can do to help male spouses on international assignments. Her research team is hoping to recruit male spouses...
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